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Posted: Wed 03 Oct, 2012 1:23 am
by somme1916
Just love this old one....."tapped in't'ead".....or,tapped in the head.Not heard much nowadays but fairly common 30/40 years ago !Can't beat the old ones..
Posted: Wed 03 Oct, 2012 10:06 am
by Si
If someone was not quite with it, they were doolally tap.
Posted: Wed 03 Oct, 2012 10:57 am
by somme1916
Si wrote: If someone was not quite with it, they were doolally tap. Yes Si,very familiar with that also.Our old works manager was called "chuffer".....he was always chuffin this and chuffin that !
Posted: Wed 03 Oct, 2012 11:42 am
by Johnny39
Si wrote: If someone was not quite with it, they were doolally tap. Hi Si, doolaly tap is an expression from the days of empire. Deolali was a British Army transit camp in India, very hot and very boring for the troops waiting for transfer. Just a bit of trivia.
Posted: Wed 03 Oct, 2012 12:25 pm
by Si
Thanks Johnny. I wondered where the word came from.
Posted: Fri 05 Oct, 2012 9:33 am
by somme1916
Apologies if this has been mentioned in this thread previously,but there's a lot to trawl through !I just took the black bin out for (hopefully) emptying today and had a quick chat with an old lad down the street.I enquired how he was to which he simply replied "Champion"....I love the use of this word in that context.
Posted: Fri 05 Oct, 2012 10:23 am
by jdbythesea
Just got back from a bracing walk to the paper shop. The weather is definitely "Backendish" today.
Posted: Fri 05 Oct, 2012 10:29 am
by somme1916
jdbythesea wrote: Just got back from a bracing walk to the paper shop. The weather is definitely "Backendish" today. Yes jd,a bit "nithering" !
Posted: Fri 05 Oct, 2012 12:23 pm
by jim
Think it might tek up and rain.
Posted: Fri 05 Oct, 2012 12:23 pm
by Johnny39
somme1916 wrote: Apologies if this has been mentioned in this thread previously,but there's a lot to trawl through !I just took the black bin out for (hopefully) emptying today and had a quick chat with an old lad down the street.I enquired how he was to which he simply replied "Champion"....I love the use of this word in that context. Hi Somme, another term of well-being which I remember from far off days and used occasionaly was, on enquiry as to how you were the answer would be "Reet gradely".