horribleblob Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 12 minutes ago, davyboy said: These sayings must have been country wide. My g/gran lived in the east end of London Iassume your Mum was from up north. She was from an area of Surrey that has since been swallowed up by south London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meltman Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 My brother in law used to say..."as much use as ti&s on a bull" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 My eldest son lives in America and once his younger brother from Sheffield phoned his office up in Washington DC , which is full of American workers, to speak to him, the Americans said that he wasn’t in the office and would his younger brother like to leave a message, which he did. When his elder brother came back into the office, the American who answered the phone said , Your brother from Englands phoned up to leave a message but we couldn’t understand a word he was saying ! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggletail Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 (edited) My Dad used to say "It's all C**K and bull" meaning that something wasn't true. Edited August 5 by Draggletail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyboy Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 5 hours ago, horribleblob said: She was from an area of Surrey that has since been swallowed up by south London. 5 hours ago, horribleblob said: She was from an area of Surrey that has since been swallowed up by south London. the other gran lived in Camberwell !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 (edited) In the not so quaint mining village of Rossington, my Uncle Tom who lived over the road from us (early 60's) always used to refer to my younger brother as a "buggerin' nuisance" - not without cause IMHO. One day as Tom was in the queue for the grocery van that did the rounds, my brother marched up to him and said "my mum says stop calling me buggerin' nuisance. By all accounts, Tom was more than a little embarassed. Edited August 5 by Longcol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM PEPPER Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 He who laughs last.laughs longest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM PEPPER Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 1 minute ago, TOM PEPPER said: He who laughs last.laughs longest. Said it wrong,He who has the last laugh,laughs longest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gormenghast Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 My grandmother used to say about things that weren't true "it's all my eye and Betty Martin" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearysmith Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 How about "la de dah" ? Don't hear that much these days. Oiks used to call someone who was eloquent, educated and refined "La-de-dah". What reminded me was seeing Windsor Davies yesterday calling out Mr 'La-de-dah' Gunner Graham on 'It Ain't 'Arf Hot Mum'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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