RiffRaff   10 #109 Posted December 9, 2020 "Never trust a man with a beard but no moustache"  My mother, who'd have been 100 yesterday. Reason for the saying? No idea.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
MEC176   10 #110 Posted December 12, 2020 Hello, thanks for that Enntee, looked a bit more in to it, RARE GEORGE FORMBY SENIOR 78 " JOHN WILLIE'S RAGTIME BAND Old time musical like City Varieties Music Hall Leeds,  There was nobody musical in my family.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Gormenghast   56 #111 Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) One thing my Grandmother used to say when I was a child still puzzles me.  I was always asking questions, and she used to say " he wants to know the bottom end of Maggs trumpet "  Any ideas? Edited December 12, 2020 by Gormenghast Sp. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Baron99 Â Â 771 #112 Posted December 13, 2020 My wife; "Never trust anyone, especially a bloke, with two mobiles."Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RiffRaff   10 #113 Posted December 13, 2020 54 minutes ago, Baron99 said: My wife; "Never trust anyone, especially a bloke, with two mobiles." What with your wife and my mother, any bloke with a beard, no 'tache, and more than one mobile is on to a loser!  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
PRESLEY   1,201 #114 Posted December 13, 2020 They used to say never trust a Woman who wears a hat, Oh yes that would work, years ago all nurses, Matrons ect wore hats, that wouldn,t be good not trusting them,  anyhow 99% of women wore hats back in the day and plenty wear hats today, so where did that saying come from. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
davyboy   17 #115 Posted December 13, 2020 my mother would send me out to the milkman for a pint of  "grey day"  milk it was several years before I realised what it was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Rollypolly   51 #116 Posted December 13, 2020 54 minutes ago, davyboy said: my mother would send me out to the milkman for a pint of  "grey day"  milk it was several years before I realised what it was. What is it??🤔 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Rollypolly   51 #117 Posted December 13, 2020 Oh I get it now. Must admit though I've never heard of Grade A milk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
sedith   19 #118 Posted December 16, 2020 My mother used to refer to meat as Toff, not Tough. I once heard someone else say Toff. Has anyone else heard of this expression? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jim Hardie   496 #119 Posted December 16, 2020 30 minutes ago, sedith said: My mother used to refer to meat as Toff, not Tough. I once heard someone else say Toff. Has anyone else heard of this expression? Yes, my mum and dad. They were vintage 1924. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Long Ago   10 #120 Posted December 17, 2020 “Monkeys smell their own muck first”, meant rubbish yourself before talking of others. “If you’ve nowt good to say, then don’t say it”. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...