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Old 01-04-2013, 14:03   #10
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Re: Old sayings

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington View Post
If the grown ups were talking, and we asked who they were talking about it was always 'Icky, the fire bobby' or 'Lady Lace-Holes'....and if we asked what something was we were told it was 'lay o'ers fer meddlers, and crutches fer lame ducks'....if we asked how old a grown up was we were told 'as old as his tongue and younger than his teeth'.
I'm sure if I dredge my memory, I will think of more, but that's enough to be going on with.
This is one I remember ... with my gran it was "'Icky, the fire bobby from Knuzden" ... Cashy should be able to translate it into accurate Lancashire, it's beyond me now, eh.
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