Good old sayings

[Redchic12]

Was just reading an article about old Scouse (Liverpool) sayings and laughed my head off cos my dad used to use them and some of them are still used today.

Here’s a few;

She’s got a mouth like the Mersey tunnel. (Big mouth and loud)
They’de take the eyes outa yer head if ya weren’t lookin. (People who steal)
Where are yer going dad. In me knees son.
If yer fall an break your leg, don’t come runnin to me.
You’re as much use to me as an ashtray on a motor bike.
Last time I saw a mouth like that it had a hook on it. (Big lips and mouth)

So has anybody got any good old saying from their part of the world.

AngelB. You should have some gooduns from Yorkshire.

[AngelBlue]

Haha Red. Should be a good thread.
I'll have a think...!
I'll expand on one of yours
"They'd take your eyes if you weren't looking and even THEN they'd come back and steal your sockets " LOL.

[AngelBlue]

"Gis sum chuddy" = can I please have some chewing gum .
"Ay up " = Hello
"Put'wood in ole " = please close the door
"Is tha laking " = are you playing out .
As useless as a chocolate fireguard.

Oh goodness , there's loads .

[Redchic12]

Here’s one from you lot.

There’s brass in muck lad.

[AngelBlue]

Originally Posted by Redchic12

Here’s one from you lot.

There’s brass in muck lad.

Haha...."where there's muck there's money....
Ere. I'm gonna post the lyrics of the ( unofficial ) Yorkshire anthem !

[AngelBlue]

So the unofficial Yorkshire anthem entitled
"On Ilkley moor by tat "....
The chorus is as follows ...
"on Ilkley moor by tat , on likely moor by tat ...On il hill kly moor by tat......

So here goes...

Wheear 'as tha bin sin ah saw thee?
(Chorus)
Tha's bin a courting Mary Jane
( Chorus)
Tha's ba'hmn t'catch thi death o cowd
( Chorus)
Then we shall av t bury thee
( Chorus)
Then t' worms'll cum an eat thee up
( Chorus )
Then ducks'll cum n eat up worms
( Chorus )
Then we shall go n eat up ducks
(Chorus)
Then we shall all av eaten thee
( Chorus)
That's wheer we get us oa hm back ?
( Chorus )....

LOL...
Such a delightful little ditty !

[Redchic12]

Yeah I know that one!!!

I was with a bunch of Yorkshire guys/girls when I lived in Africa and when they had a few they used to sing that at the top of their voices and we would sing “In my Liverpool Home”. Good memories lol

[sky]

She looks like mutton dressed as lamb.
She's all fur coat and no knickers.
Who knitted your face and dropped a stitch.

[Podshell]

There's an odd one that you may understand if you google some of the dresses worn by some female performers is 'She looks like a floating kidney' one I misheard as a kid was when we were ordered to tidy our room because it looked like a bomsy tip,rather than 'It looks like a bombs hit it' -a few others when we mithered with certain questions 'to see a man about a dog' 'up my **** on the second shelf' or when asking whats for tea '$*** with sugar on' (only repeating historical fact!) 'coming the Oliver' I think may have come from some of Oliver Hardy's way of dealing with situations-will have to google that though!

[Redchic12]

Thanks Sky. I remember them as well. Lol

ThanksPod. Funny!

I wonder if they have sayings like this in America and Europe or it’s just British thing.