Share the old sayings that your gran used to say.

[cressida 1,548]

My grandfather when asking the time always said "How much is the clock"

 

:hihi:

[Meaks 11]

Softer than balm!

As daft as a brush!

 

On asking the time, instead of 25 past the hour its "five and twenty past" or "five and twenty to".

 

I now say this too!

[Moonbird 10]

For pulling a face... if the wind blows funny your face'll stay that way

[Moonbird 10]

I think we should keep all the old sayings going don't you lot? lets learn em all and use em

[thursday 10]

If I was going out, my Gran always said "Make sure you've got your bus fare home..."

[gabby 10]

My nan-in-law(?) once said "well, if they don't like yer, they can arsole'.l

[Meaks 11]

I remember visiting my ex's nan several years ago, who kindly welcomed us with "I'd rather have queers in my house than thieves!"

 

She liked a drink.

[Ms Macbeth 70]

"Oatsey dotes and moatsey dotes and little lambsey divey, diddley-ivey-ooo, wouldnt you"

 

Im afraid she sort of... lost it in the last years of her life...

 

I think you should be afraid, very afraid.. seems to run in families that sort of thing

 

Took me years to suss out what that song was about. All together now, mairsy dotes and dozy dotes etc.,, :hihi:

[Jabberwocky 46]

I think you should be afraid, very afraid.. seems to run in families that sort of thing

 

Took me years to suss out what that song was about. All together now, mairsy dotes and dozy dotes etc.,, :hihi:

 

Its a song?

 

Damn... she used to Say it! Along with things like "Whoops there goes my corset" and "Those buzz bombs were buggers"

[Gangan 10]

Its a song?

 

Damn... she used to Say it! Along with things like "Whoops there goes my corset" and "Those buzz bombs were buggers"

 

Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?

 

I've got the sheet music somewhere! How sad is that?

[Jabberwocky 46]

Now youre scaring me!

[Moonbird 10]

My mum used to sing it like this... Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lousy trousers A kiddley divey do