[Archived] Old Sayings

[Rover_Shaun]

There's loads of old sayings from when I was a kid that most people have heard but I've yet to hear anyone who's heard a saying my Grandma still stays

"Behave or I'll kick your rops in" - if you were being bad

or

"Obstroclas" if you were being awkward

What the hell are Rops? and has anyone else ever heard the term obstroclas?

[otto man]

Rops? Never heard of that one! Obstroclas maybe a corruption of Obstreperous? (Loud and hard to control). My English Grandad used to call me a "pace egg" and my wife's family talk about "Marlaking about" which apparently means messing around though I'd never heard the expression before.

[thenodrog]

'Rops' = guts

[ABBEY]

Is it cow'd nuff for t'ganzi ?

[Andyblue2]

One up the bum, no harm done

[ABBEY]

Is there something you need to share? 2nd time you've used that one ...tell unkle ABBEY

[Tom]

My great grandma and auntie Nellie used to often tell us they would have our guts for garters if we didn't behave

[K-Hod]

My great grandma and auntie Nellie used to often tell us they would have our guts for garters if we didn't behave

My Grandma said the exact same, I had no idea of what it meant, just that it was probably bad news!

[ultrablue]

Our Nanna used to tell us we "shaped like Tommy Duck" if we did something cack-handedly.

Not even google knows where she got that from!

[Rover_Shaun]

The threat of "being taken to Wilkinson House" used to stop my wrong doings in it's tracks

[Al]

Rops? Never heard of that one! Obstroclas maybe a corruption of Obstreperous? (Loud and hard to control). My English Grandad used to call me a "pace egg" and my wife's family talk about "Marlaking about" which apparently means messing around though I'd never heard the expression before.

Heard all of those before "Obstroclas" or Obstroculous" means being objectionable. A pace egg refers to the old custom of rolling eggs down a hill at Easter. They were called "Pace Eggs" and "marlaking" meant fooling around.

Surely everybody knows what garters are. They hold your socks or stockings up hence "Having your guts for garters".

[otto man]

Heard all of those before "Obstroclas" or Obstroculous" means being objectionable. A pace egg refers to the old custom of rolling eggs down a hill at Easter. They were called "Pace Eggs" and "marlaking" meant fooling around.

Surely everybody knows what garters are. They hold your socks or stockings up hence "Having your guts for garters".

Cheers Al!

[donnermeat]

My grandma always used to sing 'Up the wooden hill to Bedfordshire' when putting us to bed as kids.

[jim mk2]

Is it cow'd nuff for t'ganzi ?

Is it cold enough for a jumper . Not heard ganzi for a long time.

[adopted scouser]

As wick as a snig

[Jock]

Is there something you need to share? 2nd time you've used that one ...tell unkle ABBEY

It sounds like an Uncle is to blame.

[Mike E]

Heard all of those before "Obstroclas" or Obstroculous" means being objectionable. A pace egg refers to the old custom of rolling eggs down a hill at Easter. They were called "Pace Eggs" and "marlaking" meant fooling around.

Surely everybody knows what garters are. They hold your socks or stockings up hence "Having your guts for garters".

Marlaking about, related to 'malarkey'?

[Andyblue2]

Is there something you need to share? 2nd time you've used that one ...tell unkle ABBEY

I'm always telling the missus but she don't agree

[ABBEY]

Not what she told me

[Andyblue2]

Ha

[thenodrog]

As wick as a snig

My Mother used to use that one.

[Neil Weaver]

As wick as a snig

When I was a nipper used to go snigging (wading into the river and catching eels with a fork) with my grandad down the Hodder.

[Mattyblue]

Stop standing there like cheese at four pence

[Gav]

Where's our Gavin?

Grandma "He's gone to doins, you know, over there near doins.

[Jock]

Asking my Gran. ' where's my mum? '

Grans reply. ' she's run away with a black man '.

Not PC but it was the 70's.

Not a saying but i remember the oldies calling a park bench a form.