bridge too far Posted 7 January, 2010 Share Posted 7 January, 2010 Did anyone else grow up hearing 'Pigs eyelashes and glue' when they asked what was for dinner? Or, when asking what colour something was, being told 'Sky blue pink with a finny anny border'? Or did I just have a weird upbringing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poshie72 Posted 7 January, 2010 Share Posted 7 January, 2010 I used to get told 'Bread and strtch it' when I asked about dinner?? and colour was always 'Sky blue pink with yellow polka dots'??????? so no you didnt have a weird upbringing.. unless its just us girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillyanne Posted 7 January, 2010 Share Posted 7 January, 2010 My nan would always say 'bread and pull it' if I asked what was for dinner. If asking her where something was it was always 'up in nanny's room behind the clock'. I think we have had this conversation before BTF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 7 January, 2010 Share Posted 7 January, 2010 Did anyone else grow up hearing 'Pigs eyelashes and glue' when they asked what was for dinner? in many Northern towns that would not be an expression but an actual answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 7 January, 2010 Author Share Posted 7 January, 2010 in many Northern towns that would not be an expression but an actual answer LOL well my family did originate in Liverpool Oh and they used to say 'well I go to sea in a rowing boat' if they were surprised about something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint boggy Posted 7 January, 2010 Share Posted 7 January, 2010 when growing up , if i asked what's for tea i got "bread niffits" as a reply :confused: lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettuce Posted 7 January, 2010 Share Posted 7 January, 2010 "It's sawdust and hay for tea today" P.S. I did grow up oop north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 7 January, 2010 Share Posted 7 January, 2010 "It's sawdust and hay for tea today" P.S. I did grow up oop north. Saw dust and hay - you were lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 7 January, 2010 Share Posted 7 January, 2010 Sky blue pink I remember well, though without the embellishments. When we asked what was for tea, my mum used to say we'd have bread and point. That meant you'd get a slice of bread, and you could point at whatever you wanted to put on it - but you couldn't actually have any. In Newcastle I've heard the expression "Well I'll show me arse in Woolies!" as an expression of (normally fake) amazement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mao Cap Posted 7 January, 2010 Share Posted 7 January, 2010 When I failed to see something that was in plain view, my Mum used to point it out and say "What's that then, Scotch mist?" which I always found confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 7 January, 2010 Share Posted 7 January, 2010 when growing up , if i asked what's for tea i got "bread niffits" as a reply :confused: lol My missus uses "Iffits". If it's there, you can have it If it's not, you can't! So I presume if it's the same derivative, the n should be 'n' as in and? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_in_munich Posted 7 January, 2010 Share Posted 7 January, 2010 sh!t with sugar on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted 7 January, 2010 Share Posted 7 January, 2010 "How much is that Dad?" "2 and 6 and a horse**** sandwich, son" Very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crouchie Crouchie Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 **** with sugar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 My nan would always say 'bread and pull it' if I asked what was for dinner. If asking her where something was it was always 'up in nanny's room behind the clock'. I think we have had this conversation before BTF. Bread and pull it or air pie and windy pud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 9 January, 2010 Share Posted 9 January, 2010 Saw dust and hay - you were lucky. we used to live in 't shoebox in't middle 't road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 10 January, 2010 Share Posted 10 January, 2010 Bread and pull it or air pie and windy pud. 'Hair Pie' I have heard of ESB, not I hasten to add, on offer from my Nan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 10 January, 2010 Share Posted 10 January, 2010 one i used last night, 'Going to see a man about a dog' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 10 January, 2010 Share Posted 10 January, 2010 'Hair Pie' I have heard of ESB, not I hasten to add, on offer from my Nan. It's not the cold that's making me shudder this morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poshie72 Posted 10 January, 2010 Share Posted 10 January, 2010 If i asked for something at the shops, the reply I would get was 'How am I supposed to pay fot it, shirt buttons' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 10 January, 2010 Share Posted 10 January, 2010 I din't grow up in ampsher and loved visiting Nanny Eastleigh (couldn't pronounce 'Drabik') and being called a 'nipper'. My favourite bar none thing that people darn ere say is: "Wah!" Some of yous don't even know that you do it. It's quite endearing you carrot crunching oiks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 10 January, 2010 