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Old 19-05-2012, 20:21   #550
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Re: Old local expressions

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington View Post
threats...'I'll flay you to within an inch of your life'
'I'll rip your arm out and beat you with the soggy end'
'I'll rip you 'ead off and bob down your neck'(ewww - nasty)
Luckily I didn't have to hear these - I seem to remember non PC things about "black men" to keep us in our place. Then there was Jack Frost
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