Old Sayings and Modern Counterparts

[ThrelfallYorky]

"Gradely" for good, feeling good, went well, or similar?

[KGarrad]

in Bristol, something that is very nice indeed is "Gert Lush"!!


Gert from great
Lush from Luscious!

[Aussie Roy]

We (all the kids) would play in the streets in Harlesden,N.W.10 often to the annoyance of the residents. "If i catch you I'll cut your tail off " was often heard. What would be cut off these days ?

[Aussie Roy]

I love all the old sayings:  well I am off an age -- and I do remember spelling K E Y N S H A M  over and over.

 I do miss my Uncles 'give us a buzzer' phrase...

But sitting here just now - have forgotten most of them.

remind me please, what is the one about the door - being left open -  and jam jar... oh my..
remind me of as many as you can please

ps - where on earth do I get 'dolallytap' from?


xin

Were you born in Havant?  Have'nt what ?   Doors
            Put wood in t' ole.   Born in a barn?   Born in a field?

[Nanna52]

I love all the old sayings:  well I am off an age -- and I do remember spelling K E Y N S H A M  over and over.

 I do miss my Uncles 'give us a buzzer' phrase...

But sitting here just now - have forgotten most of them.

remind me please, what is the one about the door - being left open -  and jam jar... oh my..
remind me of as many as you can please

ps - where on earth do I get 'dolallytap' from?


xin

Were you born in Havant?  Have'nt what ?   Doors
            Put wood in t' ole.   Born in a barn?   Born in a field?

My fathers saying was: were you born in a tent with the flap up?
When you were in the way it was: you make a great door, but a rotten window.

[andrewalston]

"Tha wurn't made i' Saint Helens" to somebody blocking the view.

A reference to that most famous of the town's products - window glass.

[Trees]

"That spud ill see ya through the winter" trying to peel a potato with many many eyes.
"There's nowt as queer as folk"
"Your so sharp your tongue will cut ya"
"Its a lazy wind" one that blows through you rather than round
"Dinna mither" don't moan and groan

[ThrelfallYorky]

Aussie Roy: It was a sort of Christmas cracker level joke:
"When is a door not a door?"
"When it's ajar" (A jar) (Rolls about convulsed with laughter?)

[Hephzibah]

My mother came from a small mining village in Co. Durham & from her my sister & I inherited
 'broken winded cuddy' (worn out horse) for being out of breath or too tired to do as we were told and
'It's like the moor edge'  when the door was left open

Hephzibah