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garinda

12-08-2011 22:01

Re: Old local expressions

Not deemed politically correct nowadays.

'Stop pickin' yer nose, ya dirty Arab.'

walkinman221

12-08-2011 22:04

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 925978)

Someone brazen.

'More front than Blackpool.'

More cheek than a thousand arseholes.:D

cashman

12-08-2011 22:05

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me dad used to say, Pick us a Winner.:D

garinda

12-08-2011 22:07

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Someone with excessive ear wax could 'grow taters in them dirty ear oils'.

garinda

12-08-2011 22:09

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An untidy house would be 'like a midden.'

Retlaw

12-08-2011 22:15

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 925958)

Gansey!

:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:

If you had a fancy new one, you'd get teased more than when you'd just had a haircut.

gansey - definition of gansey by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

Id mite bi spelt Gansey in thi book, bud if tha tawks
proper Lanky its sed GanZy.
As ti gedden thi ganzy on.
Retlaw

MargaretR

12-08-2011 22:22

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 925980)

Not deemed politically correct nowadays.

'Stop pickin' yer nose, ya dirty Arab.'

Come down go t' pictures tomorra

cashman

12-08-2011 22:25

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 925997)

Come down go t' pictures tomorra

You tapping rindy up or what?:D

garinda

12-08-2011 22:32

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 925997)

Come down go t' pictures tomorra

Stop doin' that!

Yer 'ead 'll cave in.

http://209.85.48.9/14510/89/emo/nose-picking%5B1%5D.gif

Eric	12-08-2011 23:00

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On a cold drizzly night at Peel Park with my grandad, watching Stanley blow another one. Grandad takes his pipe out of his mouth and says, "They're lakin' like owd washerwimmin."

garinda

12-08-2011 23:06

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Originally Posted by Eric (Post 926026)

On a cold drizzly night at Peel Park with my grandad, watching Stanley blow another one. Grandad takes his pipe out of his mouth and says, "They're lakin' like owd washerwimmin."

I was reading that, and expected to see...the'r tekin' a lickin'.

Which when you think about it, is a very odd way to say losing.

Even odder when the sports boxing, and he's...tekin' a reet lickin' in t' ring.

:eek::D:eek:

Retlaw

12-08-2011 23:27

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Originally Posted by Eric (Post 926026)

On a cold drizzly night at Peel Park with my grandad, watching Stanley blow another one. Grandad takes his pipe out of his mouth and says, "They're lakin' like owd washerwimmin."

Aye, lakin abeaut, is acting nowt like they should be.
Gioer laking abeaut an dut job reight.
Retlaw.

garinda

12-08-2011 23:53

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Said of a confident person.

'Ee's nay back'ards in comin' fo'wards.'

jaysay

13-08-2011 08:19

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 925947)

My Nan also used 'pan shine' as a term of endearment.

Don't know where that came from.

Ya mean as in come here pan shine and give us an hug:D

jaysay

13-08-2011 08:24

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 925958)

When I was serving my time one of the joiners had this very gerrish cardy on we used to call it his Gansey Shroud:D

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