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BS: Wahts A Numpty?

05 Oct 04 - 02:56 AM (#1288866)
Subject: BS: Wahts A Numpty?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull

Hello, I listen to TalkSport Radio in a morning, [from about 7am], one of the presenters called Alan Brazil often calls people Numpty, ie "You are a Numpty",
so waht is a numpty, it can't be a swear word, or they wouldent let him say it on the radio in a morning.


05 Oct 04 - 03:15 AM (#1288876)
Subject: RE: BS: Wahts A Numpty?
From: Georgiansilver

Don't know jOhn but I heard of a Numpty-dumpty who fell off a wall.....bit of a hard case but his shell cracked!!!
Best wishes.


05 Oct 04 - 03:18 AM (#1288879)
Subject: RE: BS: Wahts A Numpty?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull

"his shell cracked"
was he a tortuss?


05 Oct 04 - 03:22 AM (#1288884)
Subject: RE: BS: Wahts A Numpty?
From: Georgiansilver

Could have been,,,was definitely a good egg whatever.. You could try asking the Kings(Queens) men because they tried to restore him I think.
Best wishes.


05 Oct 04 - 03:26 AM (#1288886)
Subject: RE: BS: Wahts A Numpty?
From: GUEST,Jon

Scots dialect for an idiot.


05 Oct 04 - 03:27 AM (#1288887)
Subject: RE: BS: Wahts A Numpty?
From: Ella who is Sooze

Hi John....

It generally means a bit of a pillock - wally - dipstick - plonker - prat - silly billy - dippy doo - an all round silly bu**er.

A person who has done something a bit silly / dizzy / daft/ idiotic.

A Scottish term, but not usually a nasty term.

Ella


05 Oct 04 - 03:35 AM (#1288892)
Subject: RE: BS: Wahts A Numpty?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull

Cheers Jon and Ella.


05 Oct 04 - 04:09 AM (#1288921)
Subject: RE: BS: Wahts A Numpty?
From: Ellenpoly

And jOhn, you are definitely NOT a numpty!

;-D


05 Oct 04 - 04:49 PM (#1289544)
Subject: RE: BS: Wahts A Numpty?
From: Jim McLean

Someone who cannae spell or speak English!


06 Oct 04 - 05:31 AM (#1290010)
Subject: RE: BS: Wahts A Numpty?
From: Tam the Bam (Nutter)

like the president of America, prime minister of both Britian and Australia. these are numpties.


06 Oct 04 - 04:33 PM (#1290560)
Subject: RE: BS: Wahts A Numpty?
From: GUEST,Boab

Spot on Tam---if brains were peas their heads widnae rattle!


06 Oct 04 - 05:17 PM (#1290593)
Subject: RE: BS: Wahts A Numpty?
From: GUEST,skipy

we all have been one at least once or twice haven't we?

skipy


07 Oct 04 - 04:49 PM (#1291590)
Subject: RE: BS: Wahts A Numpty?
From: Blissfully Ignorant

I'm a numpty of the highest order. Or lowest. Highest just sounds wrong.