Regional wisdom and sayings

[penfold]

Thole dun deow set on a bow,

N’if sheent gorn she set theya now

 

last line means "and if she isn't gone, she's sat there now" at a guess

[Simon Rotheram]

if you cant get it in hit it with a hammer, if it brakes it didnt fit anyway!

[SJH]

Theres couple that I remember from Stoke on trent where I lived for a few years.

 

'Cos kick a bo agin a wo, and y'ed it WI' YER 'EAD AND bost it'

 

This is a old Stoke saying, Meaning Can you kick a ball against a wall head it back and burst it.

 

Also " Not backwards at coming forwards"

 

The other one I like is " He's not as green as he is cabbage looking"

[josharb87]

that stumped me for a bit alex, but surrfolk speak is commin back now

 

Thole dun deow set on a bow,

N’if sheent gorn she set theya now

 

The old brown pigeon sat on a bough

And if she isn’t gone she sits there now

 

on the drag today

[Tom D]

One lad's worth a lad, two lad's are worth half a lad.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Sympathy....is what a woman offers another woman in exchange for the full story.

 

Horsepower was a lot safer when t'horses had it.

 

There'd b a lot more happiness in't world if folk ud enjoy wot they ave instead o wantin wot they avent

[penfold]

not exactly regional but one i like: If it doesn't work after been hit with a big hammer it's probably electrical.

[Robert_S]

could sleep for a week on broken glass and eat half a chip shop.

 

couldny score in a brothel with a fiver tied to yir **** ( im sure you can work it out)

[Stephen Blair]

"Cast not a clowt till may is out."

 

do you know what the 'may' means in that saying dave:001_smile:

[Stephen Blair]

you cant get quicker than a quick fit fitter

if you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit join our club,

do the shake and vac and put the freshness back

all largonian terms:001_tongue: