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They cant call their house this?

252 replies

Serin · 25/01/2020 17:05

I have just been to visit my Aunt and Uncle, both early 80s, very quiet living couple.
They live in a culture de sac of other retired folks.
They have put up a sign on the gatepost at the end of their drive.
They proudly made it themselves.
The house is now named "Belle End"
Do I tell them?? Blush

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WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 26/01/2020 20:14

I can't possibly imagine why the village council of Shitterton saw fit to use a massive great extremely-difficult-to-nick heavy rock for their village sign Grin

TwoHeadedYellowBelliedHoleDig · 26/01/2020 20:21

the Jamaican national leaf Oh bless Grin

simiisme · 26/01/2020 20:27

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll Grin

Kilper · 26/01/2020 20:31

Hello,
Am I the only one reading this that didn’t know what “ Belle End “ meant.
I just had to,look it up!
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austenozzy · 26/01/2020 20:31

There’s a house near me called Morning Wood. Always makes me chuckle when I go past.

MagratsDanglyCharms · 26/01/2020 20:36

I just had to explain this to my ma. She's never heard the word before. She's 70!

WendyMad · 26/01/2020 20:36

Sorry WeBuiltThis, I can't resist correcting your German grammar. It should be:

Hast du den bellenden Hund gehört?

SallyB392 · 26/01/2020 21:19

Ok, I'm no spring chicken but 25yrs off my mid 80's, and hanging my head in shame, as I have no idea what the problem is with 'Belle End' as a name. Please someone explain......

peanutfoldover · 26/01/2020 21:27

It’s the ‘bell end’ of a penis.

peanutfoldover · 26/01/2020 21:28

Quite often my husband will refer to certain football players of refs or other car drivers as

“COMPLETE BELL END!!!!”

ToftyAC · 26/01/2020 22:31

Priceless! I am in love with them 🥰

Lulu49 · 26/01/2020 22:32

They know I reckon

Brahumbug · 26/01/2020 22:37

What’s the problem with B’day and Ty Bach?

Ty Bach in Welsh means little house, a colloquial term for an outside toiletGrin

Toddlerteaplease · 26/01/2020 22:38

I thought a bell end was your bum. BlushBlushBlushBlush(I'm 38)

Lulu49 · 26/01/2020 22:40

Here you go

They cant call their house this?
Lonelykettleshed · 26/01/2020 22:45

Just leaving this here...

They cant call their house this?
JamieVardysHavingAParty · 26/01/2020 22:52

I'm so disappointed by the latest update from the OP. I really thought her aunt and uncle had done it deliberately.

PoshSelectionOfBiscuitsMachine · 26/01/2020 23:13

There's a place on Mainland in the Orkney Islands called Twatt.

longwayoff · 26/01/2020 23:20

Grin looking up relatives for family tree, gx3 grandfather lived in Bell End, yes, an actual street, it led to the church and presumably was named for that. I think it's been renamed for modern times though.

Toomuchtrouble4me · 26/01/2020 23:29

Oh no! Oh please tell them!
I would pop an anonymous note through.

Devora13 · 27/01/2020 00:04

'So what. This is the equivalent of children inserting an 'I' on signs advertising rentals to covert TO LET into TOILET.'

I ALWAYS wanted to do that!

Devora13 · 27/01/2020 00:12

'There again my 34 year old rugby playing partner didn’t know what a pearl necklace was either'
I had such fun, after a few too may glasses of wine at a party a few summers back surveying older friends on who knew what a pearl necklace was 🙄

NameChangeNugget · 27/01/2020 00:13

Don’t let them come the raw prawn with you OP.

Of course they know

onemorecupofcoffeefortheroad · 27/01/2020 00:14

I doubt they know. You should tell them.

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 27/01/2020 01:47

Thanks, WendyMad - it's been a long time! Smile