Pudfred 10 #697 Posted August 21, 2018 Yes I remember this saying and others that my mum used, one of which was well "Well -I go to the bottom of our stairs" and my grandmother used to say "Who'd like to wash and change me for threppence". There were many others, but the old memory isn't what it was. If I recall I will come back. Md In our house, way, way back, “ I’ll go to the foot of our stairs! “ was a comment made in disbelief of something as I recall. Another was said when in desperation of someone ie. “ I ‘ll knock her into the middle of next week!!” Just wish I could remember them all from my childhood! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
kris99 11 #698 Posted August 22, 2018 Mutton dressed as lamb, Kris. She said this as well. The sayings I like most are the nonsense ones. Mentioned before, "Followed a muck cart thought it was a wedding" If you ever see a weasel asleep wee in its' eye. Our cat weed up your entry. Usually after the telling of a long drawn out story Sounded much better using original words but don't want to sound vulgar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
kidley 48 #699 Posted August 23, 2018 got said by my mother. It's a hard life if you don't weaken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
AmazonWendy 10 #700 Posted February 12, 2021 On 08/01/2011 at 15:17, soft ayperth said: frenchfrie said: One saying I recollect but haven't heard in ages is 'mimimoking'. If I tried to impersonate one of my mom's sayings or mannerisms I'd be told in no uncertain terms to 'stop mimimoking'. Anyone else used that expression? The expression for that behaviour in our family was "slow timing." We say mimimoking in Chesterfield. My mum used to go mad if she caught us at it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
AmazonWendy 10 #701 Posted February 12, 2021 On 09/01/2011 at 00:02, lyndyloo said: i wer allas told i'd get gorma ruckles when i sat on the cold backdoor step that was early 50s still dont know what it means.was anyone else goina get brained when they were in trouble My grandma (Chesterfield born and bred) used to say when the weather was miserable that looking out of the window "was enough to gi' yer' gormaruckles" which I assumed meant make you feel miserable. Unfortunately I can't seem to find anything about it on t'internet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
FIRETHORN1 53 #702 Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) My old mum, who is in her 80's, still uses the word "mimimokin'" whenever she thinks that we are sniggering at her, rolling our eyes, taking the mickey, or laughing at her behind her back. She gets really wound up and angry when she thinks we're doing this - which just makes us "mimimoke" her all the more! When I first moved to live and work in London, more than 40 years ago, the old Sheffield expression I used that always confused and/or amused my new friends and colleagues the most, was when I said I was going to "mash", when I was about to make a cup, or a pot, of tea. They assumed that I was going to boil a load of tea leaves and water in a saucepan - then mash them with a fork - like making mashed potato! 😁 Edited February 17, 2021 by FIRETHORN1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
DeWasteney 3 #703 Posted February 18, 2021 Mimimoking was a common family word for us - we are a Swallownest family going back lots of generations and almost all of the sayings on this web site were common to us. Mimimoking could sometimes get you "a clip around the ear'ole" Another word my grandmother used was "Chissiking" when myself and my 2 cousins were talking and giggling as young children - we were born in the years 1940, 1942 and 1943 - "war babies" However, none of us have lived in Swallownest since my parents moved to Handsworth in 1970 left Swallownest in lte 1969 for Driffield in East Yorkshire, but there the common sayings were different. But living in Malaysia since late 2006 I never hear them othr than from family members when they visit a few times a year (in non virus times of course) Best Wishes from Hot and Sunny Malaysia -9-56am and already 94 degrees - by late morning it will be 98 - 101 which is usual because we have no seasons, just year pong hot summer - never below 86/87 during the night Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lorisue 0 #704 Posted February 18, 2021 If I was nervous about say an event or just in a situation I felt uncomfortable in, my Mom used to say, "Just act daft and let thi nose run". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Padders 2,757 #705 Posted February 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Lorisue said: If I was nervous about say an event or just in a situation I felt uncomfortable in, my Mom used to say, "Just act daft and let thi nose run". If I told mi mother my nose was running, she'd say " run after it " Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
FIRETHORN1 53 #706 Posted February 19, 2021 as frenchie said, my old mum also used the expression "slow timing" when she thought that we were taking the mickey - i.e that we were "minimoking" her. (or is it "mimimoking"...with an "m" as the 3rd letter)? These old words and expressions are brilliant. I am never sure where they originated from, but I hope they never die out. I'm in my 60's now, but whenever I'm speaking to my lovely 8 year old nephew, I make a deliberate effort to use my old grandparents' and parents' expressions whenever I can.....just to try to keep these quaint old sayings alive for as long as possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Janner 10 #707 Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) My mother's reply to "what's for tea?" was one of two, firstly " a run round the kitchen table & a kick at the pantry door", the second more crudely was " <removed> wi sugar on!" Edited March 15, 2021 by nikki-red Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Kidorry 188 #708 Posted May 31, 2021 Going for a wazz was a saying a mate of mine at work said a lot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...