long lost words......

Yes but does 1001 still clean a BIG BIG carpet for less than Half a Crown?

And then there were farthings (No HM that is how you spell it) - buying single fruit salad or black jack chews at four for a penny.

Gadzooks sirrah - that was almost pre-history.

Crikey

Originally Posted by PaulR

And then there were farthings (No HM that is how you spell it) - buying single fruit salad or black jack chews at four for a penny.

Gadzooks sirrah - that was almost pre-history.

Christ! I was going to say I can remember buying penny sweets for a penny, but four for a penny?! That's ludicrous!

Shenanigans is a word I adore and don't hear from others that often.

Balderdash

I think this has been replaced by b0ll0cks these days, a much better word IMHO

I'm dazed and confused.

Originally Posted by fee

it's where t'coil man put t'coil for t'fire

And somewhere to store the Peggy Tub and Mangle.