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Mikey

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Re: Old Brummie sayings got any ?
« Reply #44 on: January 19, 2008, 10:03:14 PM »
I had plenty of fourpenny ones as a kid, but my old mum would say "I'll knock you into the middle of next week if don't behave!"
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Re: Old Brummie sayings got any ?
« Reply #45 on: January 19, 2008, 10:34:17 PM »
Hello and Welcome Mickey,

Where are you in NZ? I ask as I lived there for over 2 years, liked the country and people, and am still in contact with friends from those days.

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Re: Old Brummie sayings got any ?
« Reply #46 on: January 19, 2008, 10:40:31 PM »
Hi trampy and thanks for the welcome. We live in Dunedin on the Otago Peninsula. Did you make it here when you were here?

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Re: Old Brummie sayings got any ?
« Reply #47 on: January 19, 2008, 10:48:38 PM »
hi mikey welcome to brum forum enjoy your self say what you have to say we do not bite  Roy

   now the odd things that mums say to there kids  like   ill knock that smile off your face  or youll smile on the other side of your face or even ill wipe that smile off your face


 get of that wall be for you fall and brake your leg and don!t come running to me if you do
 

 we all say odd things when you think about it 
each day is a blessing and I bless each day when it comes

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Re: Old Brummie sayings got any ?
« Reply #48 on: January 19, 2008, 11:06:47 PM »
hello roy and thanks for your welcome too. yeah, yeah I remember those, especially the wiping the smile off! Just thinking about the sayings made me remember the days of tanners and bobs and Saturday mornings watching cowbags and onions at the local flea-pit. Makes you wonder where these sayings come from.
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Re: Old Brummie sayings got any ?
« Reply #49 on: January 19, 2008, 11:09:42 PM »
Mikey,

Sorry to say I didn't get south of Timaru on the east side of 'Mainland'.  I lived in Auckland, and used to get down to Lake Taupo and the 3 mountains whenever I could.

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Re: Old Brummie sayings got any ?
« Reply #50 on: January 22, 2008, 09:07:38 AM »
WHAT MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME

1.   My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
   ‘If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.’
2.    My mother taught me RELIGION.
   ‘You better pray that will come out of the carpet.’
3.    My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
   ‘If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of next week!’
4.    My mother taught me LOGIC.
   ‘Because I said so, that’s why.’
5.    My mother taught me MORE LOGIC.
   ‘If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you’re not going to the store with me.’
6.    My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
   ‘Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident.’
7.    My mother taught me IRONY.
   ‘Keep crying, and I’ll give you something to cry about.’
8.    My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
   ‘Shut your mouth and eat your supper.’
9.    My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
   ‘Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!’
10.    My mother taught me about STAMINA.
   ‘You’ll sit there until all that spinach is gone.’
11.    My mother taught me about WEATHER.
   ‘This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.’
12.    My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
   ‘If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times. Don’t exaggerate!’
13.    My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
   ‘I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.’
14.    My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
   ‘Stop acting like your father!’
15.    My mother taught me about ENVY.
   ‘There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don’t have wonderful parents like you do.’
16.    My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
   ‘Just wait until we get home.’
17.    My mother taught me about RECEIVING.
   ‘You are going to get it when you get home!’
18.    My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
   ‘If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way.’
19.    My mother taught me ESP.
   ‘Put your sweater on; don’t you think I know when you are cold?’
20.    My mother taught me HUMOR.
   ‘When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don’t come running to me.’
21.    My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.
   ‘If you don’t eat your vegetables, you’ll never grow up.’
22.    My mother taught me GENETICS.
   ‘You’re just like your father.’
23.    My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
   ‘Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?’
24.    My mother taught me WISDOM.
   ‘When you get to be my age, you’ll understand.’
I am not young enough to know everything

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Re: Old Brummie sayings got any ?
« Reply #51 on: January 22, 2008, 09:17:49 AM »
Mikey... that was brilliant.. and how many times has my mom said that to me.

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Re: Old Brummie sayings got any ?
« Reply #52 on: January 22, 2008, 09:25:33 AM »
What . . . all of them? You must have been a very good kid . . . !
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Re: Old Brummie sayings got any ?
« Reply #53 on: January 22, 2008, 12:00:51 PM »
Mikey,

I'll echo John's comment, absolutely terrific.   I remember most of them well, too well.

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Re: Old Brummie sayings got any ?
« Reply #54 on: January 22, 2008, 09:26:20 PM »
i just got a bloody good whipping
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