Dialect/slang

[stutterdog]

Uno Hoo wrote: My late father-in-law came from somewhere in the Pocklington area, and used to say "I'll stand t'long drop o'York", meaning that he'd stake his life on an assertion being correct.My late mother, upon being surprised by something, would exclaim "Well I'll go to Pudsey!". She came from Farsley, so it may simply have been a local expression. It was years before I heard "I'll go to t' fooit of our stairs!". In fact, come to think of it, I've never actually heard that expression used. Thats strange UNohoo, my Dad would say I'll stand 't drop 'o York, meaning it was NOT true. IE. If thats true I'll stand't drop 'o York!

[tilly]

What about mutton dressed as lamb i think it ment somebody getting on in years but trying to look a lot younger.                                                                                                

[stutterdog]

tilly wrote: What about mutton dressed as lamb i think it ment somebody getting on in years but trying to look a lot younger.                                                                                                 How about these then. My wifes from Durham; Clarts= mud,crackit=a buffet or stool, a twitchbell=an earwig! There are more but I cant think of them offhand.

[Trojan]

stutterdog wrote: Uno Hoo wrote: My late father-in-law came from somewhere in the Pocklington area, and used to say "I'll stand t'long drop o'York", meaning that he'd stake his life on an assertion being correct.My late mother, upon being surprised by something, would exclaim "Well I'll go to Pudsey!". She came from Farsley, so it may simply have been a local expression. It was years before I heard "I'll go to t' fooit of our stairs!". In fact, come to think of it, I've never actually heard that expression used. Thats strange UNohoo, my Dad would say I'll stand 't drop 'o York, meaning it was NOT true. IE. If thats true I'll stand't drop 'o York! My dad used to say that too. Only in the context of one of his customers "if I can please this b*gger I'll stand t' drop o' York"

[dogduke]

tilly wrote: What about mutton dressed as lamb i think it ment somebody getting on in years but trying to look a lot younger.                                                                                         Mutton dressed as lamb you take your chance.Mutton dressed as mutton - take care.

[TMcP]

If you tripped up my mum would say you were 'trying to walk like Joan Crawford.'

[Uno Hoo]

stutterdog wrote: Uno Hoo wrote: My late father-in-law came from somewhere in the Pocklington area, and used to say "I'll stand t'long drop o'York", meaning that he'd stake his life on an assertion being correct.My late mother, upon being surprised by something, would exclaim "Well I'll go to Pudsey!". She came from Farsley, so it may simply have been a local expression. It was years before I heard "I'll go to t' fooit of our stairs!". In fact, come to think of it, I've never actually heard that expression used. Thats strange UNohoo, my Dad would say I'll stand 't drop 'o York, meaning it was NOT true. IE. If thats true I'll stand't drop 'o York! You're more likely to be right - on reflection from reading your post, it makes more sense. My father-in-law's been dead twenty years, and I've not heard the expression since, so became a bit rusty about its use.

[Trojan]

Uno Hoo wrote: My late mother, upon being surprised by something, would exclaim "Well I'll go to Pudsey!". She came from Farsley, so it may simply have been a local expression. "I'll go to Ossett" was quite common in Morley as "Barwick in Elmet" was in place of "bl00dy h3ll"

[FLOJO]

Old lady who lived next door to us would say if she saw anyone scratching their bum ave yer got muck in yer eye, I still thin it sounds crude.

[Bramleygal]

Let's 'ave a skeg (May I have a look?).