Phrases once common you rarely hear today

[meeesh]

What’s for tea?
Shit with sugar on.

An 80s classic.

My mam said that to me a lot, and I remember once saying that would probably be better, that didn't go down well at all.

 

[city5189]

Parents to kids...where have you been all day.
Nowadays it's are you coming out of that bedroom anytime today

 

[Sid C]

Face like a bag of spanners.

Shut yer cake hole

Face like a half chewed caramel.

 

[meeesh]

Face like a half chewed caramel.

Face like a bulldog licking piss off a thistle, in fact I still use that sometimes.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Parents to kids...where have you been all day.
Nowadays it's are you coming out of that bedroom anytime today

Good one. I’m glad I was a kid when I was instead of the digitally hammered world they’re in today.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Do you want a chufty badge?

 

[SWP's back]

Sat waiting like piffy on a rock bun.

 

[johnny crossan]

What’s for tea?

a slightly older response I recall

"a jump at the latch and a bite of the doorknob"

 

[BLUEYESTU]

When Nelson gets his eye back.
Gone to see a man about a dog.
How do! (How you doing?)
This, that and t’ other.

 

[dadnlad]

Sat waiting like piffy on a rock bun.

Hi ya mum x

 

[burnley blue mcfc]

Hope we don’t get the rags in the cup ;)

 

[lefty goldblatt]

If you said "that's not fair" she would say "neither is a black man's willy"

On a personal note, I used to use that one with my daughter, but I'd use Frank Bruno's leg, instead.

She'd then say "that's not funny", so I'd reply "neither is Les Dennis' Laughter Show"

 

[lefty goldblatt]

And then there's "Put wood in t'hole/Were you born in a barn" to get someone to shut a door.

Or if a light's left on, "It's like Blackpool Illuminations in here"

 

[lefty goldblatt]

We need a Labour government

 

[ballbag]

How long's tea gonna be?

5 inches. It's a sausage.

 

[ballbag]

Oh and my dad ALWAYS used to say, 'guess who I saw today...everyone I looked at.'

 

[roman totale]

I’ll tell you owt fer nowt.
You’re not made of glass - when inadvertently standing in front of the telly.

 

[gazinho]

And thats the final whistle, its a victory for Manchester united

 

[idahoblues]

Barber shop….would sir like something for the weekend
( do you want to buy a rubber)

 

[J.G.Blue.]

Face like a bulldog licking piss off a thistle, in fact I still use that sometimes.

I still use Face like a Bulldog Chewing a wasp. :-)