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Thread #114929 Message #2476853
Posted By: Folkiedave
26-Oct-08 - 07:38 PM
Thread Name: Sheffield folk festival 2008
Subject: RE: Sheffield folk festival 2008
For those not entirely familiar with the South Yorkshire dialect - concessionary bus passes for those over 65 used to be valid only from 9.30 a.m. (now 60 and 9.00 am.)
However there is nothing like getting into the centre of Sheffield a little early if one can and thus those of us wishing to do so would try and squeeze this as hard as we could - trying to get on a bus at the dot of 9.29 with the cry of "Am I too early to use my concessionary bus pass" which became shortened in the local dialect to:
"Am I too early" And thus;
"Am a twirley".
I do hope this is now clear.
Sorry for the thread drift.