General Chat

My Lancashire Grans had some good ones.

Think on (be careful)

There's nowt as queer as folk -
Except thee an' me.
(An' even thee's a bit queer!) (odd)

Put wood in th'ole (shut that door!)

Put t'door on t'sneck (so the door doesn't close properly)

Keep yer hand on yer ha'penny (do not let young men take liberties!)

I'm fair clempted (hungry)

See a pin and pick it up - all the day you'll have good luck!

Tha's a face like a wet weekend (you look miserable)

One for sorrow,
Two for joy.
Three for a letter,
And four for a boy.
Five for silver,
Six for gold.
And - seven for a secret
Never to be told.
(numbers of maggenpies - magpies)

lobby - hallway

snap - packed lunch

ginnel - alleyway

Use 'us' or 'our' in front of nouns or names: us tea; our Nora

And a piece of red flannel was always wrapped around necks to cure a sore throat.
Red flannel has now been proven to work - not sure how.

My grandma used to say 'Get on causie' meaning walk on the pavement instead of the road. And an entry between 2 houses was a jennel.

Kill two birds with one stone------same result less work

If yoh doh werk yoh doh ate-----idle

Ey up mi duck, y'or rate?

Happy memories!

One white leg buy a horse,
Two white legs try a horse,
Three white legs look well about him,
Four white legs do without him.

Keep them flowing girls!!! AND Surf
I'm really enjoying myself.


One for the rook,

one for the crow,

one to die,

and one to sow.

Meaning sow seed generously.

My mam always said
Sing before breakfast
Cry before supper
Jen

a lady i worked with from scotland used to say of someone she didnt like the look of
he/she has a face for skelpping
chris x

May as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb -
(If you're going to get into trouble, may as well make it worth while.)

He's got long bones (he's tall)

'The housework will still be there tomorrow', or 'The dust isn't going anywhere.'

Madder than an old wet hen!

"Jumpy as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs."
These are from my gramps

she canny carry a tune in a bucket - cant sing.

Like that one Kay!!

Old fashioned sayings

"The more you cry the less you pee"

Or
"Dont coming running back to me when your legs broken"

Or
"What do you think this is scotch mist"

People from the north put the work "our" before mentioning a member of their family. Its very endearing.

Hoi yer hamma ower here hinny
could you please pass me the hammer my friend

divvent drop yer dottle on the proggy mat
kindly refrain from dropping your tab ash on the carpet

every little helps
said the woman as she pee'd in the sea

When a bouquet is received, sprinkle it lightly with fresh water, and then put it in a vessel containing soapsuds. This will keep the flowers as freshly as if just gathered. Then every morning take the bouquet out of the suds, and lay it sideways-the stock entering first- into clean water; keep it there a minute or two, then take it out and sprinkle the flowers lightly by the hand with water, replace it in the soapsuds, and it will bloom as fresh as when first gathered. The soapsuds need changing every three or four days. By observing these rules, a bouquet may be kept bright and beautiful for at least a month, and will last still longer in a passable state.

To Keep Flowers Fresh

Put a tablespoonful of powdered charcoal into the water which is to receive the flower stalks. The charcoal will settle immediately in the bottom of the vase, and the water will remain liquid. This done, it is not necessary to renew the water or the charcoal for several days. The flowers will keep their freshness and their perfume, and will look and smell as fine as those just brought in from the garden.

Restoring Wilted Flowers

Cut off about half an inch of the stems from the wilted flowers. Insert the trimmed stalk into boiling water. In a few moments, the flowers will resume almost their original freshness. The process is most applicable to colored flowers such as roses, geraniums, azaleas, etc. White flowers may turn yellow. Thick-petalled flowers show the most marked improvement.

Deaf in one ear, can't hear out the other.

As old as me tongue an little bit older than me teeth.

Got me runnin round like a chook with.
it's head cut off.

To clean heavily discoloured brass items – great for outside door furniture.
Cut a lemon in half – pour a good quantity of table salt on the exposed lemon surface. Use the lemon as a ‘cleaning pad’ on the brass item. Add more salt if you need to as you go along. Wash off with warm soap and water.

Doesn’t seem to do any harm to surrounding paintwork or wood and doesn’t leave white stains like commercial brass polish products.

Another way to clean a burnt pan or dish is to put a "Dryer" sheet, such as Bounce, into the dish with Hot water. Leave it overnight (or several hours) and then wipe it clean with the sheet. The conditioners in the dryer sheep will left the stuck on food with ease.