Have you heard of these sayings ?

[playman]

That a bigger liar than tom pepper

[raymondo1952]

Penney for your thoughts

[andrejuan]

"Steady Barker" was one of the catch-phrases of Eric Barker, a popular comedian on the radio during and after the war. He was probably best known for a series called "Just Fancy" with Deryck Guyler, Pearl Hackney and Kenneth Connor, which was broadcast on the BBC Home Service between 1951 and 1957. I remember it well!

 

Excellent thank you. I also found this little snippet.

 

 

This well known phrase from the popular Radio series Merry-Go-Round performed by comedian Eric Barker as a forces show during the second world war.

 

The phrase was the catch line of one of Barker's characters he played as a series of sketches, It became so popular at the time that Naval personnel began to use it in general conversation as a reference when there was a need to steady oneself, or to 'get a grip!' or be warned of an approaching problem or disaster ! In this manner, British Sailors adopted the phrase to ready themselves for possible German U boat attack and other such situations.

[Minimo]

Does anyone else say, when shocked about something, 'oh my godfathers'

 

I say it but have no idea where it came from.

[Basalt]

Three from our family

 

Yer gobbin

Well a'l go fo mi tea

blood and snot

[Texas]

Ah wouldn't pay him out in weshers!

[Jim Hardie]

That a bigger liar than tom pepper

 

Lots of theories HERE of its origin.

[trastrick]

Does anyone else say, when shocked about something, 'oh my godfathers'

 

I say it but have no idea where it came from.

 

A neighbor used to exclaim, "Jesus wept!", all the time.

[earlybird8]

A good friend of my fathers always used to say "Jesus wept, and well he might! "

[victormh]

What about these 2 : "nesh" and "swanking"

 

Victor - Hot and Sunny Malaysia