General Chat

Morning :)) Ladies

Thanks sally
*running of to check to see if mine are stuffed with notes*

lol sally:) Just dont bite into an apple without cutting it up first. Ive had mine for about 12 years now and back then they were only supposed to last ten years .... I pray they will all stay in place as can't afford them again lol.

btw....if you want a laugh regarding porcelain teeth, or crowns.....

I have a temporary crown in one of my four front teeth at the moment, it is made of plastic.....and the dentist put it in as an emergency over Christmas and for the wedding photos.....as being the bride's mother I did not want to look like a toothless hag....

I didn't think and had a curry, when I looked in the mirror, the crown was ORANGE and stuck out like a sore thumb.....luckily a bit of brushing with toothpaste took the colour away......roll on 2nd January when the porcelain one is fitted.....

Just googled and found the true version....


I aye mind o' that wee hoose that stood on the brae,
Its lum was aye reekin', its roof made o' stray.
The ootside was bonny, the inside was snug,
But whit I mind best o' was the wee wally dug.
It stood in a corner, high up on the shelf,
And keepit an ee on the best o' the delf.
It was washed twice a year, frae its tail tae its lug,
And pit back on the shelf, was the wee wally dug,.

When oor John got mairrit tae sweet Jeannie Blue,
The auld folks they gied him a horse an' a coo,
But when I left the hoose, ma hert gied a tug,
For a' mither gied me was the wee wally dug.

There's an auld saying, 'Ne'er look a gift horse in the moo',
But I looked that wee dug frae its tail tae its broo'
An' a fun' a wee slit at the back o' its lug,
It was stuffed fu' o' notes, was the wee wally dug.

I tain it hame tae oor Lizzle tae pit on a shelf,
An' I telt her the worth o' that wee bit o' delf.
An' we aye feed it yet through that hole in its lug,
It's a guid bit o' stuff, is the wee wally dug.

Meaning of unusual words:
aye=always
brae=hill
lum=chimney
reekin'=smoking
stray=straw
lug=ear
delf=earthenware
gied=gave
moo'=mouth
broo'=brow
fun'=found

This is a poem my Mum taught me and I know it off by heart.....here goes....

It sat in its place, high up on the shelf,
An keepit an ee on the rest o'the delft,
Twas washed twice a year, frae its tail tae its lug,
An put back in its place, was that wee Wally Dug...

Noo, when oor Tam git mairrit to sweet Jeannie Blue,
The auld folks, they geen him a horse, an a coo,
Losh, but when I got mairrit, my heart gae a tug,
For awe they geen me, was this wee Wally Dug...

Noo, they say you shud ne'er look a gift horse in the moo....
But I lookit it o'er frae its tail tae its broo,
An I fun a wee slit, at the hint awe its lug,
An crammed fue a notes was this wee Wally Dug...

I geen it to Jeannie, to pit back on the shelf,
An I telt her the worth o'that wee bitta delft,
Aye, we still feed it yet, through the slit in its lug,
Its a bit o'gid stuff, is that Wee Wally Dug.....

I did wonder if it was that, Marion, thanks.
Lizx

Had to look back there.

Drawing beds i think would be using them as chalk for ie hopscotch.. i think lol

I am puzzled by Vods post, what are drawing beds?
Lizx

The Wally Dugs, from Dundee, were Pat Finnegan (guitar, 5 string banjo, voclas), George Getty (guitar, mandolin, whistle, bagpipes, vocals) and Neil McLeod (guitar, voclas). They were active in the late 1970s, and recorded an LP, The Road to Dundee, in 1987

They got big teeth?? lol

God help us - I have two Mad rescues as it is and anything of value has to be locked in a cabinet or put in the loft ...... with the exception of me teeth lol

Recon the my two would attack Wally dogs or cats if left on the floor.

They are not very Bonnie as they say, Mine arent worth much.Some are worth a lot.
You get Wally cat's too

Shame the rest of me has gone to rack and ruin lol - but am v proud of me teeth!

So what about these dredful dogs anyway ... you have some you say .... Maddie wonders if Marion has ever been on antiques rd show.

:))))))))) Maddies grin

I should hope so at the price GRIN

lol., your teeth are fine Maddie

Whats wrong with them Maddie?
* Say's she running off thread as I have them*

Maddie is most offended!!! She paid £350.00 each for her porceline teeth and they bare no resemblance to those dogs!!!!

BTW they are not false - my teeth are filed and they are sort of cemented on top lol

"Wally" refers to china/porcelain. Apparently, in Scotland, "wallies" is also slang for "false teeth" (which were also made of porcelain at one time). So, at a guess, I'd say that "wally dug" is probably Scottish slang/vernacular for "china dog" (wally dog/dug).
Let's hope someone from Scotland can jump in and help explain it further.

Cheers Jan.

Was looking for a link to show folk what they were..another thread.