chrishall Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 And by gum! Didn't that rainbow sherbet stuff stain your fingers? (my favourite treat was a fresh stick of Rhubarb, plucked from the massive clump at the bottom of my Aunty Mary's cottage-garden, and a twist of sugar, to dip it in! ace! Kept me and my sister quiet for ages!) Bet it didn't taste as nice as a stick pinched when 'gooin gaarden sneakin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinder Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 (edited) God I feel old.... I remember these names too...I can also remember dogs being called....'bowows' and hands being called 'dannies'...in fact my sons girlfriend whose from barnsley calls her little girls hands 'dannies'..even now...I was amazed when I first heard her say it...thought these sayings had gone out with the ark... Remember as a child being asked if I wanted a WIDDLE before we went out... Which brings us to that old classic, WEEWEE!!! Where on earth does that come from, France ? Edited September 26, 2009 by grinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenz245 Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 God I feel old.... I remember these names too...I can also remember dogs being called....'bowows' and hands being called 'dannies'...in fact my sons girlfriend whose from barnsley calls her little girls hands 'dannies'..even now...I was amazed when I first heard her say it...thought these sayings had gone out with the ark... Im 24 and just had a little girl and have got this saying off my mum "get them dannies out of yer mouth" My sister said my mum had made it up but now I know she hadn't lol. My nan nan (im sure this is very sheffield as you can never buy birthday cards for nan nans) and my mum always say "they went for a reight pearla" meaning they fell or had an accident, anbody else heard that phrase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Bet it didn't taste as nice as a stick pinched when 'gooin gaarden sneakin' I suppose it didn't... Thing is, as pretty much everyone would agree, a "pinched" chip always tastes far nicer than a chip of one's own, and I cannot for the life of me explain why.. it just "does". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Im 24 and just had a little girl and have got this saying off my mum "get them dannies out of yer mouth" My sister said my mum had made it up but now I know she hadn't lol. My nan nan (im sure this is very sheffield as you can never buy birthday cards for nan nans) and my mum always say "they went for a reight pearla" meaning they fell or had an accident, anbody else heard that phrase? Yes, someone went for a purler, or occasionally, they "went for a burton" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mh01 Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 nah them pt i put thee a link on sheffield trams & buses dint a, hop thaz oreight lass:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinder Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 If it was good it was tonkin, if it were bad it was rhubarb, an if da were asked how da were goin on, da were fair to middlin, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Yes, someone went for a purler, or occasionally, they "went for a burton" Going for a burton usually means kicking the bucket, or buying the farm... To purl, meaning to knock over, spill, overturn ... is very old English, and seems to have disappeared from use except in the phrase "went for a purler." Whether there's any connection with the purl in knitting, which is 'to knit backwards' according to my wife () ... I do not know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 My Stannington grandma had three stock phrases which she used at every opportunity. For a new coat etc. she would say: "That's a bobby dazzler", or sometimes .........."That'll keep t' dust out of your eye corners" ..and for a hot bowl of soup etc: "That'll warm t' cockles of your heart". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinder Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 (edited) I can remember my dad used to call babies in arms Babbie's and toddlers Chabbies... Edited September 27, 2009 by grinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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