BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Kc
Date: 17 Jan 01 - 09:12 AM

Hmm, I think Yorkshire alone might be too small an area. Maybe if i extended it to THE WHOLE WORLD, i might be more correct. NE1 agree. Half you lot who 'ave replied say your a yorkie who is mad, and the other half are from other places miles away,

Kc

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: InOBU
Date: 16 Dec 00 - 10:45 AM

Greyeyes:
In fact the pond (moonrakers pond) is in Devizes where our brother Mudcat The Popular Halfwit lives.
Cheers,
Larry - (Devizes was also the stomping grounds (quiet litterally) of the famous village idiot, Jobber Brown. Jobber, whoe's exploits have gone down in folk history - flashing the Bath bus, to which one of the Wiltshire matrons replied... " Ehow Jobber, Ef tha's all ye've got, yew kin just put et awowy!" Please everyone, donate to the Village Idiots of the British Illes Irealnd and Tristam De Cuna Historic Fund and Preservation Guild, soon to be organised...

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Michael in Swansea
Date: 16 Dec 00 - 07:01 AM

SWANSEA

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Michael in Swansea
Date: 16 Dec 00 - 07:00 AM

That should of course ssay Sw2abnsea

Miike

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Michael in Swansea
Date: 16 Dec 00 - 06:57 AM

Well I know more Yorkies to talk to socially than I do Sw4ansdea people and they're almost as sane as me.

Mike

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 16 Dec 00 - 06:33 AM

My ancient ancestors used to live there, and my great great great grandmother spent the last 12 years of her life in a lunatic asylum, does that mean anything??

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: roopoo
Date: 16 Dec 00 - 02:07 AM

Hang on! Some time back we trawled through the Three Wise Men of Gotham (Notts) where one of my great-grannys came from. Now, with that heritage, (which includes a moonraking story among many others), another granny reputedly born in Halifax (no proof, but she definitely WAS born) of Irish stock, and with me, Derbyshire born, living in Yorkshire for 13 years - will I be mad enough? Does the fact that I can usually understand a Yorkshire dialect help?

Andrea

Derbyshire folk also lay claim to "strong i'th'arm and wick i'th'ead". "Wick" means "quick" - so there!

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Greyeyes
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 06:54 PM

As a real Moonraker, born and bred, I can only agree with you. Up with the southern softies and independence for the Kingdom of the Pig!

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 06:46 PM

And them wot lives in South Riding are lying!

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Lanfranc
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 06:45 PM

Greyeyes, those b****y southerners will steal (or smuggle) anything.

From Hull and Halifax and Hell, Good Lord deliver me!

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Cobble
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 06:32 PM

BERT you could be right, thems wot lives int east riding do'nt understand thems wot lives int west riding and thems wot lives int north riding no one understands but them sels. Int language grand :-)

Mrs. C.

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Burke
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 04:58 PM

I have some ancestors that hailed from near Doncaster - Tick Hill & Theddingworth. Born in 18 aughts, must have left 1830's or so. Does that count? I don't know about mad, but definately weird.

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Greyeyes
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 04:26 PM

Lanfranc, your geography is awry: For the real Moonraker story click here

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: zander (inactive)
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 03:45 PM

The definition of a Lancastrian is a Yrkshireman with his brains kicked out tha knows.

{ I really think you are all Brilliant ], Dave

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Bert
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 03:45 PM

The dialect for starters ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Cobble
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 02:14 PM

MAD MAD who said MAD

YORKSHIRE ADVICE

Hear all see all say nowt Eat all drink all pay nowt and if thee ever dost out for nowt do it for thee sen

so whats mad about that

Mrs. C.

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Dave (the ancient mariner)
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 01:39 PM

Ye Yorkshire born swabs. Yorkies are not mad, they just like to pretend they are.(they are really just dumb) Red Rose Forever! Yours, Aye. Dave who was born in Lancashire (I'm Rochdale born and Rochdale bred, Strong in'th arm and thick in'th ead)

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 01:38 PM

Don't be so bloody silly. I'm mad!!! And I come from the South,wait a minute-perhaps that's why I've lived in Yorkshire for 30 years.

