jaffa1 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Jobs a guddun. If we asked questions as kids about who mother was talking about she would always say " Hickey with his eye out " Who the devil was Hickey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossyrooney Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 We always said Hickey with his eye cut, this is the nearest I can get ...http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/weird/charles_albright/22.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwardben Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 dont get thee nickers in a twist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaffa1 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 We always said Hickey with his eye cut, this is the nearest I can get ...http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/weird/charles_albright/22.html Thanks for that rossyrooney, I always said it was " with his eye cut " but I was told I was wrong so I'm now going back to my original thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willybite Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Yeah, I suppose kids are still taught tables by rote but I wonder if the system has improved them........... Seeking some photostats I went in a corner shop where a young girl, maybe just a school leaver, was behind the counter. " Seven copies at 8p each...... " I said to help count out the right money, ".......... that's 56p". " Er, No!" she said " Can't be right, 'cos eight sevens is 56 ". hiya, a similar thing happened to me in 1988, I was in a shop who had had a new electric till with the contents printout, he told me it had broken down and one of the assistants who was on work experience from school was serving a customer with a short list when it broke down, when the boss said get a piece of paper and add it up but she wanted a calculator as she hadn't used the mental way for a long time. ---------- Post added 10-10-2014 at 20:33 ---------- We did our times table but the only money bit I remember was at the end of each table. 12 x 12 = 144, 144 pence = 12/- or 12 x 8 = 96, 96 pence = 8/- Thought that was the reason the tables went up to twelve, but after all those years of swatting , they've only gone and went decimal dint di ........... ---------- Post added 04-10-2014 at 16:39 ---------- Also I never could under stand why it was L. s. d. ? Apparently L and the D were Latin and the S was Austrian plus I believe the nearest we ever came to a decimal coin was the two bob piece.. hiya j grinder ar tha well owd lad, nar then wen tha sez l.s.d. tha dunt read l.s.d. tha reads £.s.d. or els pound shillings and pence. the sees in ar yung days thi wer no butns tu press lyk turday so pound sign got mixed up with the letter l. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinder Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 "Ah well, 'e 'ad a good kick of ball" usually said after hearing of the death of an old 'un Don't forget they used to "kick the bucket" as well..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossyrooney Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 And shack a seven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArhLass Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Or "'e's 'ad a good innings" Sheffield City of Sport....... ---------- Post added 10-10-2014 at 22:14 ---------- Having a good time...... Lettin yer chickens fly letting yer hair down! Havin a shin dig A relght bun fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymondo1952 Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 Penny for your thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billalleniyp Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Offer t ucks orkin er duk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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