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Post by murphthesurf on Apr 3, 2015 18:08:03 GMT
Lobby is the obvious one where did the word originate though I think GlennA is right about the Lobscouse connection....... at least I think it's a very popular theory, whether in fact true or not. We had a similar thread about Lobby a few months ago, with quite a bit of interesting info ..... I'll try to find it. Stay tooned, folks.......
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Post by murphthesurf on Apr 3, 2015 18:12:13 GMT
Rumbled! DAMN! Henry, I do apologise. It was all the butler's idea, and I should have known it wouldn't fox you for one moment. Is that damn! an anagram are you shopping me Oh, I never could! Never while there is breath in my body! (Gasp gasp gasp errrrrrgggghhhhhhh...... THUD)
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 3, 2015 18:18:40 GMT
Is that damn! an anagram are you shopping me Oh, I never could! Never while there is breath in my body! (Gasp gasp gasp errrrrrgggghhhhhhh...... THUD) You are a flirt , no wonder Bish and okie are besotted
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Post by murphthesurf on Apr 3, 2015 18:28:59 GMT
Oh, I never could! Never while there is breath in my body! (Gasp gasp gasp errrrrrgggghhhhhhh...... THUD) You are a flirt , no wonder Bish and okie are besotted MOI ????????????????????????? If you've got it, flaunt it. I just wish I knew where I could get it from...... (That was supposed to be the sound effects of somebody expiring through lack of breath, by the way! )
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 3, 2015 18:38:03 GMT
You are a flirt , no wonder Bish and okie are besotted MOI ????????????????????????? If you've got it, flaunt it. I just wish I knew where I could get it from...... (That was supposed to be the sound effects of somebody expiring through lack of breath, by the way! ) Witchy witchy woman your charms are wasted on me , I will be strong !!!!!
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Post by murphthesurf on Apr 3, 2015 19:58:03 GMT
MOI ????????????????????????? If you've got it, flaunt it. I just wish I knew where I could get it from...... (That was supposed to be the sound effects of somebody expiring through lack of breath, by the way! ) Witchy witchy woman your charms are wasted on me , I will be strong !!!!! Dear Sir: Your contribution is much appreciated and has now been added to our 'Famous Last Words' section……. Yours faithfully, The Guinness Book of Records
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 3, 2015 20:08:29 GMT
Witchy witchy woman your charms are wasted on me , I will be strong !!!!! Dear Sir: Your contribution is much appreciated and has now been added to our 'Famous Last Words' section……. Yours faithfully, The Guinness Book of Records Ok I see what you did there
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Post by lawrieleslie on Apr 8, 2015 16:40:35 GMT
My brother in law uses "ruck" meaning a lot as in "had a ruck of beer last night". He comes from Cheddleton so was wondering if it's Potteries slang or more Leek way.
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Post by bathstoke on Apr 8, 2015 17:08:47 GMT
My brother in law uses "ruck" meaning a lot as in "had a ruck of beer last night". He comes from Cheddleton so was wondering if it's Potteries slang or more Leek way. Yeah, Ruck used to be used all over N Staffs. Not heard it for "Yonks" mind...
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Post by happylarry on Apr 13, 2015 23:25:18 GMT
They shouldst lewk ait fer a little bewk cawed 'Arfur Tow Crate in Staffy Cher' (ISBN 0-905074-00-9) its a rate gud rade They cost get eet at any local bewk shop I'll sithee
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2015 23:41:13 GMT
Here's an expression that I remember from my early childhood and one that I would like to share in the hope that someone else may remember it....
I suspect it is an expression that goes back to medieval times ...." Ow rind the Wrekin " meaning not taking a direct route or not getting to the point quickly .
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Post by jonselscfc71 on Apr 14, 2015 1:06:20 GMT
Here's an expression that I remember from my early childhood and one that I would like to share in the hope that someone else may remember it.... I suspect it is an expression that goes back to medieval times ...." Ow rind the Wrekin " meaning not taking a direct route or not getting to the point quickly . My elderly neighbour in Whitehill always said it about the 99a bus that used to run from Newcastle to Mow Cop.
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Post by jonselscfc71 on Apr 14, 2015 1:19:44 GMT
I moved from Buxton to Stoke in the early 80's and always remembered the strange words I heard
Flit...to move house Doffer...a dare.."do it for a doffer" Offer on...wanting to fight somebody.. "I'm gonna offer him on after school"
Is North Staffs the only place that pronounces look, took and book etc with the stress on the "oo"? I read that people from the Wirrall and parts of Lancashire say it the same but don't know the link.
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 14, 2015 7:23:35 GMT
Peace , Sandwich or part of
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2015 7:30:23 GMT
Peace , Sandwich or part of I thought it was 'piece' ...part of or sandwich .
