Mudcat Café message #2545823

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Thread #34936 Message #2545823
Posted By: Will Fly
22-Jan-09 - 04:51 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Fred Fannakapan (from Gracie Fields)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fred Fannakapan (from Gracie Fields)

In our part of the world - Lancashire in the 50s - "Fernakerpan" was used when you couldn't be bothered to say, or didn't know the name of someone. As in: "Oi - Fernakerpan - get over here a minute!"Never had any idea where it came from though.