Dialect/slang

FLOJO · Post by **FLOJO** » Tue 26 Oct, 2010 6:48 am

Wasn't it Stones ginger beer that had a marble in the top to seal it?

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Tue 26 Oct, 2010 10:16 am

FLOJO wrote: Wasn't it Stones ginger beer that had a marble in the top to seal it? Isn't it Stones Ginger Wine. I remember Gomersall's "Stone Ginger Beer" although bottles with a marble in are before my time.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Tue 26 Oct, 2010 1:04 pm

The mention of Stone's Ginger Beer (which is what I recall it being named) reminded me of Mather's Black Beer. I recall drinking that mixed with lemonade as a kid in the late 1940s to early 1950s. I think it was supposed to be healthy. I doubt that I've ever had it since but I've just checked t'Internet and it is still around.

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Tue 26 Oct, 2010 1:28 pm

Leodian wrote: The mention of Stone's Ginger Beer (which is what I recall it being named) reminded me of Mather's Black Beer. I recall drinking that mixed with lemonade as a kid in the late 1940s to early 1950s. I think it was supposed to be healthy. I doubt that I've ever had it since but I've just checked t'Internet and it is still around. I too recall the Mathers Black Beer and lemonade,and at the same time as you Leo. The concoction was ,I think, called a Sheffield Stout, according to my late mother. I think Mathers was made in Leeds?

jim · Post by **jim** » Tue 26 Oct, 2010 2:33 pm

Quite right Stutterdog. Mather's was on Upper Wortley Road, some way to the west of it's junction with Thornhill Road. [ Edit ] A brewery is shown on the site on the Godfrey 1906 map, together with what I assume to be the connected premises immediately south, but I have no idea of it's ownership at that time. In the 1950s Bertrand Mather was a Leeds City Councillor and Parliamentary Candidate.

kango · Post by **kango** » Tue 26 Oct, 2010 7:14 pm

FLOJO wrote: Wasn't it Stones ginger beer that had a marble in the top to seal it? I think You mean Codds bottles. Stones Ginger bottles, I think ,were normal stoppered; both went out of use in the 30's These links might shed some light.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Codd ... rve.co.uk/

Gav · Post by **Gav** » Wed 10 Nov, 2010 10:38 am

First post - so go easy!I note on the first page the poster cnosni had quoted that the word LAIK was mentioned in Melvyn Bragg's The Adventure of English - any idea what episode it was in? I'm trying to cite it as a reference to a piece of university work I'm doing.Any help appreciated.

Si · Post by Si » Thu 11 Nov, 2010 12:05 pm

Gav wrote: First post - so go easy!I note on the first page the poster cnosni had quoted that the word LAIK was mentioned in Melvyn Bragg's The Adventure of English - any idea what episode it was in? I'm trying to cite it as a reference to a piece of university work I'm doing.Any help appreciated. Hi Gav. Try Googling this:"melvyn bragg" AND "laik"

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Thu 11 Nov, 2010 1:54 pm

Not sure why it came to my mind but "cloth ears" is slang said as in "Have you got cloth ears?" when someone is not listening or has not really heard what was said. I thought the expression would be in this thread but I did a search for "cloth ears" and nothing came up (unlike a search for "cloth" that brought up loads). I suspect though that "cloth ears" may not just be Yorkshire slang.

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Thu 11 Nov, 2010 2:04 pm

Leodian wrote: Not sure why it came to my mind but "cloth ears" is slang said as in "Have you got cloth ears?" when someone is not listening or has not really heard what was said. I thought the expression would be in this thread but I did a search for "cloth ears" and nothing came up (unlike a search for "cloth" that brought up loads). I suspect though that "cloth ears" may not just be Yorkshire slang. What did you say Loedian lol