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 14, 2015 7:32:05 GMT
Peace , Sandwich or part of I thought it was 'piece' ...part of or sandwich . Need to check the spell checker
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Post by happylarry on Apr 14, 2015 23:33:24 GMT
Loosit or lewesit?- end of the working day - commonly used in the local coal mines
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Post by lawrieleslie on Apr 15, 2015 5:50:35 GMT
Here's an expression that I remember from my early childhood and one that I would like to share in the hope that someone else may remember it.... I suspect it is an expression that goes back to medieval times ...." Ow rind the Wrekin " meaning not taking a direct route or not getting to the point quickly . Yes remember that one. My Grandma used to live in Shelton and would visit us weekly in Wolstanton catching the Riley Arms Circular bus. She moaned every single time about having to go "Ow rind the Wrekin " to get there.
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Post by lawrieleslie on Apr 15, 2015 6:07:08 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 8:07:20 GMT
Here's an expression that I remember from my early childhood and one that I would like to share in the hope that someone else may remember it.... I suspect it is an expression that goes back to medieval times ...." Ow rind the Wrekin " meaning not taking a direct route or not getting to the point quickly . Yes remember that one. My Grandma used to live in Shelton and would visit us weekly in Wolstanton catching the Riley Arms Circular bus. She moaned every single time about having to go "Ow rind the Wrekin " to get there. I am probably the last one of the generation to actually use it . "Sayings " like this should be preserved in some kind of oral historical reference book . I often wondered how or why the Potteries people used the phrase so willingly given the geographical distance between S-on-T and the Wrekin. Is it a MIdlands expression in general or just something that we used in the Potteries ? Historically , the Potteries people and that part of Shropshire were linked by a tribe of people going back to Roman times and beyond . It all makes for very interesting stuff , that will be lost forever once my generation has gone . A small insignificant piece of local history vanishes in the mists of time.....
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Post by murphthesurf on Apr 15, 2015 12:11:42 GMT
Yes remember that one. My Grandma used to live in Shelton and would visit us weekly in Wolstanton catching the Riley Arms Circular bus. She moaned every single time about having to go "Ow rind the Wrekin " to get there. I am probably the last one of the generation to actually use it . "Sayings " like this should be preserved in some kind of oral historical reference book . I often wondered how or why the Potteries people used the phrase so willingly given the geographical distance between S-on-T and the Wrekin. Is it a MIdlands expression in general or just something that we used in the Potteries ? Historically , the Potteries people and that part of Shropshire were linked by a tribe of people going back to Roman times and beyond . It all makes for very interesting stuff , that will be lost forever once my generation has gone . A small insignificant piece of local history vanishes in the mists of time..... I still say 'all round the Wrekin'...........
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Post by gordy20475 on Apr 15, 2015 14:47:40 GMT
According to Wiki
"All around the Wrekin" or "Running round the Wrekin" is a phrase common in Shropshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Stafford, Birmingham and around to mean "the long way round", in the same way that "round the houses" is used more widely. "To all friends around the Wrekin", meanwhile, is a toast traditionally used in Shropshire, especially at Christmas and New Year.
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Post by GlennA on Apr 15, 2015 20:02:26 GMT
Pretty much everyone I know round here says 'all around the Wrekin'.
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Post by PerCyfilth ....Captains Log on Apr 16, 2015 10:02:01 GMT
My all time favourite in Potteries Dialect
Beychums Spiders................ makes me smile every time!
or" Poppin a pink un ayt".................. Having a baby.
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Post by murphthesurf on Apr 16, 2015 21:04:42 GMT
My all time favourite in Potteries Dialect Beychums Spiders................ makes me smile every time! Chazen pittles an a glasser waiter !
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Post by zelem on Apr 17, 2015 15:03:10 GMT
Don't know if anyone else used it or it was a north staffs thing but my dad used to say "Fly Blown" i.e. when you were wrapped up in clobber on a warm/sunny day. "tak thee sweater off, thayt be bloody flyblown"
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 17, 2015 15:40:20 GMT
Don't sit too close to the fire you'll get chilblains Don't sit with you're back to the fire it'll make you sick Made to eat bread and butter when we had jelly , tinned fruit and carnation or blancmange Still doesn't make sense 50 years later
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Post by jonselscfc71 on Apr 18, 2015 11:08:21 GMT
Chunner or chunter meaning to grumble. Heard it in Derbyshire as well as around here. My nan always used to say "the cats chunnering at the birds again"
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Post by lawrieleslie on Apr 18, 2015 12:16:54 GMT
Don't sit too close to the fire you'll get chilblains Don't sit with you're back to the fire it'll make you sick Made to eat bread and butter when we had jelly , tinned fruit and carnation or blancmange Still doesn't make sense 50 years later Ay up Harry we were posh....we used to have a steaming bowl of boiled onions and butter with our bread and butter....then jelly and blancmange. "Toe up toe dine kindslice" makes me chuckle. Me grandma used to say "dunner werrit thee sen cootin' wenches yet lad. Gerron wi' yer apprenticement fost." ....yes gran three and a half year "apprenticement" without as much as a shag ...thanks for the advice bless her.
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Post by bathstoke on May 15, 2015 15:09:45 GMT
Chong
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