General Chat

Jenny's trying very hard to organise the St George's Day Meet in Newcastle (or wherever), and no-one seems to be responding. Please see her thread and give her your answer. Thank you CB >|< (and please keep this nudged up for the evening mob)

Hi CB, Nudging for you--what a shame! Maybe everybody's been to busy to look in on the thread over the last couple of days? Jenny already knows I can't come, but I'm hoping someone will have a bacardi and coke on my behalf! Hoping some of you will be able to meet me when I come up in July. Can't wait for the Tall Ships! Sal.X

Maybe some of us can get together on that too Sal',i will be there with the cam,corder,it would be nice to get some of us lot on along with the ships.we could ask Mazzie to bring a load of pasties up,she would make her fortune.the last time i went the ice creams were going for £3 each,so Liz and i will be taking a hamper full of goodies.Fred.ptfg.&a&g&s.

All I can say is that you dont know what you are missing, I have now been to 4 Manchester Meets, 1 Liverpool one and 1 Wakefield. I am going to Manchester again in March and Liverpool in June, cant wait. I dont know the date for the Wakefield one yet. June xx

Hi Sal, How about a few lessons in Geordie before I go 'oop'? I'm a 'soft Sootherner' and haven't heard the 'dulcet tones' of the North-East much since my Dad died in 1961. I can just about remember the tune to 'Keep yer feet still, Geordie Hinny'! LoL CB >|< X

I remember a mate of mine once saying that Newcastle Brown Ale was called Dog, and that people would say, can I have a bottle of Dog. Why dog, I can't remember, anyone know?

Andy, Never heard it called dog--its always 'a bottle o' broon'! (As in 'Ah'm gannin doon the toon fer a bottle o' broon'). Wey, CB, pet, hev yer not seen wor Peter's Geordie thread? It's chock full o' Geordies takkin propa like, man. Gerron ther with yer--yu'll be takkin geet canny Geordie before yer kna it! Translation--Dear CB darling, have you not been witness to Peter's thread regarding the Geordie language? There are several Persons of Geordie Origin chatting on there, using their correct vernacular--you will be talking in our native tongue rather quickly.

Air Hellair, Sally! One is most appreciative of the kind consideration shown towards one's ignorance in this matter! LoL (You have to excuse me, but with a Mackem for a Dad, a Welsh Mum, Glaswegian Grannie, and being brought up in Sarf London, what can you expect?) Ah'm gannin noo ter tek a peek! (Marks out of ten?) CB >|< X

CB, Daaaaaarling! How wonderfully spiffing of you to try one of those lovely working class accents! Jolly lovely! Translation--Wey man yer did canny there pet! Not bad at al. Yiv gotten the knack anyways--hadaway with yer onto Wor Peter's thread an' see if yer can fool anyone!