ochoin, ochoin! As yous say; folk'll just come out with any old thing and pass it off as if that's the way it is. Flype? Flype ma socks? The Scots say it? Neffer effer in all my days have I heard of flyping socks or anything else. It chust shows you - beware of what people tell you. Check it and check it again for it might not be the flyping truth. s m celiageary <celia_geary@infogen.net.nz> wrote: I have been reading the latest listings and have this to offer. Ages:-people always tell lies about their ages, especially on official documents. One gr. grandmother got progressively younger for every child she had. She had 11 and her husband who was illiterate, always registered the births. When asked how old his wife was, he said '35' for the last child, but she was actually 45. I suppose it was embarrassing in those days to be still having chilren in your forties. Names:- People change their names for all sorts of reasons. One cousin I have changed her surname to that of her gr.grandmother after a marriage split as she didn't like any of the other family names. Another unmarried couple who both have unusual suAames which were likely to be the source of teasing for their children, have given them historical family surnames. My grandmother was born and registered as Mary Ann Brown McDougall in 1884(born to an Islay father) had her named changed at baptism to Margaret Jane but was always known as Maggie. A cousin always known as Janey in her youth, became Jean as an adult because Janey wasn't posh enough. All these people have been genealogical nightmares to trace. another snippet---'flype' is a word used by the Scots to describe putting a pair of socks together in a little bundle. I think it is a wonderful word and I've flyped all my socks. Celia. ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== To find Vital Statistics for islay from the earliest records to 1875 visit: HTTP://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/bdm/ --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos – NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 8p a photo.

The term 'flype' was certainly used by my mother, and my wife still uses the term occasionaly in connection with socks. In the McAuslan stories, George MacDonald Fraser includes a glossary in which 'flype' means 'to turn inside out' Ross

I read this in a little book which is a monthly publication with a very good reputation. It has been around for over a hundred years but owing to my age, the name escapes me. However it has either 'Scottish' or 'Scotland' in the two name title. Celia.