Book recommendation: The Gangs of Manchester

[kalasira]

have to get that book,it sounds great.

[frankray]

NAPOO

  It is a bastardised French like "San fairy ann" is ça
ne fait rien,.

The old WW1 satirical journal, The Wipers Times" (Wipers being a jovial
deformation of the name of the Belgian town Ypres), and quoting a nice
quatrain by Gilbert Frankau, he concludes:

The Wipers texts, both prose and verse, are full of slang still vibrant and
uncontained; a famous example is na poo or narpoo, from the French 'il n'y a
plus', meaning 'there's none left', or more generally, 'no good'. Hence:

The privit to the sergeant said
"I wants my blooming rum."
"Na poo," the sergeant curtly said,
And sucked his jammy thumb.

Another source; The Cassell Dictionary of Slang lists it as:
napoo [1910s-40s] finished, ended.


Frankray

[andydavies]

Ken,

The book signing at Borders in Cheetham Hill (Manchester Fort) has now been rescheduled for Sunday, 21 December, 11.00-1.00.

All the best,
Andy

[uk2003]

Cheers Andy

I will be calling in 

Ken

[failsafe]

A good contemporary read is 'Gang War: the Inside story of the Manchester Gangs', by Peter
Walsh. over 300 pages and begins with a bit of the 'old' history (the scuttlers). Starts in the mid 1980's up to 2005. I found it a good read.
Have a nice day
failsafe
 

[kalasira]

to failsafe.
there is a book not long out by Andrew Davies called the gangs of manchester this one just out is about the scuttlers which is a great book i really enjoyed it and worth buying .

[failsafe]

Thanks

Will try that too

Well it's Christmas, might as well indulge myself

failsafe

[kalasira]

i would waterstones have it but i got mine from h.m.v,it was only £10,Ross Kemp on gangs is all so a good read,have you read Charles Bronson,s books not the actor this one is in prison ,his books are good,and a really nice person ,all the best Jacquie

[failsafe]

I will bear those in mind
Merry Xmas
failafe