Dialect/slang

The origins and history of placenames, nicknames, local slang, etc.
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arry_awk
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Yes,Nice one Trojan!Liz and Sam would've seen a few rainy days this year I bet!Shame they never got a taste of the 'am at the funeral tea!Was it all worth the saving up? lol!Reminds me of;Mary had a little lamb,It had a sooty foot.and into Mary's bread and Jam,His sooty foot 'e put!Mary sez,'Where's that mint sauce?(Was she 'Had-up' for sheep worrying?)Yorksha' lad was found dead in a Leedstoilet (Yes he found one!).Left a hasty 'goodbye' note,saying;'Here I lie broken hearted,Paid twenty Pand never started'Or, Substitute your own last line!lol

Si
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Yes, Arry, that's not the last line I remember!More on the lines of,Beans, beans,Good for your heart,The more you eat,The more you f..........feel full! One I remember from school was,Ee by gum,Isn't it fun,Shooting peas,Up a nanny-goat's bum!

simonm
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I remember oneEee by gumduz yer belly touch yer bumdo yer t*** ang low can yer tie em in a bow
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Uno Hoo
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arry awk wrote: Yes,Nice one Trojan!Liz and Sam would've seen a few rainy days this year I bet!Shame they never got a taste of the 'am at the funeral tea!Was it all worth the saving up? lol!Reminds me of;Mary had a little lamb,It had a sooty foot.and into Mary's bread and Jam,His sooty foot 'e put!Mary sez,'Where's that mint sauce?(Was she 'Had-up' for sheep worrying?)Yorksha' lad was found dead in a Leedstoilet (Yes he found one!).Left a hasty 'goodbye' note,saying;'Here I lie broken hearted,Paid twenty Pand never started'Mary had a little lamb.The butcher killed it dead.Now Mary takes her lamb to schoolBetween two slabs of bread.OrMary had a little lamb.....Her father shot the shepherd!Or, Substitute your own last line!lol
The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, moves on; nor all thy Piety nor all thy Wit can call it back to cancel half a Line, nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.

Uno Hoo
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Post by Uno Hoo »

Made a bit of a mess of the layout of that last post, but I guess you'll all get the drift.
The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, moves on; nor all thy Piety nor all thy Wit can call it back to cancel half a Line, nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.

sundowner
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                 Old MotherHubberd             Went to the cupboard to get the postman a letter.When she got there the cupboard was bare so they did it without it was better.            

Briggy
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Post by Briggy »

Nah then all you little midden-gobs and muck buckets. Ah'm fair gloppened at yer!Go and wesh thi typing fingers (under t'nails an all) wi carbolic or ah'sll come and twelp thi backsides raw. And what's more ah'shll tell thi mams and tha'll all get a double twelpin'.

arry_awk
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Ah yes ,Briggy but didsta like 'em?Sum even 'old Methuselah' awk herehadn't heard an' I thought I knew 'em all! lol!

Briggy
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Post by Briggy »

Like em? Chortle, snigger, snigger, smirk. 'Arry I couldn't possibly comment hee hee hee.

arry_awk
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Post by arry_awk »

Good lad Briggy! Hafta be a bit canny tho', on here!Management have been very lenient so far on thisthread. Suppose being dialect helps as it's all part of our heritage (or summat!)

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