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My wife's from the north of England and calls a cupboard a press. A little stool is called a cracket. Someone very open and forthcoming is known as “not behind the door”
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Press Question For Brian on 16:40 - Mar 1 with 1285 views
Press Question For Brian on 16:35 - Mar 1 by colinallcars
My wife's from the north of England and calls a cupboard a press. A little stool is called a cracket. Someone very open and forthcoming is known as “not behind the door”
Oh I love that, not behind the door. I'm going to use that one.
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Press Question For Brian on 17:56 - Mar 1 with 1165 views
A Press in Orkney was the big food cupboard in the room outside the kitchen which was North facing so coldest room in the house, don't hear this anymore and probably died out with everyones Grannies. Small stools are creepies, which is still in use. Someone who talks a lot, mostly nonsense, will be Gabsie. Any of those on here!
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Press Question For Brian on 18:36 - Mar 1 with 1110 views
A Press in Orkney was the big food cupboard in the room outside the kitchen which was North facing so coldest room in the house, don't hear this anymore and probably died out with everyones Grannies. Small stools are creepies, which is still in use. Someone who talks a lot, mostly nonsense, will be Gabsie. Any of those on here!
Down here, a small stool is a small stool. Tell it like it is.ðŸ‘
There is a chart for describing different types of stools ( bit west countryish) but I’m feeling quite sensible tonight.
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Press Question For Brian on 19:26 - Mar 1 with 1044 views
A Press in Orkney was the big food cupboard in the room outside the kitchen which was North facing so coldest room in the house, don't hear this anymore and probably died out with everyones Grannies. Small stools are creepies, which is still in use. Someone who talks a lot, mostly nonsense, will be Gabsie. Any of those on here!
Gabsie = gift of the gab?
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
Press Question For Brian on 19:31 - Mar 1 by BrianMcCarthy
Gabsie = gift of the gab?
Probably Brian.
Used recently but one that not used for ages until heavy snow fall early in month is 'The snow was smookin'. This is when snow lying in fields, particularly when that snow fell in very cold weather so its not soft and bound together, gets whipped up by a wind and new snow is falling at the same time. It's unbelievable but you get totally blinded/disoriented as the snow is coming from all angles up down and sideways at the same time, you just have to stop and wait for a break in the wind or the snow. Quite scary to be caught in it.
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Press Question For Brian on 20:47 - Mar 1 with 918 views
And whatever Warburton might say to the contrary a 'high press' is a cupboard the kids can't reach! My favourite saying for someone who was in bad form for no apparent reason. 'Who knitted your face and dropped a stitch?'
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Press Question For Brian on 21:44 - Mar 1 with 861 views
And whatever Warburton might say to the contrary a 'high press' is a cupboard the kids can't reach! My favourite saying for someone who was in bad form for no apparent reason. 'Who knitted your face and dropped a stitch?'
Face like a smacked arse is another one for that.
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Press Question For Brian on 23:42 - Mar 1 with 792 views
The Manx won't say the word 'rat' as it's unlucky. So you have 'long tails' or 'ringies'. Funniest I had was walking in a reserve, an old Manx bloke started telling me about how, when this little girl threw corn for the ducks, "all the queer fella's came out of the bushes". I was quite put out until I clicked what he was on about! To have a look is "take a skeet".
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Press Question For Brian on 00:03 - Mar 2 with 781 views
Press Question For Brian on 19:31 - Mar 1 by BrianMcCarthy
Gabsie = gift of the gab?
There was a girl from our middle school way back when that was nicknamed "Frenchie". I assumed it was because she had a gift of the French kiss. I found out the hard way that it was actually because she had hairy armpits and hygiene issues.
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