Whatif wewin   10 #73 Posted May 29, 2007 thought it was called a tuppence? errrrrrrrrrrm  Thats inflation for you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Whatif wewin   10 #74 Posted May 29, 2007 My mum used to sing it like this... Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lousy trousers A kiddley divey do  My dad who was a docker in Liverpool used to sing it as: Mersey Dock and harbour board and all the dirty dockers have dinner from twelve to two wouldn't you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
CHAIRBOY Â Â 10 #75 Posted May 29, 2007 A phrase I heard from the older generation: "They want some Pol Thomson." Now it alludes to a need for discipline/punishment but who/what Pol Thomson is/was, is beyond me? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
spicey   10 #76 Posted May 29, 2007 My grandma STILL says "I want to see my great-grandchildren before I die, get married." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cressida   1,568 #77 Posted May 29, 2007 Just remembered one my mum used to use, which seems quite apt considering some of the posters on SF "S/he could start an argument in an empty room"  Dzy  that's brilliant, I've written it down Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jabberwocky   46 #78 Posted May 29, 2007 "Ill gi thi sum Clevitt"  Whatever the hell that means. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Titian   10 #79 Posted May 29, 2007 "stop touching that cat, You'll gee it Mange!"  also: gee up wi that vinegar, it dries your blood up.  "pick us a winner" "come down, I've done upstairs" (when picking nose)  Oh yes, and the most frequent one I heard (when I cried) was: "Tha wa born near t' watter works thee" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cressida   1,568 #80 Posted May 29, 2007 "I'll soon give you something to do" (if we said we were bored) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Gangan   10 #81 Posted May 29, 2007 Just remembered one my mum used to use, which seems quite apt considering some of the posters on SF "S/he could start an argument in an empty room"  Dzy  And..He would fall out with his own shadow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Diddles   10 #82 Posted May 29, 2007 If we ever asked my gran how old she was, she would reply 'I'm the same age as me tongue and a little bit older than me teeth' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
steve_m   10 #83 Posted May 30, 2007 My Gran used to say " Dont forget to get off at Tinsley dont go all the way to Rotherham" whenever I told her I was courting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
lazyherbert   10 #84 Posted May 30, 2007 Stop scratching your head or you will get splinters in your fingers,another one of my mothers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...