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Lanfranc
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 12:50 PM

When a Yorkshireman admits to madness, it is meiosis.

When a Lancastrian calls a Yorkshireman mad, it's WAR!

Lancastrians live, shrouded in mist and rain, on the distaff side of the Pennines. They can't help it, poor things!

The White Rose for ever!!! ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: GUEST,JohnB
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 12:22 PM

Of course all Yorkshire people are mad, what is your point JohnB (from Lancashire of course)

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Lanfranc
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 12:20 PM

I was born in Pudsey (Where t'ducks fly backways on and they rake t'moon out o' t'pond!), but my birth certificate shows not only my mother's and father's name (thus scotching THAT rumour) but the stamp of the "Registration District of Wharfedale". So, not only a Yorkie, but a Dalesman.

The Lady Elizabeth was born in Halifax (District of Calderdale), but we met in London, and we have lived the 30 years of our married life in Essex or thereabouts.

We insisted on writing to our relations in the West Riding of Yorkshire long after bureaucrats decreed that it should be conflated to West Yorkshire. As both our children were girls, we didn't bother going back for the births, as neither was likely to play cricket.

You can take the Yorkie out of the county, but not the county out of the Yorkie.

Mad - maybe, but happy mad.

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: GUEST,Les from Hull at work
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 11:29 AM

Maggie and Les - both from Yorkshire - both mad. Mrs Duck's right - you must be mad to leave Yorkshire. Come to Whitby at New Year and see Yorkshire at its maddest.

Geoff and Mrs Duck even have a daughter called Maddy. How mad can you get?

Les

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: InOBU
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 11:09 AM

PS we left Westmoreland 6oo years ago or so, we remember that wee fact and well... are still nuts.... Larry

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: InOBU
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 11:08 AM

Yorkshire madness is passed down in the genes FOREVER! We Otway's started out in Westmoreland, went to Ireland, and now live in the states, and are crazy after all these years.... Larry

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 11:00 AM

I'm glad you didn't say bald as a coot.
I suspect the really mad Yorkshire folk are the ones who have left!!!!!!I'm a relative newcomer to the county and probably won't be regarded as a yokshirewoman before I reach my dotage if then but I would like it put on record that I am definitely positively and absulutely stark staring .......cgoimknpi so there!!

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Bert
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 10:42 AM

No. It's just you. You're crazy as a coot;-)

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 10:16 AM

Would I sign myself Geoff the Duck if I was mad?
Geoff the Duck

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Troll
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 09:39 AM

I like Scarboro. We have a friend who lives there. Born in Scalby. D'ye know the Indigo Alley pub or the Citrus Cafe? We went there last summer. Rode the train out to North Bay, had a drink at the pub and took the bus back to South Bay. Had a very good time. Probably be back next summer.
The Yorkies are mad but it's a fun madness.

troll

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Lady McMoo
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 09:19 AM

Well Lady McMoo hails from the fair city of Doncaster and experience there suggests that you are indeed correct Kc!

mcmoo

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Bagpuss
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 09:17 AM

I'm just an adopted Yorkshire lass - but we Geordies are even madder!

I presume loup means jump or leap? And does ling mean heather? So is a ling louper someone who goes fell walking???

Just a wild guess.

Bagpuss

Subject: RE: BS: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: zander (inactive)
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 09:11 AM

Well I'm also yorkshire born and bred and I've been on this earth for 54 years but it sounds like you are talking fluent gibberish to me. No offence of course and no Yorkshire people are not all madbut we know that we are the greatest people who live in gods own county. I'll sithee, Dave

Subject: R all the Yorkshires Mad, or is it me?
From: Kc
Date: 15 Dec 00 - 08:50 AM

Well, i'm a Yorkshire Lass, Born in Scarborough etc. Lived in Yorkshire all me life, got a yorshire acent wich is not understood by some 'o' thi people 'o' britain. An i am one 'o' many Yorkshire people who apears 2 B a tad mad. I wanna know if its just us ere Yorkies who are mad or is it a worldwide thing.

Also does anyone know what these broad Yorkshire things mean

Ling loupers,

louping over the ling.

U have a guess and i'll tell U the ansa.