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Cashy, do you remember the pit overman at Bank hall. Walter something. Real miserable sod, If you didn’t have your bait at Bait time, he woulds say “Get on with thee bait when thas telt, Ive telt thee once, Ive telt thee twice its evry time alike, na get on with thee bait or get up dube bar.”. Another pit saying was thas got a fyace like a brocken clog.
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Re: Old local expressions
'Wetter than Wakes week' - something thoroughly sodden, or alternatively, something, or somebody weak.
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31-03-2012, 09:50
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Re: Old local expressions
"As wake as watter" remember my Gran saying this if he brew wasn't strong enough...
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31-03-2012, 16:12
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Re: Old local expressions
that's 'ambulance tea'...it takes two men and a stretcher to get it up the spout.
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31-03-2012, 17:57
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'Neither up hill, nor down dale' - said of someone lacking vitality, or vigour.
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31-03-2012, 22:01
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Re: Old local expressions
Do you like ozzy food ? (that's ozzy as in Hospital)
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31-03-2012, 22:27
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About as much use as a back pocket in a vest.
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"Devil-may-care-tuppence ha'penny!" Read this today in a letter written by my great-aunt in the 20s - think it means someone who doesn't give a damn. Wasn't there one like-can't give tuppence...or something similar?
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A person of no consequence.......she's nowt a pound and muck's tuppence.
someone wearing a lot of make up......'eeh, that must be bad soil...it needs a lot o' top dressing'(manure).
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Ten bob millionaire
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23-04-2012, 17:44
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Can't plough back through the whole thread to see if this is already on but was told by my friend's dad to come in and stop standing "like cheese at fourpence" the other day.
Is it because it didn't move off the stall as it was too expensive?
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