RayCee Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 (edited) My mum was big on sayings but as they were from the North of England, most people in NZ didn't know them. I recall some she used often but I've forgotten most of them. Here are some that I recall. 'That happens once every Preston Guild'. 'There's none so queer as folk'. "Here's your hat, what's your hurry?' "He wouldn't give you last year's Echo'. 'She was standing there like one of Lewis's'. 'Act daft and I'll buy you a coalyard". "Were you born in a field with the gate left open?'. 'It's like Blackpool illuminations here'. "You do that and I'll carry the bricks'. Edited August 27 by RayCee 1 My blog: https://rugbyl.blogspot.co.nz/ It takes wisdom to know when a discussion has run its course. It takes reasonableness to end that discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amm Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 I’ve used about half of those I can’t recall any others at the moment apart from one, but I’ll come back to the thread when I do. Tha’ll look owder ‘bout teeth Sounds like I was a little fighter, I wasn’t. It was used by me and my friends if another friend took the mickey out of us, as a sort of banter reply, with a smile and a laugh. Whilst I do not suffer fools gladly, I will always gladly make fools suffer A man is getting along on the road of wisdom when he realises that his opinion is just an opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 (Read thread underneath) And, indeed, the many, many others. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 O you little....... I was going to start a similar thread. How about. Where are going on holiday anywhere nice? Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 I read the title of this thread as "savings" and clicked on it thinking it was gonna be a nostalgia thread about how you didn't used to have to take out a mortgage to buy Fredos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Here's one from way way back : Premier League winners Manchester United. 2 “Every single person is a fool, insane, a failure, or a bad person to at least ten people.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 ‘Trouble at mill?’* ’Be reet’** *this is a classic Bolton phrase when enquiring whether someone has a problem at work **another classic to say ‘be alright’ or more correctly ‘be reet’ when somebody is excessively fretting over something in their life. Meant to bring calm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 your to carry up hill an darn dale 1 see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayCee Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 1 hour ago, graveyard johnny said: your to carry up hill an darn dale You've got me there Johnny. I haven’t heard that one or understood it. My blog: https://rugbyl.blogspot.co.nz/ It takes wisdom to know when a discussion has run its course. It takes reasonableness to end that discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Put wood in hole 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stirlin Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 ' werst do fra ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 7 hours ago, RayCee said: You've got me there Johnny. I haven’t heard that one or understood it. i think it means you need everything done for you see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 'Give it a bit of Manchester', when struggling with digging or maintenance operations. Manchester screwdriver ... a hammer. 1 Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 My Great Aunt Jane often said "It's t'same as t'man i't' hat says ........" It meant that she was not alone in her opinion. "We'll sell you a seat .... but you'll only need the edge of it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 "Just for fancy". Purely decorative. "We'll sell you a seat .... but you'll only need the edge of it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverback Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Get thi gannzy on its cold. tha pees like co op horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 22 minutes ago, silverback said: Get thi gannzy on its cold. tha pees like co op horse. A Gansey is a distinctive woollen sweater, originally designed to provide protection for fishermen from wind and water but which is ideal for all outdoor activity. Using a tightly spun 5-ply worsted wool (popularly known as "Seamen's Iron") the intricately patterned Gansey is knitted in one piece on five steel needles. The patterning to back and front and, in some cases, the upper part of the sleeve provides an extra layer of protection, while the combination of seamless construction, fine wool and tight knitting produced a garment that is both wind and waterproof. Indeed, every part of the garment is designed with practicality in mind. Hand-knitted Ganseys (flamboroughmanor.co.uk) 1 1 “Every single person is a fool, insane, a failure, or a bad person to at least ten people.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padge Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Tha favers a flitten Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayCee Posted September 6 Author Share Posted September 6 A penny for your thoughts. I need to spend a penny. The penny just dropped. My blog: https://rugbyl.blogspot.co.nz/ It takes wisdom to know when a discussion has run its course. It takes reasonableness to end that discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Street Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 On 27/08/2022 at 02:36, RayCee said: My mum was big on sayings but as they were from the North of England, most people in NZ didn't know them. I recall some she used often but I've forgotten most of them. Here are some that I recall. 'That happens once every Preston Guild'. 'There's none so queer as folk'. "Here's your hat, what's your hurry?' "He wouldn't give you last year's Echo'. 'She was standing there like one of Lewis's'. 'Act daft and I'll buy you a coalyard". "Were you born in a field with the gate left open?'. 'It's like Blackpool illuminations here'. "You do that and I'll carry the bricks'. 'the mountains are high, but the valleys are low' 'the sun never rises twice on the same day' 'there's many a throbble meks a thribble' 'he's more crank on 'im than a set o' whit Tuesdays in Grimsdale' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Yonks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Lofter Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 (edited) Here's a few off the top of my head... "You gobbin!" My dad used to call me this if I displeased him. " E favvers a monkey!" Attributed to my grandmother. "Well, I'll go to the foot of our stairs.." My dad, underwhelmed by something. He always called the stairs the "jolly dancers", I haven't heard that now for decades. Is it still in use up north?? "It's taters" Everyone living in the frozen north on stepping outside. "It's jankers for you!" Exasperated headmaster detailing my upcoming punishment. "Am I eckerslike!" Not me, definitely not me. Edited September 7 by Pigeon Lofter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveButt Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 "If ya don't stop skriking I'll give ya sumat ta skrike for" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Going upstairs = going up the wooden hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 When I was younger I remember reading about a study saying northern regional dialects wouldn’t survive the new century due to the global media creating a single language that everyone would use. Turns out that was wrong and northern regional dialect is still holding its own. I say be proud of your northern regional dialects and heritage! It is worth celebrating and ignore any attempts from the ######-taking southern types who’ve lost their own sense of identity (some but not all x) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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