What are overhead phrases from long ago that have stayed with you? I remember a woman in Hair Underground in Longfield, Kent in the late 80s describing the soft drink Lilt to her hairdresser as "that new exotic muck."
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Not overhead by me personally, but I saw this post a while back and ever since “BILLY BILLY BILLY FUCKIN JOEL” pops back into my head on a regular basis
In the park, overheard one cyclist ask another, "did she ever apologise for being such a bitch?" as they went past. Still curious about the full story!
Father-in-law once ate a dodgy cured ham (I could tell by looking at it’s lurid shade of green that it was well past “use-by” rather than “best before” date). He later explained to me - in a rather nice West Cork accent - that it caused him to “shit things he never ate”.
There used to be a loquacious old boy who practically lived in our local. Always sat at the bar. One night, quite some time after the final bell, he gestured at his empty glass and commanded "stick another one in there and pretend you're intelligent".
On the Great Orme Tramway in Llandudno in 2005, an extremely pompous man was loudly criticising the visitor's centre to his, presumably deaf, wife next to him: "THEY DIDN'T EVEN MENTION THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENGLISH GORSE AND SPANISH GORSE!" and
"IT WASN'T EVEN ORME-SPECIFIC!"
Also just remembered the time our band walked away from a gig after being royally fucked around by the promoter. While we were having dinner, they texted me with a 'better' offer. I relayed this to the band and @basilatwork.bsky.social responded 'Naw, it's too late. They've shat in the mince'
Not heard by me directly, but a friend once passed a group of tough-looking youngsters in Glasgow and heard one say to another 'So, wee Davy, tell us about love.'
As a teen, after a liberal basting in Joop, I could often be seen perfecting my 'look' (Urban Dimwit, if you must know) in the bedroom mirror. My dad would often poke his round the door and give a quick ego boost by claiming, "You'd frighten a police horse in the dark." Thanks.
In a safety training session at a large corp someone from Marine told us about an accident where 2x shipping containers collided on deck of a ship as someone walked between them.
He said that person "was thoroughly killed" - it was like an assassination.
I laughed, which didn't go down well at all!
Queuing for a Cornish pasty, a posh couple join the queue behind me.
"Have you never had a paysty. Oh, you've got to try a paysty!"
I hear it in my head every time I go out for my lunch break.
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"IT WASN'T EVEN ORME-SPECIFIC!"
He said that person "was thoroughly killed" - it was like an assassination.
I laughed, which didn't go down well at all!
"Have you never had a paysty. Oh, you've got to try a paysty!"
I hear it in my head every time I go out for my lunch break.