tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post8255117845733571860..comments2024-03-28T08:24:15.436-07:00Comments on Codlinsandcream2: Old sayingsBovey Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-14734520388299057132016-04-30T11:39:15.240-07:002016-04-30T11:39:15.240-07:00Hi Mundi. I know a storm in a teacup, and that la...Hi Mundi. I know a storm in a teacup, and that last one, but not heard the first one.<br /><br />Today I said, "Oh my giddy aunt" which is an expression oft used in my childhood. Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-83258397524844280922016-04-29T06:37:37.200-07:002016-04-29T06:37:37.200-07:00Add to your list , Up to see Lily White on Pillow ...Add to your list , Up to see Lily White on Pillow Street; a tempest in a teapot; my stomach is telling my brain that my throat has been cut.Mundihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07048955416282561932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-12278931413309043252016-04-28T07:16:30.668-07:002016-04-28T07:16:30.668-07:00thelma - I will be up front (!) and say I did look...thelma - I will be up front (!) and say I did look at a list of them - lots of modern one or two word expressions, but I wanted to jog my memory. Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-65463151969939012302016-04-28T02:38:52.217-07:002016-04-28T02:38:52.217-07:00I remember 'going round the Wrekin' it mus...I remember 'going round the Wrekin' it must be to do with a 'Black Country' upbringing. Think your intelligence is 100% could not remember all those sayings yet am familar with them... thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-69810583169539976942016-04-28T02:38:40.322-07:002016-04-28T02:38:40.322-07:00I remember 'going round the Wrekin' it mus...I remember 'going round the Wrekin' it must be to do with a 'Black Country' upbringing. Think your intelligence is 100% could not remember all those sayings yet am familar with them... thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-57787794433101451372016-04-27T14:17:33.530-07:002016-04-27T14:17:33.530-07:00Hah! My excuse to be allowed to go riding on a we...Hah! My excuse to be allowed to go riding on a weekend was that there WAS enough blue to make a Dutchman's trousers!!! Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-35337126742492853582016-04-26T11:53:17.470-07:002016-04-26T11:53:17.470-07:00Have heard most of those above. How about 'It&...Have heard most of those above. How about 'It's the early worm that catches the bird' or 'For two pins I'd knock his block off' or 'There's not enough blue in the sky to make a Dutchman's trousers' meaning it's a dull day and 'Have you got cloth ears?'A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-91358110900650496412016-04-26T10:07:13.750-07:002016-04-26T10:07:13.750-07:00Not heard of going round the Wrekin, but we still ...Not heard of going round the Wrekin, but we still use "taking the scenic route home" which I suppose is similar. I think there are still quite a few bugs doing the rounds.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-22752679406750452912016-04-26T10:04:22.727-07:002016-04-26T10:04:22.727-07:00We didn't use that one DW, but I know of it. ...We didn't use that one DW, but I know of it. On the mend now, I am glad to say.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-77766583703194117732016-04-26T10:03:50.361-07:002016-04-26T10:03:50.361-07:00Yes to the ill wind. That just reminded me about ...Yes to the ill wind. That just reminded me about one of my late ma-in-law's - as one door opens, another slams shut in your face!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-3041617223903788492016-04-26T10:03:06.792-07:002016-04-26T10:03:06.792-07:00Not heard the early bird one in full! Slobberchop...Not heard the early bird one in full! Slobberchops - I'd forgotten that expression. Still use born in a barn!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-87166499068517624192016-04-26T10:02:34.052-07:002016-04-26T10:02:34.052-07:00Yes, you look like you've been dragged through...Yes, you look like you've been dragged through a hedge backwards was well used in our house! I've heard the 2nd but not the 3rd.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-10962176918484338892016-04-26T04:28:04.876-07:002016-04-26T04:28:04.876-07:00A wonderful post - remember many of those!
A few f...A wonderful post - remember many of those!<br />A few from here - "Going round the Wrekin" (i.e. a long way round!) and "It is looking dark over Bill's mothers" i.e. it looks like rain!<br /><br />Sorry to hear about the cold (OH and son have one too) - hope you feel better soon.Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-61330876923618793872016-04-26T01:11:22.624-07:002016-04-26T01:11:22.624-07:00The Lincolnshire/Yorkshire saying for a dark sky, ...The Lincolnshire/Yorkshire saying for a dark sky, threatening rain, was used in our house and we still use it today;<br />"It`s black over Bill`s Mother`s"......<br /><br />Sorry you have another cold. So does my OH. It`s been a bad winter for bugs.Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-63163523814306098882016-04-25T15:13:16.654-07:002016-04-25T15:13:16.654-07:00What I heard was "It's an ill wind that b...What I heard was "It's an ill wind that blows no good." Slightly different meaning, even a bad thing will bring somebody something beneficial.harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17429442912701353172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-23790937173169186682016-04-25T12:22:00.094-07:002016-04-25T12:22:00.094-07:00The early bird catches the worm, but the second mo...The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. You are a slobberchops if you have food around your mouth. Were you born in a barn, if you leave a door open. Beverleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13890150929382264192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-18740940353809025302016-04-25T11:49:27.680-07:002016-04-25T11:49:27.680-07:00'You look like you have been dragged through a...'You look like you have been dragged through a hedge backwards', 'if the wind changes your face will stay like that' and a favorite 'no one will stop a galloping horse to help you' Plus most the your's above. <br /> Poppypatchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749159567150084975noreply@blogger.com