fleetwood   10 #1477 Posted January 12, 2012 Ok folks.Heres one.This tea time we had a salad with crusty bread,got the lurpak out of the fridge,proceeded to try and butter the bread but it was tearing the bread.The husband goes,you need to MONJ it up in the tub with a knife so it melts faster? Monj??? Anyone else heard of monjin butter before?  OwlsChick - The word we used was 'Modge', we would modge more than one item together if needed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hillsbro   32 #1478 Posted January 12, 2012 ...The husband goes,you need to MONJ it up in the tub with a knife so it melts faster? Monj??? Anyone else heard of monjin butter before? I hadn't heard this one, but sure enough it's in the O.E.D. - "mong" (evidently pronounced "monj") is an old dialect word meaning to mix or knead - here's a scan.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
spider legs   10 #1479 Posted January 13, 2012 does any one remember skipping to the saying blue bells, cockle shells, evory ivory over , good skipper ,what you like, jelly or peppper ,hop or a skip or a lady or a ----- , andy pandy , lord nelson, blue bell ,cracker :  jelly was jelly on a plate (repeat) wiggle waggle wiggle waggle jelly on a plate   lady was: lady lady turn around , lady lady touch the ground lady lady turn around lady lady read a book lady lady take your hook ------- does anyone remember the others Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
herbiegrass   10 #1480 Posted January 13, 2012 "Where y'gooin mam"? "T' Chippadag" never knew what it meant... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
grinder   10 #1481 Posted January 14, 2012 Any one remember the skipping one the girls used to sing that went some thing like,  When ( Susie ?) was a school girl a school girl ---- was, and she'd say Miss, Miss, I can't do this ?.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
grinder   10 #1482 Posted January 14, 2012 I hadn't heard this one, but sure enough it's in the O.E.D. - "mong" (evidently pronounced "monj") is an old dialect word meaning to mix or knead - here's a scan.. Wonder if this could also have come from the medieval dish Blanc mangen (blamange) ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Plain Talker   11 #1483 Posted January 14, 2012 Any one remember the skipping one the girls used to sing that went some thing like, When ( Susie ?) was a school girl a school girl ---- was, and she'd say Miss, Miss, I can't do this ?..  When susie was a baby, a baby Susie was, and she went Goo-goo, a ga-ga-ga. When susie was a school girl, a schoolgirl Susie was, and she went "Miss, Miss, I can't do this!" When Susie was a teenager, a teenager Susie was, and she went "Ooh! aah! I've lost my bra, I left my Knickers in me boy friends car!"  They are the only lines I can remember! (I remember "Susie was a mother", and I think there was a line which went "Susie was a teacher". but I can't be sure.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
grave lurker   10 #1484 Posted January 15, 2012 A nice little rhyme this, 'Little Miss Netty Coat, 'In a white pettycoat; The longer she stands And the shorter she grows. It is a candle. : Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
grinder   10 #1485 Posted January 17, 2012 Who's that man in the pork pie hat, Roo, Roo, Kan-ga-roo..  ( Don't ask ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
grave lurker   10 #1486 Posted February 10, 2012 Hi Grinder,  I have found a few good words to put a smile on peoples face. First I must say these are real words not made up. These are words used by Sheffield people, some forgotten, some not. No offence is intended, so be warned.  Belly Timber-Any kind of food. Belly Wark-Belly Ache.  Wait for it,  ****-A-Bed-A large yellow Dandilion A Bessy-A Female Idiot  I remember this one as a kid, someone in our house used to say, 'She looks a right Bessy'. It took me many years before I knew what it meant. Wait they get better!!!  Blow-Me-Tight-To take an Oath. Bonk-To be made bankrupt. This was a term used by School boys in a game of marbles. When a boy won all the marbles he would cry out, 'I Bonked him'! A-Bun-Hole-In a game of Marbles. A hole is made with the heel of a shoe in the ground. The idea is who can roll a Marble nearest the hole. :wow: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
grinder   10 #1487 Posted February 10, 2012 Not heard Bun hole before but remember "Cake oil " as in "Shut de ", or close your mouth... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Plain Talker   11 #1488 Posted February 10, 2012 ****-A-Bed-A large yellow Dandilion  I knew Dandelions as "pee'-t' bed"s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...