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Not heard Jessie Wallace's version before.
Not heard Jessie Wallace's version before.
Thanks Baz, I always assumed Tip'n was short for Tipton like they say Bed'th here.I remember a small bottle of whiskey, bought from the outdoor, being called a quarten.
As for your mention of" tip 'n run", wasn' t that another name for a game of "Tag" ?
I used to say "I thought I had", and grandad would reply, "yow know what thought did dow ya? EE thought ee ad an ee adn't!"my mom would say if you don't stop it. you will go were Herbert went. i never did find out who herbert was
mom used to say that... but he only partedThanks Baz, I always assumed Tip'n was short for Tipton like they say Bed'th here.
I used to say "I thought I had", and grandad would reply, "yow know what thought did dow ya? EE thought ee ad an ee adn't!"
I never heard that one. I remember widows and orphans. ....and my mate being sent for a long weight (wait) . And they told him ingots were ignots. I got sent for a bag of sky hooks but fortunately my grandad had me with that since I was little. Sorry for going off a bit. I do you know.Mind your ps and qs is actually from the printing trade, an instruction to the compositors, lower case ps and qs mixed up in the box of lead letter fonts
I didn't know that, very interesting. I do recall that you could also order your beer by the gill as well.From the latest Black Country Magazine...
In English pubs, ale was ordered in pints and quarts, so in old England, when a customers got unruly, the bartender would yell, “mind your pints and quarts and settle down.” It’s where we get the phrase, “mind your P’s and Q’s.”
I only know what I was told. Nan said you could peel the top off a little then reseal it.Galopin - a rascal or urchin.
I cannot believe it was a pasteurised type foil top on beer bottles but more likely a 'sterilized' bottle type. Bottles are still capped that way.
Some have this other type of seal:
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My Dad would send me to to our local outdoor with a couple of bottles, & when they were filled, a paper strip would be placed across the stopper as a tamper proof seal. I used many of those tamper proof paper seals to decorate my bike!
I recall a song, "I want to wet me Whistle"Also from the latest Black Country Magazine, “Wet your whistle.”
"Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used to whistle to get some service and "wet your whistle" is inspired by this practice."
I heard this from a relative who was from Worcester and Malvern. A whistling Woman and a crowing hen. and then what you said. The same person's gran used to say her hair was as straight as a yard of pump water.My father always said 'A whistling woman and a cackling hen are neither use to God or men'. Wouldn't dare say it now would he!
A lad at school saw me out with Nan, I used to pull her shopping trolley much to my embarrassment only when schoolmates saw me. This lad called me by my surname and Nan retorted tell him "mar names got an ondle (handle) to it.if someone whisted me i would say have you lost your dog?
meaning and origin of the phrase 'to wet one's whistle'