Oh my giddy aunt. What a lot of silly buggers there are.
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Quote: Loopey @ July 11 2012, 4:32 PM BSTToday a stranger gave me an affectionate squeeze of the shoulders and said
'if only you could dear,' followed by a pat on the head and a 'lovely' smile.
Not sure if she thought I couldn't understand more than 5 words or if she was too choked up with sympathy to finish the sentence.
Maybe she wanted you to make this world a better place.
Quote: zooo @ July 11 2012, 4:45 PM BSTOh my giddy aunt. What a lot of silly buggers there are.
Indeed.
My Dad used to say 'my giddy aunt' a lot, you don't seem to hear it much nowadays.
Quote: Booo @ July 11 2012, 4:48 PM BSTMaybe she wanted you to make this world a better place.
I will try, I promise I will try really hard. Then I might get some bonus pats and squeezes and whole sentence. 
Quote: Loopey @ July 11 2012, 5:11 PM BSTIndeed.
My Dad used to say 'my giddy aunt' a lot, you don't seem to hear it much nowadays.
Heh. I've only heard one person say it (my old HE teacher) and I quite like to bring it out on special occasions.
Quote: zooo @ July 11 2012, 5:29 PM BSTHeh. I've only heard one person say it (my old HE teacher) and I quite like to bring it out on special occasions.
Is your giddy aunt called Fanny?
Ideally, yes.
Quote: Booo @ July 11 2012, 5:34 PM BSTIs your giddy aunt called Fanny?
My Dad used to say that too. Those were the days when Gay was a girls name as well as Fanny.
Dad also used to call people soppy dates. I thought these were regional sayings but it seems not.)
Quote: Loopey @ July 11 2012, 5:38 PM BSTDad also used to call people soppy dates. I thought these were regional sayings but it seems not.)
My dad says that too!
And um, mad apeth?
Whatever that means.
Quote: zooo @ July 11 2012, 5:43 PM BSTMy dad says that too!
And um, mad apeth?Whatever that means.
Ha ha, this is bringing back some happy memories. I think an 'apeth was half a penny, meaning half-wit, but in a sort of affectionate way.
Oh I seeee. That does make more sense than the ape related rubbish my brain was coming up with.
My brain is exhausted after finally catching up on the 3 weeks posts I've missed! From all of which I've gleaned that AJGO and Natwicks are about to become millionaires and pay for us all to go to a meet-up in the Bahamas, and Scats has had a brilliant degree result. Congrats to all - hope you don't mind sharing these ...
Will now resume my fox-stalking.
Yikes, I'm blinded keewik.
Quote: Loopey @ July 11 2012, 5:45 PM BSTHa ha, this is bringing back some happy memories. I think an 'apeth was half a penny, meaning half-wit, but in a sort of affectionate way.
possibly: 'half penny worth
I would have thought your poor fox had starved to death, having forgotten how to hunt and desiring only tinned salmon.
Currently uploading a video of last night's gig. Will share it with select people.
Quote: Nat Wicks @ July 11 2012, 7:07 PM BSTCurrently uploading a video of last night's gig. Will share it with select people.
*kisses Nat's feet*