Another part of the brummie saying when some one is trying to con them,
Do you think I have come on a banana boat or what in there reply do not tell lies,,,,, astonian,,,,,,,
Mum used to say that Smudger. Nan would say I fun in. For I found it. Mum would say what does a man do standing up and a lady do sitting down? Answer Shake hands! Not that many would know that these day but I always rise to the occasion. If someone burped Nan would say get yer fayte out the truff.And where have you been? There & back to see how far it was/ Honest dad i found it. Found it before it was lost more like/ I can read her like a book & i just wish i could shut her up like one!
If someone was talking rubbish my dad would say, "what a load of old codswallop"..If someone snitched on you they would be a tell tale tit. Here`s a serious question.... what does the "bone" stand for in rag & bone man?
If someone used a big word with mum, she used to say, we had one of them but the wheels fell off.
Nice one Nico, i like that :-} To give someone a lift on the crossbar of your bike was a "croggy" Saturday night round the back of the Brookvale pub was the occasional punch up & nearly everyone would stream out of the pub to watch. I can remember my dad saying, " it`ll all be over in a minute, so & so couldn`t punch his way out of a paper bag"
If someone moved pretty sharpish Nan would say" I think their axxe is on fire". Or if someone was say cleaning with gusto " 'ers a gooin at it like a pig at a' tater".
Sounds like your nan has got some Lincoln blood in her veins " 'ers a gooin at it like a pig at a' tater." A variation on your axxe theme, when sitting on the wall of the Brookvale pub & a certain kind of woman walked past, my uncle (who himself was as ugly as sin) would say " She`s as rough as a badgers axxe" i never understood it but it sounded funny. Also, when dad asked mom how much did that cost, she replied "money & fair words" In other words mind your own business!
Hi Brenda - I can remember as a child being threatened with a 'good tanning' and because of it I had a 'face like fourpence'.A saying came to me a few days ago that my mother used to use ,if a child was acting up etc.."he needs a good tanning" was that a brummie saying?...Brenda