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Does anyone recall being told "not to rantan on't dooer/winda"?

We were told this when we went out carol singing.

Duffems

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Good-en Duffems did a lot of rantaning in mi youth and it was amazing how I could put the lights out on a whole street wi mi caroling...:hihi:

 

Bolshi..................Argumentative

Edited by grinder

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Good-en Duffems did a lot of rantaning in mi youth and it was amazing how I could put the lights out on a whole street wi mi caroling...:hihi:

 

Bolshi..................Argumentative

 

hiya grinder j. orl ort shant ,flipppin eeley, he's as wide as wicker arches, stubbin de tooer, gorra gammy leg, he's a mouth orgin, he rabbits a lot,he's gorra face like a bag o chisles,sithe ear, he's a fog hooarn, he's rantin and ravin, ont rooard, darnt lane, ont end, ort ill =over st philips road, ont top= on broomhall st from where we lived, bottom end ut moor, or top end ut moor, weer tha gooin, nowt tu duwid dee,theer an back tu see harr faarr itis,

wen das been lerrus no.

Edited by willybite

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Good-en Duffems did a lot of rantaning in mi youth and it was amazing how I could put the lights out on a whole street wi mi caroling...:hihi:

 

Bolshi..................Argumentative

 

Talking about putting street lights out, did tha iver throw a snowball at gassie and see it blow up?

Also, did tha slur thi feet and gerra clip for doing it?

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Wen't lamp's aleet at top ert street.

An' fooerks are cummin hooerm at neet

An't 'ousewerks dun, ant childer still.

Ant moon's aflooert at back at 'ill.

 

There's yorkshire for you.

 

---------- Post added 14-10-2014 at 22:47 ----------

 

The moon afloat at the back of the hill, romantic,

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He looks maungy............miserable

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Moggy........cat

Skerick........small amount

Tripe hound......mongrel .

Edited by grinder

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She's gorra gob like a parish oven

 

Will tha sit still, tha't up an dahn like a skopadiddle

 

'Avin' a barney

 

Slakin' yer bread wi Marge/drippin'/jam

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He's got lurgy [ whatever that was ]

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