'face as long as livery street'

[Astonian]

my old mother would say when it was time for bed
up the dancers . ------ meaning the stairs to bed
have a nice day every body best wishes astonion ;;;

 

[paul stacey]

hi all
I remember my mom when talking about my sisters saying " ER loves ER pieces (sandwiches)
and, (ERs a bugger for ER chips).
regards
paul

 

[Jules65]

My dad when taking us to bed, carrying me on his shoulders, always used to say "up the wooden hills to bedfordshire, daddy was the old gee gee."

We also used "face as long as Livery Street"

Also when it was going to rain "it looks a bit black over Bill's mothers". I always used to think it was when the black clouds were gathering over Hockley which is where my Uncle Bill's mom used to live - lol

 

[keykate]

my nan used to say she would see where our trousers need mending when we were naughty ( As if we ever were ) of course the best was mind how you cross the horse road and make sure you have clean underwear on in case you get run over

 

[JohnO]

''A ferce as lyke last wiks washin'' meant a 'sour' face, rather than merely 'miserable'

 

[BernardR]

Postie you have reminded me of the time I told a colleague he was illiterate. He very nearly thumped me because he thought I meant his mother was not married. His words were "You can insult me but don't insult my Mam" (he was from Hereford). I collapsed with laughing as he had proven my point. How I got out alive I am not sure but had the gift of the gab in such situations.

 

[Old Boy]

That reminds me of the Roman Catholic lass who said to her mother "Mother I have to tell you I have become a prostitute"

Her mother fainted but when she recovered she said "Tell me it is not true"

The daughter said, "I am sorry I have become a prostitute."

The mother then said, "Thank, the Lord. I thought you said Protestant"

Old Boy

 

[Peter Walker]

Back to dear old Livery Street, I think the expression came because it was not only very l o n g and but also absolutely s t r a i g h t.
Plus the fact that you had the length of Snow Hill station and its approaches on one side. It's not been the same since the trams went in 1939, but that's another story.
Peter

 

[mossg]

Peter.
Livery Street certainly was Long and Straight.
Moss.

 

[Pelham1961]

Nah, it were lung un strite.

 

[paul stacey]

hi all
my dad always used that saying" you got a face as long as livery street" and "you look like you lost a shilling and found sixpence"
paul

 

[dottieau]

My dad always used to say there was a street missing in Birmingham' Henrietta Street' we always fell for that joke.