Soft Mick. - Page 5

grannyclaret · 21-03-2005, 15:28

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Originally Posted by pendy

Anyone remember "Corporation Pop"? - If you asked for a drink of pop, you might well be told "Go ter't tap and get thisen some Corporation pop".

we had corporation pop too ,,
i once asked on burnley web if anyone remembered making spanish juice as kids ,we got a thick peice of spanish from the chemist ,added water and left it in the coal cellar for days ,giving it a shake now and then ,,,god it was lovely ,we took it on picnics with jam butties ,,,(oh memories)

bobthedj · 21-03-2005, 16:07

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Originally Posted by pendy

Said at the beginning of the evening to a novice drinker -

"Get that down yer, lad, tha'll feel better for it"

At the end of the evening -

"Bring it up, lad, tha'll feel better for it!"

Sounds like my hero Fred Dibnah, i'll go to foot of our stairs.

grannyclaret · 21-03-2005, 16:22

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Originally Posted by bobthedj

Sounds like my hero Fred Dibnah, i'll go to foot of our stairs.

hey fred dibnah ,,,he will be sadly missed ...

bobthedj · 21-03-2005, 19:59

Last time i seen soft Mick he was as happy as Larry, but i would'nt touch him with a barge pole, and if you break your leg don't come running to me.

Alan Gilmartin · 22-03-2005, 21:19

Soft as muck, Bloody Nora, Sh--t a brick, ( nori of course ). Talk about laugh. put thi ratter on ( flat cap ).

WillowTheWhisp · 23-03-2005, 01:08

Oh that spanish juice was best made with the hard little ha'penny spanishes. Penny spanishes were big soft and slightly floppy but the little round hard ha'penny sticks made great spanish juice. We used to keep some inside our desks at Peel Park and let it mature down the back somewhere. Horrendous if it spilt!

lindsay ormerod · 24-03-2005, 17:12

I remember being told I was "shapin' wooden" when being clumsy or butterfingered;also heard "eh I've got 'ands like cow's t*ts today!"

garinda · 25-03-2005, 10:44

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Originally Posted by grannyclaret

we had corporation pop too ,,
i once asked on burnley web if anyone remembered making spanish juice as kids ,we got a thick peice of spanish from the chemist ,added water and left it in the coal cellar for days ,giving it a shake now and then ,,,god it was lovely ,we took it on picnics with jam butties ,,,(oh memories)

We used to make Spaish water!
I also used to make 'perfume' which looked very similar [brown & dirty looking] by putting rose petals in old pop bottles filled with water. l used to sell them door to door, [our poor neighbours!]
lt didn't have a name, but l hope Soft Mick would have been proud of me. Today l'd call it something catchy like 'Micky' [bit too much like 'Charlie',] or' ' Miss Micky', a lighter fragrance for a younger market.

ANNE · 25-03-2005, 23:04

We had Corporation Pop and made Perfume wi Rose Petals.
I still tell the kids not to come running to me if they break a leg.
Vimpto lolly's dipped in cold water or making Oringe or lemon drinks by cumbling little tablets into cold water.
They tasted pretty awfull.

garinda · 28-03-2005, 01:56

At the meet yesterday at The Stag, Lindsay Ormerod brought up the word 'camping' meaning talking. A phrase that raises a bemused smile when used outside of the Northwest.

"Bloody Nori, he's got more front than Blackpool, l saw him camping with Skennin' Emma, sayin' how he has more shoes than Soft Mick."

WillowTheWhisp · 28-03-2005, 09:04

I thought it was only women who did camping, usually grumbled about by men who believed they had much more interesting conversations. My Dad "discussed topics of the day", my Mum and Gran "camped the neighbours", usually over the backyard wall with arms folded.

grannyclaret · 28-03-2005, 21:34

my husband called me as daft as a boat horse this morning ,,,,whatever did he mean ,,,,,,,,,,lol

garinda · 28-03-2005, 21:55

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Originally Posted by grannyclaret

my husband called me as daft as a boat horse this morning ,,,,whatever did he mean ,,,,,,,,,,lol

Did you have your new teeth in? There's your answer Granny!

[only jokin' xxxxxx]

ANNE · 29-03-2005, 00:00

Never come across that one before, daft as a boat horse.
It's daft as a brush were i cum from.

grannyclaret · 29-03-2005, 18:20

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Originally Posted by ANNE

Never come across that one before, daft as a boat horse.
It's daft as a brush were i cum from.

seems it had something to do with the horses that pulled barges on the canals ..in burnley there used to be a street called boat horse lane ,,dont know why they were daft though ..