old sayings

[snooziflooze]

Well, mine's a bit boring after this lot...

Champagne tastes, but lemonade pockets.

[MJW]

"She's got more front than Blackpool"

This doesn't mean what some might think !!??  It has a similar meaning to "not backward at coming forward" (which we've already had).

If asked what there was to drink (usually by children), my dad would say .........
.... "Corporation Pop".   (tap water for anyone who doesn't know)

Malcolm

[groom]

"Corporation Pop".   (tap water for anyone who doesn't know)

Ours was Adam's Ale

[Maggie.]

Ooh yes I remember 'Corporation pop'.

[a-l]

Adams ale here , haven't heard corporation pop before , that's a good one.

[Greensleeves]

I hadn't heard of corporation pop either but I had heard of Adam's Ale... which reminds me of Suffolk and Adnams Ale of Southwold... ah there is a brew....

[msr]

Yes, we had Corporation Pop too.   

Tasted better then though, and that isn't the memory failing.  The water was definitely softer, and no chemical taste.

Has anyone said 'Well, I'll go to the foot of our stairs' ?

Never did understand why not go halfway, or all the way up.

[msr]

What about 'weer there's muck there's brass'   ?

Not reading all 71 pages again.

[Greensleeves]

When asking what there was to eat the answer used to be "Bread and pull-it".  As my grandmother kept hens, I used to think it was bread and pullet, ie a chicken sandwich.