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Re: Black country words and phrases

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:45 pm
by Northern Lass
We could do with putting these on the BCC tree too
we could use one of the stories sections

so if any admin wants to start that off and I can have a look and once it is set up
we can all add to it
contact me anyone fancy setting it up
:grin:

Re: Black country words and phrases

PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 6:17 pm
by Alice
two more,
e day gerrup til it was time ter goo ter bed, thought hit me today as my teenager stumbled out of bed starry eyed at 12 midday. and er day come wum til cat squalin.
Alice :P

Re: Black country words and phrases

PostPosted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:02 pm
by Alice
me again,
how about bibble yed or noggin yed (both have been aimed at me more than once when I am being particularly dim) and e cor arf talk he's like a ruddy bibble in a can.
Alice :P

Re: Black country words and phrases

PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 6:02 pm
by cakemorebloke
my dad used to say theres the lad that married ann
wheres that from

Re: Black country words and phrases

PostPosted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:35 pm
by snoopysue
I know of two my Dad says sometimes:

Who tied our dog up loose? (I get that one I think...)

And something to do with putting the pig on the wall to watch the band go by. (don't get that one!)

Sorry can't write BC!

Re: Black country words and phrases

PostPosted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 12:31 pm
by Maths girl
snoopysue wrote:I know of two my Dad says sometimes:

Who tied our dog up loose? (I get that one I think...)

And something to do with putting the pig on the wall to watch the band go by. (don't get that one!)

Sorry can't write BC!


I thought I had seen something about a pig on the wall -- so googled it and got

http://www.yampy.co.uk/gornal/news/hist ... gend02.htm