To show surprise or disbelief, my Hampshire hoggies would say "Well, blow me up a gas pipe!". Then there was something about being up a gum tree. My forgetful grandpa would always say "Oh, cawed lummy Charlie!" when he couldn't remember things. I suspect 'cawed' (whatever that was!) was probably meant to be 'gawd', a euphemism for God. Gramps also called foolish people, "fatheads". Maureen NZ Mainly researching: BEARE, BANNISTER, GRIST, HAMMETT, PITT, VANSANTEN, WEEKS in HAMPSHIRE, DORSET, WILTSHIRE
We always said "Blow me down with a feather" And if you made a mistake or got stuck then you were "Up a gum tree!" because gum was sticky!! Another one was "going like a Bat out of hell"! Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek&Maureen" <franki-mo@paradise.net.nz> To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 10:35 PM Subject: Re: [HantsLife] sayings To show surprise or disbelief, my Hampshire hoggies would say "Well, blow me up a gas pipe!". Then there was something about being up a gum tree. My forgetful grandpa would always say "Oh, cawed lummy Charlie!" when he couldn't remember things. I suspect 'cawed' (whatever that was!) was probably meant to be 'gawd', a euphemism for God. Gramps also called foolish people, "fatheads". Maureen NZ Mainly researching: BEARE, BANNISTER, GRIST, HAMMETT, PITT, VANSANTEN, WEEKS in HAMPSHIRE, DORSET, WILTSHIRE ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== Please use common sense when sending or replying to messages on the list. What may not offend you may offend others. Please do not send virus warnings, or other matetial not relevant to Hampshire and its history. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- All of our Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. And attachments are also scanned before being added. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.491 / Virus Database: 290 - Release Date: 18/06/2003