Tim

Word of mouth

on December 16, 2008 12:17 PM | 1 Comment | No TrackBacks

Never heard this chat-up line before: You're as lesh a pig trough.

It a piece of local dialect which can mean 'You're atractive', according to farmer Philip Holland who's been studying the topic.

Reminded me of the Norfolk road sign.

 

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Johann Tasker

The father of an old school friend used to refer to larger ladies as "being built on a good steddle" - a steddle being (as far as I know) the base upon which a straw stack was constructed.

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