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Hi, not been on this forum long but loving it. One of my dads favourite sayings was "its a bit black over Bills mothers".

 

I remember that one. It was when it looked like it was going to rain.

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We were dead common, if you were dead you'd kicked the bucket.... What bucket ?
Good question!.:) If anyone died my dad always said they had "pegged out" or "popped their clogs". I suppose if someone died he wouldn't need his clogs, so they would be taken to the "pop shop" i.e. pawn shop, but as for pegging out I haven't a clue as to how it came about..:confused:
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my grandad had a saying which ive never heard since but when i was small child he had this dog and i loved her anyway he use to say when i go oer jordan u can av our silver never did get the dog even though he died before the dog

 

an explanation:-

 

Swing low, sweet chariot

Coming for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot

Coming for to carry me home

 

I looked over Jordan, what do I see

Coming for to carry me home

A band of angels coming after me

Coming for to carry me home

 

Swing low, sweet chariot

Coming for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot

Coming for to carry me home

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You don't hear of anybody 'livin' o'ert brush' nowadays. For anyone who hasn't heard it before it means to live with someone out of wedlock.

Ways back, if a couple wanted to live together and didn't want to get married properly, or couldn't for some reason, they just jumped over a yardbroom.

Brenda Lee did a song, something like 'C'mon Baby, let's jump the broomstick'.

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