cjcj121

a few yorskshire sayings or at least from round here anyway .

aye up = hello
areet = hello
si thi = goodbye

lol my brain has just packed in but this saying sums up yorkshire.

If tha cant get owt for nowt do it for tha sen .

Key .

tha = you
owt = anything
nowt = nothing
tha sen = yourself

rjwood_uk

...yea. thats just wierd.

Richard lol

alan2525

Yep - thats Yorkshire for ya!

linebacker55

Up all neet finishin't model?
Well, if tha's clobberd tha's nobbut ta blame but theesen tha knows!...
Are yer coomin' down't pub for't pot?
As my dear Grandmother used to say...
On the subject of slang...

Last 'soap an bacca day' (Saturday)I was havin' a ball n' chalk (walk)down the 'frog n' toad' (road) and I follerd me iser (I suppose= nose) ter the old 'battle' (that's battle cruiser, or 'boozer' to you,) as I felt the need for a few 'pigs' down the 'gregory' (that's pig's tails or Ales...beers to our American readers..Gregory Peck for the 'neck'...getting a few beers down one's throat,one would say...in the vernacular) so I checked me 'sky-rocket' (pocket) and Gawd... stone the crows!!! I shouted...someone's 'ad me 'bees and honey' (money)...must 'ave bin a 'tea-leaf' (a thief), now I'll have to go home to the 'trouble' (trouble and strife=wife) and spend all me 'Harry Lime' (time) with me 'saucepans'. (not doing the washing up one would suppose, but 'saucepan lids' are kids)
Fascinating isn't it?

linebacker55

quick one to Task Force 57...remember babies-heads?
and to Lips Magee...remember the old AV-8B? My brother spent many years working on F4's and Sea Harriers, Buccaneers and Sea Vixens and Venoms, and that was just 'fixed-wing'... before the 'Crabs' (naval jargon for RAF personnel collectively)got their hands on the Phantoms and Buccaneers... and when Lossiemouth was HMS Fulmar, and before HMS Goldcrest became RAF Brawdy.

And there was our dear old Air Ministry saying that they didn't have a use for aircraft carriers...Lips...check out a book called 'Over the Falklands' By Lieut/Commander 'Sharkey' Ward RN, it's quite enlightening on the subject of Sea Harriers.

That's why I'm looking to build a model of one, in 899 Squadron RN Fleet Air Arm. Any makers out there?

linebacker55

Mike, sorry I think I spelt your name incorrectly...McGee.

Gaz

Many a happy day wasted watching Buccaneers and the odd Hunter at lossiemouth.

Time was when you could look down at Buccs hammering up and down Loch Ness.

Damn you "Health and saftey" regulations...

davekits

Another one for you " the dogs conkers" = really good

proplinergeek

As we are erring on the side of the professional modeller (am now rolling on the floor in a big puddle of wet stuff)

Green job - Army
Grey Job - Air Force (Although they swear it is blue !!!!!!!!!)
Blue Job - Navy

Puppies squishies has always worked for us on the "dogs nads" front
there is another one which has many variations ie "city" or "merchant" banker
muppet - a totally useless person
mumpty - as above only worse
cock, knob etc - a person who says or does something extremely stupid
porridge gobbler - someone from scotland
sheep sha**er - anyone from Wales or New Zealand
god botherer - Anyone religious
Brown bread and sandals merchant (also goes with tree hugger) anyone who is "at one with nature!!!!!!!"
Throttle jockey - Flight Engineer
Da dit Da warrior - Army Signal Squadron
RLC Corp (Royal Logistics Corp) - Rather Large Corp as most of them are a bit on the podgy side
Master Fettler - Someone really good with hammers and spanners
Button Pusher - Someone who controls complex engineering type things by the use of PLC
Administrator - Little Hitler (This one for my good lady)
Bean Counter - Accountants or those that deal with numbers
Rozzers or Pigs - Policemen
Prozzie - Woman of dubious morals normally sells her wears for very little cash (not that I have alot of expereince in this you understand !!)
She who must be obeyed - Your better half
Ankle Biters - Children, kids etc

When we think of more we will let you know

Task Force 57

hey there linebacker.... nahhhhh I remember churchills chicken with some fondness... the steak en kidney was normally gastly!
sh%t on a raft was ok... as was the zepellins in a fog!

I must admit...got a lot of time for the navy, much nicer to take a slow boat into harms way then a c130 or vc10, better tonsil varnish.

"It is upon the navy that the first and best defence of this island nation rests...."

dear old winston got that one right.