[Archived] Old Sayings

[Andyblue2]

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.

Yep

[thenodrog]

Not sayings but local diallect peculiarities.

Peculiar I believe to Rishton and Ossie the term 'oo'. As in 'Ooz gone on holiday with Oo and Oo doesn't know owt about it. I durnt know what oo'll say abaht it when oo gets home' .

Shad.... agate. 'I were agate avin t'child int front room and he were agate gerrin pissedup int pub' .

[Mattyblue]

Agate is a Blackburn classic.

What I find interesting about Lanky dialect/accent is the difference just down t'road.

I.e. Blackburners say dowwwn towwwn, Accy/Ossy folk say it like a Boltoner.

[Jock]

Not sayings but local diallect peculiarities.

Peculiar I believe to Rishton and Ossie the term 'oo'. As in 'Ooz gone on holiday with Oo and Oo doesn't know owt about it. I durnt know what oo'll say abaht it when oo gets home' .

Shad.... agate. 'I were agate avin t'child int front room and he were agate gerrin pissedup int pub' .

Lads from rural towns or farming areas, such as myself are known as Yonners. Because everything of interest is ' Over Yonder '.

[Gav]

You dirty Arab (Not very PC these days)

[donnermeat]

You dirty Arab (Not very PC these days)

My dad used to call me a dirty little street arab sometimes.

[Jock]

Packed lunch was called ' baggin '

[Mattyblue]

You've fallen off Co-Op and landed int divvy

[Gav]

It a swizz (a con)

[Stuart]

Travel:

Where are you going? Argate.

Where are you really going? There and back t'see 'ow far it is.

Well I'll go t'foot of are stairs!