Richard Dye
master brummie
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mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
yes de gazunder
Time Traveller 66
master brummie
I reckon you would get a few quid for that . You know what they say where there is muck there is money pardon the hun.
Kevinharris
Brummie babby
A saying from the Black Country was "putting the pig on the wall to watch the band to by"
Time Traveller 66
master brummie
My late father used to say Charlies Dead which meant a ladies slip or underskirt was showing from the hem of her skirt . Confused me then and still does years later. Should be on Confused.com.
Richard Dye
master brummie
I thought that was “snow down south”
yes we always
yes we always said that but like you i still have no idea why it meant a slip was showing...i mean...who is charlie
lyn
i googled the origin of the saying charlies dead..here is what came up...sounds reasonable to me
Charlie's Dead
Posted by Smokey Stover on August 03, 2007
In Reply to: Charlie's Dead posted by Linda Jackson on July 25, 2007
: Charlie's Dead... was said when a ladies petticoat was showing below her dress or skirt... Where did this come from?
The following suggestion, from The Answer Bank, is the most plausible of those I have seen put forward.
"I think it was in the Daily Mirror recently; it refers apparently to King Charles II who was a bit of a ladies man. When he died, women out of respect flashed their petticoats." See:
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King Charles' best known mistress was Nell Gwynn. On his deathbed Charles is said to have told his wife, "Don't let poor Nellie starve."
SS
Charlie's Dead
Posted by Smokey Stover on August 03, 2007
In Reply to: Charlie's Dead posted by Linda Jackson on July 25, 2007
: Charlie's Dead... was said when a ladies petticoat was showing below her dress or skirt... Where did this come from?
The following suggestion, from The Answer Bank, is the most plausible of those I have seen put forward.
"I think it was in the Daily Mirror recently; it refers apparently to King Charles II who was a bit of a ladies man. When he died, women out of respect flashed their petticoats." See:
[Dead link removed - ed]
King Charles' best known mistress was Nell Gwynn. On his deathbed Charles is said to have told his wife, "Don't let poor Nellie starve."
SS
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
Barking Up The Wrong Tree
Meaning: Be pursuing a mistaken or misguided line of thought or course of action.Origin: This phrase refers to hunting dogs who chase their prey up a tree. Once it climbed the tree the dogs bark at them, yet sometimes the dogs would continue barking even if the prey was no longer there
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
Crocodile Tears
Meaning: Tears or expressions of sorrow that are insincere.Origin: Written in the 14th century, a book called “The Travels of Sir John Mandeville” recounts a knight’s adventures through Asia. In the book it says that crocodiles shed tears while eating prey they captured. Even though it is factually inaccurate, the phrase ‘crocodile tears’ found its way into Shakespeare’s work and became an idiom in the 16th century, symbolizing insincere grief.
Time Traveller 66
master brummie
Time Traveller 66
master brummie
In the wrong house.