Pensioners forum LetsChat

Main boards => The Chat Room => Topic started by: crabbyob on March 17, 2022, 10:09:20 AM

Title: old-er sayings
Post by: crabbyob on March 17, 2022, 10:09:20 AM
I just read a post on FB where the poster was ponting out that too many folk if they dont get their own way 'Take the Huff'.... lol... the old fashioned way of doing a flounce....
can you remember any other 'old' sayings that we never hear today?
Title: Re: old-er sayings
Post by: crabbyob on March 17, 2022, 10:11:21 AM
here in Yorshire they have a weird saying.... 'Get the monk on'.... as in getting the monkey on yer back...
i will stop digging that one...lol
Title: Re: old-er sayings
Post by: Michael Rolls on March 17, 2022, 10:13:46 AM
you're welcome? Thank you? Please? Me being cynical. We had a thread on this sort of thing a good few months ago, and I can't remember who was involved, but a saying I hadn't heard in decades - but some had fairly recently 'Well! I'll go to the foot of our stairs!'
Mike
Title: Re: old-er sayings
Post by: Raven on March 17, 2022, 10:42:09 AM
I Want Doesn't Get........Was a favourite of our mothers when we were small. :nooo:
Title: Re: old-er sayings
Post by: -Oy- on March 17, 2022, 11:41:46 AM
Quote from: crabbyob on March 17, 2022, 10:11:21 AM
here in Yorshire they have a weird saying.... 'Get the monk on'.... as in getting the monkey on yer back...
i will stop digging that one...lol
Yes we have that on here too. As in "Yon mon's geet monk on."  :smiley:
Title: Re: old-er sayings
Post by: Scrumpy on March 17, 2022, 01:52:59 PM



'Don't p*ss up my leg and tell me it's raining.'
Title: Re: old-er sayings
Post by: Alex on March 17, 2022, 02:17:13 PM
Give him 'down the banks'  we don't hear that much nowadays.
Title: Re: old-er sayings
Post by: zoony on March 17, 2022, 02:50:25 PM
'There's more under my hat than nits'..


'The likes of 'im are worth nowt.. and shit's tuppence..'
Title: Re: old-er sayings
Post by: zoony on March 17, 2022, 06:41:26 PM
Quote from: Alex on March 17, 2022, 02:17:13 PM
Give him 'down the banks'  we don't hear that much nowadays.


Don't think I ever heard that one Alex..
Title: Re: old-er sayings
Post by: Dayjo on March 17, 2022, 08:57:57 PM
Tha not fit ter lend art. (out)

Tha wants thi (h)air commin. (combing)