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[Btq97]

If anyone brings tripe, they will be refused entry, warm room and charity will be out the window. Standards!

Now each to his own. As long as they do not force it on others then by all means bring what you like.

 

[Anastasia1999]

England Women's footie held to 0:0 against Czech last night. Gotta say the Czech's played bloody well but we could have done with better strikers - lots of chances taken but great defending. Well played Czechs.

Thanks for changing the subject

Good morning Blighty!

 

[Btq97]

Thanks for changing the subject

Good morning Blighty!

So tripe or oysters which is your least favourite

 

[Anastasia1999]

So tripe or oysters which is your least favourite

Definitely tripe. I quite like oysters washed down with a pint of Guinness.

Tripe is just

 

[thefishfryer]

There's a reason that tripe means "rubish, nonsense"

 

[Anastasia1999]

There's a reason that tripe means "rubish, nonsense"

Exactly. I must start incorporating that into my daily vernacular again and confuse the locals

 

[Btq97]

Exactly. I must start incorporating that into my daily vernacular again and confuse the locals

Northern Rhyming Slang
Bobbins - short for Bobbins of Cotton - rotten

Even more confusing
Bollock meaning rubbish
Dogs Bollocks meaning brilliant

 

[Anastasia1999]

Northern Rhyming Slang
Bobbins - short for Bobbins of Cotton - rotten

Even more confusing
Bollock meaning rubbish
Dogs Bollocks meaning brilliant

Do you know the expression: he has a neck like a jockey’s bollocks?

 

[Btq97]

Do you know the expression: he has a neck like a jockey’s bollocks?

No that is a new one on me
would that be of Irish origin?

 

[Anastasia1999]

No that is a new one on me
would that be of Irish origin?

I think so. Someone who is willing to take risks to gain a substantial prize.

 

[thefishfryer]

Northern Rhyming Slang
Bobbins - short for Bobbins of Cotton - rotten

Even more confusing
Bollock meaning rubbish
Dogs Bollocks meaning brilliant

I didn't know that there was Northern rhyming slang. Do you have any more examples?

 

[Btq97]

I didn't know that there was Northern rhyming slang. Do you have any more examples?

sadly that is the only one that i know.
https://manchestersightseeingtours....ins, adj.,expletive when children are present.

but i do not believe it

 

[butters]

Northern Rhyming Slang
Bobbins - short for Bobbins of Cotton - rotten

Even more confusing
Bollock meaning rubbish
Dogs Bollocks meaning brilliant

don't forget 'dropping a bollock'

Do you know the expression: he has a neck like a jockey’s bollocks?

never heard of that one before!

 

[Btq97]

don't forget 'dropping a bollock'

ah yes "I made an mistake"
quite different to dropping ones guts

 

[butters]

ah yes "I made an mistake"
quite different to dropping ones guts

i believe 'dropping one's guts' translates to American quite easily, though i've almost never heard an American use the word 'bollocks'. It's a bit like their use of 'twat'... they tend to rhyme it with 'hot' instead of 'hat'

 

[Btq97]

i believe 'dropping one's guts' translates to American quite easily, though i've almost never heard an American use the word 'bollocks'. It's a bit like their use of 'twat'... they tend to rhyme it with 'hot' instead of 'hat'

The Liverpool accent is the best for saying twat.

 

[Todger65]

sadly that is the only one that i know.
https://manchestersightseeingtours.com/mancunian-slang/#:~:text=Bobbins, adj.,expletive when children are present.

but i do not believe it

I came across a lot of these when I was at Manchester university in the late 60’s married a Mancunian lass.

 

[Todger65]

i believe 'dropping one's guts' translates to American quite easily, though i've almost never heard an American use the word 'bollocks'. It's a bit like their use of 'twat'... they tend to rhyme it with 'hot' instead of 'hat'

Twot is the posh version of twat

 

[thefishfryer]

I thought twat was Trans World Airlines Tea?

What happened to them?

 

[MissPennyLane]

Without researching twot I wouldn't say that was a posh way of saying twat and I quite like to play a posh bird every so often

 

[KinoKe]

Without researching twot I wouldn't say that was a posh way of saying twat and I quite like to play a posh bird every so often

I worked out in New Zealand for a while. 'Twot' was popular there - although it was still spelled twat.

 

[butters]

Twot is the posh version of twat

i don't know one posh (English) person who ever enunciated it that way

 

[stickygirl]

i don't know one posh (English) person who ever enunciated that way

Quite so. The posh pronunciation is twart ie
She's raleigh a fwartful twart. Thinks Assam tea is a yorkshire child and Marmite a builder's friend

 

[Titsandclits]

So tripe or oysters which is your least favourite

Not sure how you've got tripe, oysters and favourite in the same sentence. My answer is none thank you.

 

[KinoKe]

Not sure how you've got tripe, oysters and favourite in the same sentence. My answer is none thank you.

Love oysters! But tripe is an acquired taste which all right-thinking people should do their best not to acquire.