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
Black country words and phrases
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Northern Lass
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Re: Black country words and phrases
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
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
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Alice
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Re: Black country words and phrases
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
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
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Alice
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Re: Black country words and phrases
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
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
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cakemorebloke
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Re: Black country words and phrases
my dad used to say theres the lad that married ann
wheres that from
wheres that from
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Re: Black country words and phrases
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!
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!
Snoopysue
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Re: Black country words and phrases
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
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