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Thread #10188   Message #69355
Posted By: alison
09-Apr-99 - 06:49 AM
Thread Name: Colloquialisms- Post & Define 'Em! Fun!
Subject: RE: Colloquialisms- Post & Define 'Em! Fun!
Yes you would Andy,

a poke is an ordinary ice cream in a cone,
a 99 is the same with a chocolate flake in it,
and a slider is ice cream sandwiched between two wafers.

I made the mistake of saying in front of some Aussies on a hot day that I'd love a poke....... got some really weird looks........ and you can't tell them that you'll have a root around in a cupboard either, (meaning have a look for something.)

Ritchie, I still tell my kids they're dirty wee clarts, or dirty wee halians (not sure how that one is spelt.. but pronounce hal-yens.)

and I always thought it was brassy glint, for skint... maybe it was just the Belfast pronounciation.

slainte

alison