SarahJo Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Not so much a family saying ... as something one of my family has just come out with . Ben "Mum its cold in here" Me " well I will turn the heating up" Ben "I am still cold" Me " well put on a fleece" Ben "its all right for you, you've got more skin than me!". Not too sure if he meant SKIN or the EXTRA underneath ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Well, that's better than I got from Jake the other day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Oh bless Sarah!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 The green thumb man arrived today .. totally out of the blue, to aerate the lawn .. which involved using a big machine to pull out loads of earth cores.. Ebony hated it ... as this was a 1st intro to any machinery in the garden. So I put her in the Eglu, for 15mins. Anyway ... Ben piped up ... "look at all the dog poos on the lawn". . As the cores did look like loads of dogs poos, I had to laugh .... typical boys . Bit though as the bloke just turned up, and none of us were feeling 100% ... and then I had to go and rake up all the "poos" . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 We have a family saying. NAMOW (pronounced na-moe) If anyone does anything stupid you get called a namow. I'll see if you can work it out before I tell you what it is and how it came about.... it's quite easy if you concentrate on the word..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 I started with Not Another Moaning Old Woman.....but I think I've got it now, Gina. Very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Well, I thought a night's sleep might help...........................but it hasn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 My Dad is a Butcher. My brother and I used to help out in the shop when we were little, and we learnt a new language. It's called 'Talking the Back Slang'. The butchers in the shop used to talk to each other using this when they didn't want a customer to understand them. We soon caught on though For eg, A common silly saying we had was: Look at the Tittel-Eno in the Renroc Look at the little one in the corner Or Look at the Gibeno in the Renroc - the 'g' being a soft 'g' (The big one in the corner) So, a 'Y-liss Namow' is what you get called when you do something daft... A silly Woman. Of course, the men used to call each other this all the time, and it got bought back in to the house. Easy That was a good guess though Sheila! It could almost work too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 My Ex was a butcher too Gina and they used to do that as well It used to really wind me up as they though you couldn't understand but once you got your ear in it was easy and the 'look at the tresebs on that namow' became quite clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Going back to Carl and his Bob Dylan thing (Lesley), we watched the Bob Dylan Arena documentary the other week, Phil and I then spent the next 4 hours in the car driving back from Norfolk singing along to my Dylan CD - couldn't listen to it again after that! In our family we call: Gubs - Gloves feet - Shoes la machina - any gadget (my mothers family are Italian) Gubbins - things/stuff Loolee - toilet Noo noos - knickers dic-dic - Biscuit - Rosie couldn't say it when she was little She also used to call Granny and Grandpa - Ganny and Bubba Strange world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 'look at the tresebs on that namow' became quite clear I was going to say about T-serbs, but thought I hadn't ought to!! Oh, I can't believe you know that too! I used to hear that a lot... Look at the T-Serbs on that namow!! Pretty horrible really. I'll have to tell my Dad, he'll be impressed I met someone who knows the back slang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Depending on where he is a butcher he may know my ex too I'll PM you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 : Well, I had only guessed it meant "backward woman", so wasn't quite right. Didn't realise that there was a whole vocabulary around it! My parents had a code language which none of us guessed until old enough for it not to matter. I continued this with LSH as a useful device, the only problem being that to this day he still just won't learn it properly! The children have all worked it out now...but he's still struggling! Aha, I can chat to them without LSH understanding...could be useful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Sounds like a cunning plan to me Sheila. You may have another Eglu yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 Sounds like a cunning plan to me Sheila. You may have another Eglu yet You see! Gina understood before I'd even said it! The code is to say vowels as we do; A E I O U but, for consonants, make a word from a double consonant with a U in the middle. mum o rur e cuc huh i cuc kuk e nun sus! The most ridiculous part is that a double letter is given as one followed by "splonk". This really helps to put people off the trail, just when they think they've cracked it. sus i lul splonk y !! Now do you sympathise with poor LSH, living with that for 28 years? Oh, and don't tell too many people, its a secret! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 I think I'm going for a lie down I must be incredibly stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Is there room for me Lesley as a dyslexic that is just too much for my poor brain ........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 Its tough having a secret language that no one else uses. I don't think it should be written down..its easier aloud. Or perhaps I didn't explain it well. Or perhaps its a rubbish code... Darkened room, good idea. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 The code is to say vowels as we do; A E I O U but, for consonants, make a word from a double consonant with a U in the middle. This is the bit where I got lost. Nothing sank in Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Straight over my head too, but after an hour at the gym doing circuit training, most of me is mush anyway! Think I'll join Lesley and the others in the darkened room 9sounds like being sent to your room when naughty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 The code is to say vowels as we do; A E I O U but, for consonants, make a word from a double consonant with a U in the middle. This is the bit where I got lost. Nothing sank in Sheila I could explain it again if anyone still has the will to live after reading this topic? Or bow out gracefully, accepting that for once LSH is right & it makes no sense whatsoever and my blood relations are the only people in the whole world who can translate it. Weird family eh? Feel sorry for LSH now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Kind offer Really But I have lost the will to live....... Its too early for this. I better get on with some work My friends (who are parents) have words for ahem, private parts. The one for their little girls ahem private parts is mini. Kind of confused Laura and Lucy when mum and dad were talking about when dad had a mini...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 I'm just about to order a Mini - think I've gone of it now Sheila - we'll have to have a get-together then you can explain - and yes, I feel very sorry for your OH now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 I'm just about to order a Mini - think I've gone of it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 My 'mini' was always called a 'flower' Sweet eh?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
