The Forty Fifth Republic - Can I get a hair appointment before the summer term starts?

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Can I also say we never got to ‘see’ Boyzone. We stood for hours in front of their hotel and never saw them. I didn’t get the Diamond White either.

We aren’t friends anymore.

Definitely skiving where I was from too.

I started doing some work.
One hour later and I'm on the park with the kids....& It's snowing 😩hey ho.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/15/upshot/british-irish-dialect-quiz.html

I’m sure I’ve posted this before but why not...

Another dialect differentiator. What do you call the ‘truce-term’ when playing a chase-game? For me, the term is ‘veinites’ and the game is ‘Had’ but where I live now it’s ‘bagsie’ and ‘Tag’.

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Torrential hail now Jan - obviously the last lot was just a precursor. Wonder if it's enough to bring ds home? Probably not.

Also in denial Piggy. And have just ordered takeaway and two cans of lager with it. Last day of holidays treat/diet sabotage.

@Wavingnotdrown1ng

Another dialect differentiator. What do you call the ‘truce-term’ when playing a chase-game? For me, the term is ‘veinites’ and the game is ‘Had’ but where I live now it’s ‘bagsie’ and ‘Tag’.

Tick

And you have ‘den’ for a safe space.

We awoke to snow and minus temps. I’m now in a t-shirt. Got another week off so cooking a roast and cracking open a Pinot.

Tag and I think home base or just 'safe'.

Tig and Den here. “No, you DIDN’T Tig me, I was On Den!”

DH had Flixies and Feinites down south.

Even now my DC play ‘tick’ and have ‘den’.

The ‘den’ arguments! Bloody ‘den’ changes all the time.

@Saucery Where are you from?

Lots of variations of tag though and of what's safe or not. Off the ground is one I remember.

Got another week off. Socialising Puppy time! She is doing very well, we think she will make a fine dog when grown. Everything blows her mind, everything is like WOW! people are all lovely and interesting, other dogs are all great.......may she go through life never thinking differently

I could murder a gin, but it wouldn’t mix well with 2am Wee Get Up (puppy’s not mine) and I’m avoiding it for a month after my vaccination anyway because my immune system is a weird sodding thing. Disclaimer: this is a personal decision , the Science behind it is iffy and it’s based on me catching everything going at certain times of my menstrual cycle.

Lancashire/Greater Manchester, motherrunner.

@Saucery We’re like a hundred miles a way but have familiar sayings!

Anyone remember ‘kick the can’? Not sure if that’s a generational game or regional.

A treat in my house was a dripping butty. Any ideas?

Ooh mother you've made me remember kerby.

I've still got another week off, which I am very happy about. Dd2 went to her friend's birthday party this afternoon (3 friends in their garden) and came back frozen!!! It was sunny when I dropped her off then they had hail, sun, snow and wind in the 2 hours they were there. There were umbrellas and blankets aplenty so they didn't need to go inside, but they were very cold❄️🌨️

Truanting is jigging here, I had no idea what the kids were on about when I moved north

@Cracklefraggle

A treat in my house was a dripping butty. Any ideas?

Dripping, the fat off a roast joint. Also the best thing to fry chips in.

Yup, we used to take the fat off then have the meaty 'jam' on bread.