Share Posted 10 January, 2010 I din't grow up in ampsher and loved visiting Nanny Eastleigh (couldn't pronounce 'Drabik') and being called a 'nipper'. My favourite bar none thing that people darn ere say is: "Wah!" Some of yous don't even know that you do it. It's quite endearing you carrot crunching oiks. I always felt it was a shortening of the exclamation Oooh aaah! But, yes, it is used a lot by 'proper Eastleigh' people and not the JCLs of the last 20 years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 10 January, 2010 Share Posted 10 January, 2010 'Hair Pie' I have heard of ESB, not I hasten to add, on offer from my Nan. "Hair Pie" is an instrumental track on Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band's classic LP "Trout Mask Replica". Just thought I'd mention that - I like to be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 10 January, 2010 Share Posted 10 January, 2010 "Hair Pie" is an instrumental track on Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band's classic LP "Trout Mask Replica". Just thought I'd mention that - I like to be helpful. A phrase that I have only ever heard in Eastleigh is to 'spear the bearded clown'. I have not a clue what it means though, but sounds quite cruel, worse than spearing dolphins imho and no I am not being funny, clowns are defencless people just trying to earn a crust(y). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 10 January, 2010 Share Posted 10 January, 2010 A phrase that I have only ever heard in Eastleigh is to 'spear the bearded clown'. I have not a clue what it means though, but sounds quite cruel, worse than spearing dolphins imho and no I am not being funny, clowns are defencless people just trying to earn a crust(y). I fear you may have misheard. It was more likely 'spear the bearded clam' (fnarr fnarr), and came from the aussie Barry McKenzie craze that swept through on the back of the introduction of Fosters Lager in the 70s. That was the phrase in Winchester anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 10 January, 2010 Share Posted 10 January, 2010 I fear you may have misheard. It was more likely 'spear the bearded clam' (fnarr fnarr), and came from the aussie Barry McKenzie craze that swept through on the back of the introduction of Fosters Lager in the 70s. That was the phrase in Winchester anyway. THat is why I said I only ever heard it in EASTLEIGH. Can you no read?! :smt116 Only joshing mush. xx's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 10 January, 2010 Share Posted 10 January, 2010 THat is why I said I only ever heard it in EASTLEIGH. Can you no read?! :smt116 Only joshing mush. xx's But I went to Eastleigh Tech so the phrase was definitely used on your patch, but maybe out of your earshot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 10 January, 2010 Share Posted 10 January, 2010 But I went to Eastleigh Tech so the phrase was definitely used on your patch, but maybe out of your earshot. Either way, what does it mean? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 10 January, 2010 Share Posted 10 January, 2010 To make love to a lady of the opposite sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 10 January, 2010 Share Posted 10 January, 2010 I fear you may have misheard. It was more likely 'spear the bearded clam' (fnarr fnarr), and came from the aussie Barry McKenzie craze that swept through on the back of the introduction of Fosters Lager in the 70s. That was the phrase in Winchester anyway. I remember that - Barry McKenzie had a fabulous array of terms for various - ahem - bodily functions. He originally appeared as a cartoon strip in Private Eye, written by Barry Humphries and drawn (I think) by Nicholas Garland. Incredibly funny stuff and yes, Barry's favourite tipple was Foster's, which he would drink until he chundered/laughed at the ground/parked a tiger/went the big spit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 10 January, 2010 Share Posted 10 January, 2010 I remember that - Barry McKenzie had a fabulous array of terms for various - ahem - bodily functions. He originally appeared as a cartoon strip in Private Eye, written by Barry Humphries and drawn (I think) by Nicholas Garland. Incredibly funny stuff and yes, Barry's favourite tipple was Foster's, which he would drink until he chundered/laughed at the ground/parked a tiger/went the big spit... ..Vegemite sandwiches etc.. There was even a movie, I seem to remember 'The Adventures of Barry McKenzie', filmed in Earl's Court, the Aussie enclave in London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 10 January, 2010 Share Posted 10 January, 2010 ..Vegemite sandwiches etc.. There was even a movie, I seem to remember 'The Adventures of Barry McKenzie', filmed in Earl's Court, the Aussie enclave in London. There was indeed, though I never saw it. I'll have to see if my parents still have the two Barry McKenzie books they used to have - collections of the Private Eye cartoons. From recollection, most of Barry's efforts were expended in trying to get a 'Sheila' to 'come across' - something in which, needless to say, he was invariably unsuccessful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 10 January, 2010 Share Posted 10 January, 2010 To make love to a lady of the opposite sex. Wah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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