Re: Old Sayings







"bobharvey" <robertharvey@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 7 Apr, 01:01, "Mike the Brewer" <mike.t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

but can anyone help with the following: "I'll go to hell on a floor
cloth"

Lincolnshire wit has much in common with Yorkshire and Derbyshire, I
find. A deep individualism, and a life less hectic allowed for
considerable invention. I myself have said things like "It's as dark
as inside a black swan" or "Lost? We might as well be in Wainfleet"
without knowing where they came from - which didn't stop them becoming
family favourites. My old Dad used "It's cold enough for a fur-lined
walking stick" or "He's as much help as a top hat with pockets in" on
more than one occasion.

A friend tells me of the origin of "Do you come from Bardney?", said
whenever someone fails to close a door. It was a lengthy tale about
the monks of Bardney, who barred the door early for fear of the
lawless inhabitants. A visiting Bishop was slain on the doorstep,
unable to get to safety. In remorse they vowed never to lock the door
again.

The isolation led to odd behaviour, like clockpelting, in small
communities.


Another that I came across on a regular basis whilst working in the Bardney
area was " That pissed on yer fearther's teyats meyat" roughly translated
into english actually states "that pissed on your fathers potatoes friend"
........and meaning pretty much the same as "that rained on your parade" or
"that didn't go too well for you"

The people in the fens ares also seem prone to stating the obvious i.e
whilst removing a wheel from a coach I would often be asked ..."Now
meyat...are you taking a wheel off ? and thousands of other occasions when I
also seemed to be getting asked the obvious on meeting or being approached
by the locals.
This, I eventually put down as some sort of initial greeting although I have
never encountered it anywhere else.


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