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What a strange thing to say !
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 3 Apr 2006 14:39 |
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I,m on a roll now!!! 'Mum wheres my ????' answer 'up in nannies room behind the clock'. |
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Cherry | Report | 3 Apr 2006 15:01 |
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Naughtier ones than that Andrea! Like s**t out of a goose - meaning to do something very quickly! or stuck like s**t to a blanket - meaning you couldn't remove it! |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 3 Apr 2006 15:08 |
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How about 'tighter than a ducks ar.e,and thats water tight' lol |
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Claire in Lincs | Report | 3 Apr 2006 15:13 |
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Sue C,,,,Which pub are you working in,? I,I live in Grimsby,, |
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Heather | Report | 3 Apr 2006 15:37 |
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Heres a non-pc one which I never understood until I was grown up - when we kids used to moan 'Oh, mum, thats not fair' Mum used to quite matter of factly say, 'No, and nors a black mans bum' I really never understood that until I was an adult! |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 3 Apr 2006 15:46 |
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Another non PC thingy was mum saying when she was exasperated with us was ' for Gawds sake PO' we would say what does that mean? & she'd reply' Post Office' never did understand what the post office had to do with it till I had grown up & the penny dropped!! |
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*~*Beve | Report | 3 Apr 2006 15:52 |
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My mun and nan used to say Luv a duck like a f**t in a colender you don't know which hole to come out! |
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Mike | Report | 3 Apr 2006 16:15 |
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When we asked for something as children we often got told we could have it 'When Nelson gets his eye back' which we realised as we got older meant never Susan |
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***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust*** | Report | 3 Apr 2006 16:48 |
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dad used to say that bobs your uncle and fannys your aunt it meant job sorted |
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***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust*** | Report | 3 Apr 2006 16:59 |
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when i was pregnant with my daughter and wanted to confirm it, i went to my GP(different one form now) and asked for pregnancy test, she said 'two swallows does not a summer make,' i sat there thinking what the heck is she on about, i only wana know if im pregnant or not she was wrong, i was right, ha |
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Heather | Report | 3 Apr 2006 21:47 |
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Oh Bev, yes, mum used to say that too when we were fidgety, 'Youre in and out like a f*** in a colander'! |
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AnninGlos | Report | 3 Apr 2006 22:05 |
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Gwyneth (my Dad was also born Portsmouth 1908) Re 2 - 6 From google The term comes from the second and sixth members of a gun crew. theses two pulled on the ropes that caused the gun to be run out. Two six heave was just one of the many instructions used when preparing a gun for firing. Two and six had to pull evenly and together. This was later taken up as a general call to pull on any rope as shanties (the other method of ensuring synchronised effort) were rarely allowed on men of war. Ann Glos |
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VIVinHERTS | Report | 3 Apr 2006 22:33 |
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My dad used to say 'When Nelson gets his eye back' and 'Like sh*t from a rocking horse, its a long time coming' both meaning .... it will never happen. Viv |
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VIVinHERTS | Report | 3 Apr 2006 22:35 |
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My dad's toilet humour ... 'going to turn my bike around' and 'got to see a man about a dog' Viv |
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Barbara | Report | 3 Apr 2006 22:39 |
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We used to go and stop with my great aunty Yorkshire born 1899, when asked what the meal would be she would always say 'wimwams for ducks to peek on'........ |
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Barbara | Report | 3 Apr 2006 22:52 |
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Oh heck, I was hoping someone could tell me! |
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Barbara | Report | 3 Apr 2006 23:03 |
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Dider, I really like that! |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 7 Apr 2006 17:39 |
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Sorry, I'm only now back from a few days away from home. So much to read here and it's interesting that some of the sayings are really wellknown to me, ( a southerner) but others are not. Ann in Glos.... ( I wonder if our fathers knew each other? ) Thank you for the explanation about 2-6. I was obviously not asking Google in the correct way. Gwyn |
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