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Old Jun 19th 2006, 1:41 pm
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Originally Posted by Roadster280

Note to self: Is there such a thing as a good shandy?
hand shandy?
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Old Jun 19th 2006, 1:43 pm
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Originally Posted by Bob
hand shandy?
There's always one!

Anyway, no hand shandy equates to something in the mouth. :scared: OK, I am another one!
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Old Jun 19th 2006, 1:44 pm
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Originally Posted by Roadster280
There's always one!

Anyway, no hand shandy equates to something ith mouth. :scared: OK, another one!
Shake hands with yer best friend
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Old Jun 19th 2006, 1:46 pm
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Shake hands with yer best friend
Not MY job!!!
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Old Jun 19th 2006, 1:50 pm
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Another one that comes to mind is "I've got a mouth like a nuns crotch!" That has got some funny looks over here!
Also "i'll give a clip round't earhole!"
Another one I miss is "I'm just nipping to the offy!"
Where I used to live, we used to call eveyone cock, as in "alreet cock", as a greeting (non offensive I hasten to add!) another one I got out of quick sharp!
Shanksies pony? as in walking somewhere?
one final one is calling water corporation pop

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Old Jun 19th 2006, 1:52 pm
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This was one of my mum's favourites

Running around like a blue arsed fly

Also miss the word Knackered.
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Old Jun 19th 2006, 2:16 pm
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I will knock your teeth so far down your throat
that when your scratching your arse
you will be biting your fingernails....
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Originally Posted by Ray
I will knock your teeth so far down your throat
that when your scratching your arse
you will be biting your fingernails....
Trust you to lower the tone.
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Old Jun 19th 2006, 3:02 pm
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Originally Posted by elfman
I take it they don't make this stuff anymore?

looks like furniture polish
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Old Jun 19th 2006, 3:46 pm
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Originally Posted by jibsymalone
Another one that comes to mind is "I've got a mouth like a nuns crotch!" That has got some funny looks over here!
Also "i'll give a clip round't earhole!"
Another one I miss is "I'm just nipping to the offy!"
Where I used to live, we used to call eveyone cock, as in "alreet cock", as a greeting (non offensive I hasten to add!) another one I got out of quick sharp!
Shanksies pony? as in walking somewhere?
one final one is calling water corporation pop
All these sound very familiar !

Almost like a sheffielder???
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Old Jun 19th 2006, 3:57 pm
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Originally Posted by Ray
I will knock your teeth so far down your throat
that when your scratching your arse
you will be biting your fingernails....
One of your failed chat up lines I suppose?


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Old Jun 19th 2006, 4:03 pm
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Originally Posted by sasbear
All these sound very familiar !

Almost like a sheffielder???
Wrong side of pennines! (I am from the better side!!! )
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Old Jun 19th 2006, 5:48 pm
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Originally Posted by gruffbrown
I start every morning with a sit up, until I get a remote controlled bed
I run around the block twice before I go to work, and when I am done, I just kick the breeze block back under the bed.
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Old Jun 19th 2006, 9:35 pm
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Originally Posted by jibsymalone
Wrong side of pennines! (I am from the better side!!! )

ah now that is debatable
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Old Jun 19th 2006, 11:30 pm
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Originally Posted by Bob
hand shandy?
knocking one out
white water wristin' (Knocking one out in the bath)
cracking one off
pullin' me pud
five knuckle shuffle
'Avin' a jostle
Milking the Mamba
choking the chicken
spank the monkey
bash the bishop
making the serpent sick

to name a few
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