Sayings from childhood

[rsm]

Long Eaton born so know all those phrases.

[Pathca]

Of course, I got it but not that connection till now. I hear you are missed elsewhere.

[mention]Sparkle[/mention]
You don’t know what you got til its gone

[Sparkle]

Of course, I got it but not that connection till now. I hear you are missed elsewhere.

Really - oh dear

[Sparkle]

Of course, I got it but not that connection till now. I hear you are missed elsewhere.

@Sparkle
You don’t know what you got til its gone

Or you don't know what you're missing till it arrives

[Loup-garou]

@ Doug I lived in Hampshire for many years and my recollection of it was:- Be I 'Ampshire, be I buggerie, I cum down frum Wareham. My little gal wears calico knickers and I knows 'ow to tear 'um! Clearly not PC.

@ Hotrodder The response to "How's yer belly for spots" that I know was "Same as yer bum for blisters".

Being born and raised in the North East with a Yorkshire 'tother side 'ut family the sayings were myriad in our house:-

He's daft as a brush - never understood that one,
Not as daft as he's cabbage looking, and
Eeeee, yer so sharp you'll cut yer self, while
Whats for tea got "Scotch Mist" back ............. all come to mind from the Yorkshire contingent.

Whereas,
If you asked a question with an obvious response "Wey ask yersell man" was the usual reply,
An unwanted topic raised provoked "Diven't taalk te me 'bout stotty cakes!",
If you had or were having a good time or something went well people said "Nowt su goodle pass" and
"Hoose the gannin, canny te middlin" were a commom greeting and response from the Tynesiders.

But my favourite was a man to man word of advise from my Dad "Remember wor Steveo, a penny lolly costs tuppence when yer with a lass!"

Makes me smile just thinking back.

[exile]

Sky-blue pink (with yellow Polka dots)

[Pathca]

One of my grandmas,if you found money or such you had forgotten about was ‘Corn in Egypt’

“You say ,you don’t know “was another I heard as a child

[L Austin France]

If someone eat something quickly my old man would say "it's like giving a donkey a strawberry".

[Wilbro]

"Likd feeding strawberries to an elephant" was my mother's favourite.

[Captain Morgan]

Lifted from a previous forum "You can't use those we're keeping them for best"