Sheffield sayings and rhymes

[earlybird8]

Can't remember if this old one is Sheffield or Chinese ?

"Man with hole in pocket feels cocky all day"

 

 

I remember that one, along with the extra line........

But man with hole in both pockets, he not feel too cocky!

[hillsbro]

Man who walk through airport door sideways going to Bangkok..

[Texas]

Organ-stops was the alternative in our house, if it wasn't Chapel-hat-pegs.

I always understood 'organ stops', to refer to eyes, as in 'His eyes stood out like organ stops'. So you could say 'They stood out like chapel hat pegs, and his eyes stood out like organ stops.' That is if one wants to be risque.

[Percy Iggo]

OWLS

If I had the wings of an amgel

and the dirty black arse of a crow

I´d fly right over Bramhall Lane

and **** on those below

[BarrieM]

I'll probably be prosecuted for ‘inciting racial hatred’ but a common saying ‘down our way’ was:

 

As black as t'fire back.

 

I remember in our house it used to be "as black as Tommy Ward's Chimney"

[BarrieM]

You had a fridge!!

 

All we has was a stone table intcellar and we thought we were posh

[Texas]

I remembered a saying that was used ways back, for anything disagreable or sub-standard. It was 'under 't arm'. I suppose the equivalent today would be 'the pits'.

[earlybird8]

I certainly remember the saying 'under t' arm'. The modern day equivalent in my mind is 'A bag o' ****e'

[daisydaisy22]

Originally posted by Cynthia

I have a list of Yorkshire & Lancashire sentences that only people from these two counties would know.

 

Here are a few of them-

 

Intitot

,

 

Hi Folks, sorry could not condense this but worth a read taken fromc an you speak Yorkshire

 

CAN YOU SPEAK YORKSHIRE?

How well do you know Yorkshire? See how many of the 50 phrases below you can decipher.

 

1. Intitot

2. Giusit

 

3. Summatsupeer

 

4. Gerritetten

 

5. Gerartanit

 

6. Supwithee

 

7. Iantgorrit

 

8. Smarraweim

 

9. Azeeginiter

 

10. Geeitmester

 

11. Eezgooinoam

 

12. Asthmum

 

13. Asthe gorrit withy

 

14. Purremineer

 

15. Ayampt eared nowt

 

16. Astha gorrit reight

 

17. Thalafter gerra newun

 

18. Eesezitintis burraberritis

 

19. Lerrus gerrus ands washd

 

20. Summonemz gorra gerroff

 

21. Weev gorra gerras imbux

 

22. Thamn gerrit lernt

 

23. Shut thigob

 

24. Owzeeno

 

25. Berritinters

26. Nardendee, wotdardooin

27. Asta seenim ont telly

 

28 Corforus ararpastate intmormin

 

29. It dunt marrer

 

30. Lerrus gurrat pixchers

 

31. Astagorratanner

 

32. Eenosenowtabartit

 

33. Eez gunna gerra lorra lolly fer

 

34. Lerrer gerrontbus

 

35. Essdurant purrizead undert watr

 

36. Eesezeantadit

 

37. Oowereewi, wuree weeissen

 

38. Ateltim burriwunt lissen

 

39. Lerrim purrisaton

 

40. Astle clowt thee if tha dungiare

 

41. Tintintin

 

42. Gerrarry tergithi and weeit

 

43. Eez gorris atooam

 

44. Thawantser wash thieroils aht

 

45. Middads gorra jag

 

46. Thakkan if tha wants

 

47. Tantad nowt dunnatit as I nose

 

48. Cantha kumterourowse tuneet

 

49. Weers gaffa

 

50. Geraway withi thaduntno

 

 

 

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Love these.

Unless your from Yorkshire you will not have much idea what they say.

I think its brilliant.

Its like they say Sheffielder's and Yorkshire people have their own language.

[Dors]

 

Love these.

Unless your from Yorkshire you will not have much idea what they say.

I think its brilliant.

Its like they say Sheffielder's and Yorkshire people have their own language.

 

Brilliant. It's a long time since I was in the UK but could still manage them. It brought back many happy memories.