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Re: old sayings
« Reply #234 on: Tuesday 10 September 13 10:39 BST (UK) »
we need someone from Hallam now!          Lol Carol. It's amazing how much we have remembered. I think our grandkids should have the right to grow up as bewildered as we were lol.

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« Reply #235 on: Tuesday 10 September 13 10:41 BST (UK) »
Hells bells and buckets of blood!

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« Reply #236 on: Tuesday 10 September 13 11:02 BST (UK) »
Hells bells and buckets of blood!

I knew someone who always said this - he wasn't from Yorkshire though - he was from Karach 8)
Barefoot, Barley, Bedborough, Benett, Blandy, Brown, Clements, Doucett, Fisher, Franklin, Goodchild, Greenwood, Heath, Horwood, Osmond, Westbury: Berks/Berks and Wilts.

Woodhouse: Montgomeryshire

Booth, Braddock, Drabble, Hatton, Henshaw, Whitehead: Tameside and Cheshire

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« Reply #237 on: Tuesday 10 September 13 11:03 BST (UK) »
'scraping the barrel' a bit though (tee hee) how about 'it's not over until the fat lady sings.'
Barefoot, Barley, Bedborough, Benett, Blandy, Brown, Clements, Doucett, Fisher, Franklin, Goodchild, Greenwood, Heath, Horwood, Osmond, Westbury: Berks/Berks and Wilts.

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Booth, Braddock, Drabble, Hatton, Henshaw, Whitehead: Tameside and Cheshire


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Re: old sayings
« Reply #238 on: Tuesday 10 September 13 11:10 BST (UK) »
'He skens like a basket o'welks' - Lancashire way of descibing some poor guy with a squint.
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« Reply #239 on: Tuesday 10 September 13 12:35 BST (UK) »
Lol Maggie that's a new one to me.

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« Reply #240 on: Tuesday 10 September 13 12:50 BST (UK) »
It's a long time since I've heard it, AL  ;)
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« Reply #241 on: Tuesday 10 September 13 12:56 BST (UK) »
Night night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite!

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« Reply #242 on: Tuesday 10 September 13 12:59 BST (UK) »
Maggie, the sayings do seem to be dying out, hence this thread. I think they are too priceless to lose.