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Thread #47074   Message #701443
Posted By: little john cameron
30-Apr-02 - 04:46 PM
Thread Name: BS: Scots Rhyming Slang???
Subject: RE: BS: Scots Rhyming Slang???
Help mah Boab is ane o' they arcane mystery allusions known only by the initiates o' secret sociaties in the dark recesses o' wallie closes.It is usually whispered when meeting another brother when takin a short-cut through said wallie close efter a few bevies."Help mah Boab,ye near frichtened the life oot o' me" is the preferred greeting to ascertain the identity of suspicious denizens o' darkest Gallagate in particular.
Sometimes,if ye are lucky,ye micht stumble intae a coortin couple when the young gallant is in the middle o' a "knee trembler".Courtesy demands that a hasty retreat is in order as if ye are still gawkin by the time the troosers are hitched up a mair serious altercation micht ensue.ljc