Regional wisdom and sayings

[Dean Lofthouse]

A Few Yorkshire ones:

 

"If at first you don't succeed, ask yourself why."

 

"A chaps never too small, apart from when he's trying to look big"

 

"A new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom best knows the corners"

 

"Give a difficult task to a lazy man an he'll find you an easier way of doin it"

[tommer9]

Take that for drinking dickie's milk!

[skyhuck]

Take that for drinking dickie's milk!

 

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:confused1:

[skyhuck]

"If thy does owt for nowt do it foe thy sen or thy mother".

 

"Thy can olas tell a yorkshire man!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but thy can't tell him much!"

Edited July 25, 2009 by skyhuck

[tommer9]

THats what i said.

 

Its like saying take that you 'so-and-so'.

[skyhuck]

"Cast not a clowt till may is out."

[alex_m]

If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

not exactly regional.

 

see if anyone can translate this old suffolk rhyme....

 

Thole dun deow set on a bow,

N’if sheent gorn she set theya now

[Dean Lofthouse]

Thole dun deow set on a bow,

N’if sheent gorn she set theya now

 

Not got the foggiest ?

[atree]

"No such thing as cant"

[nepia]

If you want something doing ask a busy person.