Dialect/slang

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Sat 05 Jun, 2010 10:28 pm

My house alarm was fitted by a guy called Tony Crook.

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Sat 05 Jun, 2010 11:48 pm

I was sold life insurance(a long time ago) By Tony Fidler(A Fidler)

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Sat 05 Jun, 2010 11:54 pm

dogduke wrote: I was sold life insurance(a long time ago) By Tony Fidler(A Fidler) There was a dentist on Rounhay Rd, in the 50's called I. Pulham!

Uno Hoo · Post by **Uno Hoo** » Sun 06 Jun, 2010 12:08 am

Our plumber in Bradford, sadly now deceased, was Frank Plummer.

Bramleygal · Post by **Bramleygal** » Sun 06 Jun, 2010 3:26 am

There was an optomotrist in Headingley named Shakepeare. My Dad always called him Wagstaff

Bramleygal · Post by **Bramleygal** » Sun 06 Jun, 2010 3:27 am

I only remember "chucking it down."

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sun 06 Jun, 2010 11:19 pm

stutterdog wrote: dogduke wrote: I was sold life insurance(a long time ago) By Tony Fidler(A Fidler) There was a dentist on Rounhay Rd, in the 50's called I. Pulham! There's an undertaker in Dewsbury called Box.

Uno Hoo · Post by **Uno Hoo** » Sun 06 Jun, 2010 11:50 pm

Trojan wrote: stutterdog wrote: dogduke wrote: I was sold life insurance(a long time ago) By Tony Fidler(A Fidler) There was a dentist on Rounhay Rd, in the 50's called I. Pulham! There's an undertaker in Dewsbury called Box. The Lord Chief Justice is Judge Judge.

Arry Awk · Post by **Arry Awk** » Mon 07 Jun, 2010 1:28 pm

Bramleygal wrote: There was an optomotrist in Headingley named Shakepeare. My Dad always called him Wagstaff

Sure it wasn't Falstaff? or if it was Wagstaff,he probablyput it about a bit! lol not

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Mon 07 Jun, 2010 10:30 pm

My apologies if this has been mentioned before.My dad used to refer to pork pies as 'Growlers',also there's a pork butcher in Guiseley which boasts of being 'Home of the Guiseley Growler'