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Sweetie pie

Chatterbox

Dorset

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05-01-2018, 11:20 PM

Re: Weird expressions

Originally Posted by ruthio ->

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Is that braille?

ruthio

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Southern UK

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05-01-2018, 11:24 PM

Re: Weird expressions

Originally Posted by Sweetie pie ->

Is that braille?

Yes, it's braille for duplication

I thought summer had nicked my stairs, but she went to the foot of hers whereas I'd gone to the bottom of mine!

Sweetie pie

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Dorset

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05-01-2018, 11:31 PM

Re: Weird expressions

Originally Posted by ruthio ->

yes, it's braille for duplication :-d:-d

i thought summer had nicked my stairs, but she went to the foot of hers whereas i'd gone to the bottom of mine! :-d

:-d:-d:-d

Omah

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Ludlow

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06-01-2018, 12:18 AM

Re: Weird expressions

This ain't gettin' the babby a frock and pinny .....

Muddy

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06-01-2018, 07:08 AM

Re: Weird expressions

Some Lancashire ones

Sling thee hook
Meaning leave get out

Dost want owt else?
Do you want anything else

Up the wooden hill
We were always told when it was time for bed

summer

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yorkshire

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06-01-2018, 09:18 AM

Re: Weird expressions

Originally Posted by summer ->

Excuse me Uncle Joe but don't be hijacking our Yorkshire phrases Put wood in't hole is ours

Oops edited to say just saw it's already been said

Another one, Go to the foot of our stairs

or sweet Fanny Adams

I decided to look up the origin of Sweet Fanny Adams. I wish I hadn't now as it refers to the diabolical murder of a young girl in the 1800s. The black humour of sailors refered to tins of mutton as Sweet Fanny Adams meaning no meat at all. The phrase now means nothing at all. Poor little Fanny