tamthebam Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 There are some people who survive as slang even after fading into obscurity: Joe Baksi- taxi Ruby Murray - curry Lillian Gish- Aberdeen FC Will students of the future understand the terms "A Desmond" (2:2) or a Douglas (3rd)? And how will Jeremy Hunt be remembered... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, tamthebam said: There are some people who survive as slang even after fading into obscurity: Joe Baksi- taxi Ruby Murray - curry Lillian Gish- Aberdeen FC Will students of the future understand the terms "A Desmond" (2:2) or a Douglas (3rd)? And how will Jeremy Hunt be remembered... Jeremy Hunt is the perfect fit for an obscenity. There's the rhyming slang (obviously) but there's just the smug corrosive legacy of the Johnson era hanging over him. To my long suffering wife's dismay, I've taken to substituting the 'c' word for the 't' word, as in when the roads are icy it's 'that Tory fucking weather', or when a shelf (that admittedly I've put up) falls down it's 'that Tory fucking gravity'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 “Meet you by fountain/clock/Wimpy at half two”… They understand the words, but can’t comprehend the necessity. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 6 hours ago, tamthebam said: There are some people who survive as slang even after fading into obscurity: Joe Baksi- taxi Ruby Murray - curry Lillian Gish- Aberdeen FC Will students of the future understand the terms "A Desmond" (2:2) or a Douglas (3rd)? And how will Jeremy Hunt be remembered... Jo Maxi for taxi up our way single fish for pish 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 7 hours ago, TxRover said: “Meet you by fountain/clock/Wimpy at half two”… They understand the words, but can’t comprehend the necessity. When I was dating a young lady from Glasgow in the late 90s, once I arrived in town I'd have to go to a phone box then send a message to her pager to tell her where to meet me. What a palava 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 *pub phone rings* Barman - “naw hen, he’s no here. He just left 5 minutes ago.” 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 On 23/01/2023 at 23:06, DA Baracus said: "Won a watch". What does that nonsense ever mean? I'd imagine that was like top prize at a fair and means you are lucky. You still hear it getting used. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 47 minutes ago, Bert Raccoon said: When I was dating a young lady from Glasgow in the late 90s, once I arrived in town I'd have to go to a phone box then send a message to her pager to tell her where to meet me. What a palava I arranged to meet a lassie at a pub in Guildford in the 80s. I was inside, she was waiting outside. She went home in floods thinking I'd stood her up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 8 hours ago, TxRover said: “Meet you by fountain/clock/Wimpy at half two”… They understand the words, but can’t comprehend the necessity. ^^^ There'll always be another clock of course. "Ah, I thought you meant the kirk around the corner from my house as there's a clock on that. Thought that would be obvious" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Better get the pints in it’s almost half past two/ten o’clock. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 4 hours ago, Bert Raccoon said: When I was dating a young lady, who worked in a cake factory, from Glasgow in the late 90s, once I arrived in town I'd have to go to a phone box then send a message to her pager to tell her where to meet me. What a pavlova. FTFY. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 wearing braces and going "rock on Tommy" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 13 minutes ago, tamthebam said: wearing braces and going "rock on Tommy" Another thing that seems to have gone is the comedy double act. Morcambe and Wise, The Two Ronnies, Cannon and Ball, Little and Large, etc. Most were shite to be fair (Trevor and Simon, Mel and Sue and so on) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, scottsdad said: Another thing that seems to have gone is the comedy double act. Morcambe and Wise, The Two Ronnies, Cannon and Ball, Little and Large, etc. Most were shite to be fair (Trevor and Simon, Mel and Sue and so on) Include Baddiel & Skinner in the 'shite' category. There's an old story about Mike and Bernie Winters playing The Glasgow Empire way back.......Mike is onstage and corpsing a bit, audience not responding at all......after a while Bernie, unannounced, walks onto the stage and is greeted with a voice from the crowd..... 'Aw Christ, there's two ae thum !'................................ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 15 minutes ago, scottsdad said: Another thing that seems to have gone is the comedy double act. Morcambe and Wise, The Two Ronnies, Cannon and Ball, Little and Large, etc. Most were shite to be fair (Trevor and Simon, Mel and Sue and so on) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 7 minutes ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Include Baddiel & Skinner in the 'shite' category. There's an old story about Mike and Bernie Winters playing The Glasgow Empire way back.......Mike is onstage and corpsing a bit, audience not responding at all......after a while Bernie, unannounced, walks onto the stage and is greeted with a voice from the crowd..... 'Aw Christ, there's two ae thum !'................................ And an old Bernard Manning one. He's doing his routine and it's going badly. A guy in the audience stands up and Manning demands to know where he is going. "I'm away for a shite before the comedian comes on" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 "Adjust that Contrast button." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 14 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: "Adjust that Contrast button." In the early 70's, my folks basically lived on tick.........Provi cheques and my mother was in various 'clubs' and menages........and even our telly was on the never-never. It had a slot meter on the back which took 50p pieces. Each month, a wee guy from Radio Rentals came round and emptied the meter, there was usually a few quid left over which my old man would take for fags and the bookies. Happy days.......................................not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 On 22/01/2023 at 15:07, Bert Raccoon said: Yer maw taking you to What Everybody's every Saturday No sure what age you are, but I’m sure that was called “What Every Woman Wants” in the 70s. Just assumed it was the same shop that changed its name. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 2 hours ago, tamthebam said: wearing braces and going "rock on Tommy" You didn’t. Or did you? . . . Did you? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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