Have you heard of these sayings ?

[Plain Talker 11]

Wot about "It's Laggin it darn" :confused: .

 

my dad used "lagged" for *cough* pee'd -up. so I suppose it's like saying "Pee-ing it down?"

[grave lurker 10]

.....and we used to sey, 'shut the cake oil'

[grinder 10]

Never liked him, his eyes were too close together ?

[johncocker 10]

Wot about "It's Laggin it darn" :confused: .

 

 

 

 

yes I remember people useing it when refering to being drunk.

 

he's" lagged up'

[johncocker 10]

Someone told me, many years ago, that Silin'/ Siling was a Norse word for heavy rain. I don't know how true that was.

 

 

 

 

yes it does appear to be of norse origin

what fascinates me is why did this word survive when others did'nt?

[Plain Talker 11]

yes it does appear to be of norse origin

what fascinates me is why did this word survive when others did'nt?

 

we in yorkshire still use Norse plurals, such as "Shoon" instead of "shoes"

 

Knife, Queen and a myriad of other words we use are of Norse origin.

[lyndyloo 10]

It's nor a happeth a good. What a looad a rammell.

[grinder 10]

Have we had "Slyvin".

Slyvin round t corner,

(Sneaking)

 

Or "slymin".

Slymin round boss,

(Seeking Favour)

 

 

"Slaver",

Ee's got a lot o slaver

(stating an unpopular opinion)

[woodturner 10]

Someone told me, many years ago, that Silin'/ Siling was a Norse word for heavy rain. I don't know how true that was.

 

Anybody remember

 

 

bucketing down (really heavy rain enough to fill buckets)

 

its raining cats and dogs ( I never found one)

 

lagging it down

 

pis;=,ng it down

 

its teeming down (When its like this ya gerrin house)

 

coming down like stair rods (continuous you don't get any rain drops as such)

 

raining like hell

Edited March 3, 2012 by woodturner
duplication

[willybite 10]

gooin aht

 

 

even if it's ...silin dahn

 

hiya, worrabaart, nardendeewohdaonabaart, or daduntnowohdarronabaart, cumbakwenthasthowtabaaritsidi

[johncocker 10]

hiya, worrabaart, nardendeewohdaonabaart, or daduntnowohdarronabaart, cumbakwenthasthowtabaaritsidi

 

 

 

asthagorritreight, or is that a railway station in wales:D

[zakes 68]

Anyone remember this saying??

 

Ice cream van - stop me and buy one.

 

Johnny machine - buy me and stop one.