I remember that one, also 'kippers and curtains'.
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Me Dads old sayings
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paul stacey
master brummie
When I laughed, after I had upset him, he would say, "You'll laugh on the other side of your face my lad" never really understood that saying!!
Richard Dye
master brummie
The opposite of a smile
"I'll ring your b****y neck" Said through gritted teeth.
Viv.
Viv.
paul stacey
master brummie
Yes Viv I certainly had that said to me!!
Thankfully totally unacceptable today, but a fact of life in past times:
"You'll get such a good 'iding"
"I'll knock you into next week"
"You won't know what's 'it yer"
"Who do you think you're talking to"
Threats were the norm in my experience. More often that not expressing his own frustration. But also mostly empty threats in an attempt to keep control.
Viv.
"You'll get such a good 'iding"
"I'll knock you into next week"
"You won't know what's 'it yer"
"Who do you think you're talking to"
Threats were the norm in my experience. More often that not expressing his own frustration. But also mostly empty threats in an attempt to keep control.
Viv.
paul stacey
master brummie
And one or two of those Viv,
Dave the cyclist
Brummie babby
One of my Dads sayings was "The place is run like Fred Karnos " and "Your burning the candle at both ends " happy memories
Radiorails
master brummie
London rhyming slang is usually - or was - abbreviated. Hence titfer, boat, apples, frog, bucket and so on.
at weekends when we was to go fishing. dad would wake me with "wakey wakey rise and shine the birds are singing" at 6 am
A popular radio show in our house!
brummy-lad
master brummie
When I was very young if I asked my dad if I could go to bed later he would say 'not tonight Josephine' I hadn't got a clue why he said it but assume now it was a reference to Napoleon and Josephine and their adulterous relationship. Can anybody shed a light on the saying?
There is no evidence that Napoleon said it, but it is attributed to him.
