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Post by dorsetmike on Jun 26, 2023 11:24:21 GMT
The recent mention of "up the wooden hill" for "going upstairs" reminded me of other examples, one that sticks in my mind is "made me eyeballs sweat" instead of "brought tears to me eyes". I'm sure the membership can provide others.
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Post by peterob on Jun 26, 2023 11:59:00 GMT
The one that goes with "up the wooden hill" is "put [the] wood in the hole" meaning to close the door [to stop a draught] - both used by my paternal grandmother mainly. I have used the latter with the children because it is apt. The former, despite the fact it is very familiar, I don't remember using so much - perhaps when the children were small.
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Post by kate on Jun 26, 2023 12:41:04 GMT
Get the matchsticks - for someone with really tired eyes (or hangover).
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Post by dreampolice on Jun 26, 2023 13:53:34 GMT
"Put wood in 'ole" was a very popular one in my house as a kid. I assumed it was a Yorkshire thing. My dad always used to say (also as do I) in response to me or my siblings saying "I thought......" was "You know what thought did? Followed a dustcart, thought it was a wedding"
I have never heard it used by anyone else.
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Post by gray1720 on Jun 26, 2023 16:21:01 GMT
"Put wood in 'ole" was a very popular one in my house as a kid. I assumed it was a Yorkshire thing. My dad always used to say (also as do I) in response to me or my siblings saying "I thought......" was "You know what thought did? Followed a dustcart, thought it was a wedding" I have never heard it used by anyone else. My dad used that one too! |
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Post by dreampolice on Jun 26, 2023 17:05:26 GMT
"Put wood in 'ole" was a very popular one in my house as a kid. I assumed it was a Yorkshire thing. My dad always used to say (also as do I) in response to me or my siblings saying "I thought......" was "You know what thought did? Followed a dustcart, thought it was a wedding" I have never heard it used by anyone else. My dad used that one too! Yorkshireman? |
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Post by MJB on Jun 26, 2023 17:18:57 GMT
We had "born in a barn?" instead of "put the wood in the 'ole.". My favourite as a child was my grandfather announcing he was "going to turn the bike around" when he was going to the toilet. Apparently it stems from when you had outdoor privvies and people used to lean their bicycles against them in the back yard.
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Post by Kath on Jun 26, 2023 18:36:52 GMT
Apparently my in-laws were at it like rabbits and if the mood struck they'd announce to the children that they were going upstairs 'to talk about Christmas'. Always made me laugh when my mother would quite innocently announce that she needed to talk about Christmas on the phone.
I'm from Yorkshire but I don't recall the wood in the hole comment ever being used. My mother used to ask if we'd been born in a corridor every now and then though.
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Post by gray1720 on Jun 26, 2023 18:57:21 GMT
My dad used that one too! Yorkshireman? Nope, Essex. |
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Post by Ivor E Tower on Jun 26, 2023 19:02:04 GMT
"Having a bun in the oven" is about all that springs to mind at the moment
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Post by Kath on Jun 26, 2023 19:08:58 GMT
"Having a bun in the oven" is about all that springs to mind at the moment Yes, why is it that as soon as someone asks a question like this, my mind goes completely blank! |
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Post by peterba on Jun 26, 2023 20:46:03 GMT
We had "born in a barn?" instead of "put the wood in the 'ole.". My favourite as a child was my grandfather announcing he was "going to turn the bike around" when he was going to the toilet. Apparently it stems from when you had outdoor privvies and people used to lean their bicycles against them in the back yard.
Yep - we had both of those ("born in a barn", and "put the wood in the hole").
Another of ours was "going to water the horses"..... meaning: going for a pee.
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Post by spinno on Jun 26, 2023 21:21:21 GMT
Syphon the python
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Post by Chester PB on Jun 26, 2023 21:35:36 GMT
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.
Your vote counts.
Passed on.
Convenient for the motorway (estate agent euphemism).
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Post by Kath on Jun 26, 2023 21:44:30 GMT
We had "born in a barn?" instead of "put the wood in the 'ole.". My favourite as a child was my grandfather announcing he was "going to turn the bike around" when he was going to the toilet. Apparently it stems from when you had outdoor privvies and people used to lean their bicycles against them in the back yard.
Yep - we had both of those ("born in a barn", and "put the wood in the hole").
Another of ours was "going to water the horses"..... meaning: going for a pee.
You have reminded me that my son sometimes comes out with 'going to see a man about a horse'. I'm convinced it should be a dog but he insists it's a horse! |
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