Fishcake Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 if your a true Yorkshireman then its GODS OWN COUNTRY not Allah Unless you are a muslim Yorkshire man, there are some of them you know. What can I, an atheist Yorkshireman call it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 if your a true Yorkshireman then its GODS OWN COUNTRY not Allah ..not if you're a Muslim Yorkshireman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Unless you are a muslim Yorkshire man, there are some of them you know. What can I, an atheist Yorkshireman call it? You still have to call 'it' God, Fishcake..apparently that's what all 'real' Yorkshiremen have to do!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 You still have to call 'it' God, Fishcake..apparently that's what all 'real' Yorkshiremen have to do!! Now, now, we dont say "God"! We say "Gum" as in E ba gum! Which bizarrely enough is Mugabe backwards... Anyway, I just did a google thing and E ba gum means Oh my god! I claim my five pounds. and give it straight back because I just noticed that its a.... Can barely bring myself to type the word... Lancashire (ugh) phrase... Coffee... I need more coffee.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Now, now, we dont say "God"! We say "Gum" as in E ba gum! Which bizarrely enough is Mugabe backwards... Anyway, I just did a google thing and E ba gum means Oh my god! I claim my five pounds. and give it straight back because I just noticed that its a.... Can barely bring myself to type the word... Lancashire (ugh) phrase... Coffee... I need more coffee.... {can see that baby suffering a real identity crisis...e bah gum!} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 {can see that baby suffering a real identity crisis...e bah gum!} It already is. I keep yelling "EY UP YA BUGGER!!" at my OHs belly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicken Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Unless you are a muslim Yorkshire man, there are some of them you know. What can I, an atheist Yorkshireman call it? im an atheist but the phrase is gods own country its an old Yorkshire saying ..not if you're a Muslim Yorkshireman! a true Yorkshireman isn't a Muslim unless they have converted and then they are not cus they have given up there own culture You still have to call 'it' God, Fishcake..apparently that's what all 'real' Yorkshiremen have to do!! now your getting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 a true Yorkshireman isn't a Muslim unless they have converted and then they are not cus they have given up there own culture ..help us out then quicken, could you provide the definitive guide to what a true Yorkshireman is for us stupid Yorkshiremen?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk014b7161 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 im an atheist but the phrase is gods own country its an old Yorkshire saying a true Yorkshireman isn't a Muslim unless they have converted and then they are not cus they have given up there own culture now your getting it spot on:thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 It already is. I keep yelling "EY UP YA BUGGER!!" at my OHs belly. ..my dear man, you should be delicately reciting Ted Hughes poetry, accompanied by a hypnotic Def Leppard bass line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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