Saying's

See all hear all say nowt
Eat all sup all pay nowt
An if ever thar does owt for nowt
Do it for thi sen.

Would anyone care to translate this old Yorkshire saying for me.?:blink:

Dorrie wrote:

See all hear all say nowt
Eat all sup all pay nowt
An if ever thar does owt for nowt
Do it for thi sen.

Would anyone care to translate this old Yorkshire saying for me.?:blink:

is it do do with morals

sounds like a load of MPs fat cats and goverment if I have read it right :huh:

Dorrie wrote:

See all hear all say nowt
Eat all sup all pay nowt
An if ever thar does owt for nowt
Do it for thi sen.

Would anyone care to translate this old Yorkshire saying for me.?:blink:

If you witness something and dont tell....you will be rewarded....and never do something for nothing....just think of yourself xxxx :sick:

tonypark wrote:

Dorrie wrote:

See all hear all say nowt
Eat all sup all pay nowt
An if ever thar does owt for nowt
Do it for thi sen.

Would anyone care to translate this old Yorkshire saying for me.?:blink:

If you witness something and dont tell....you will be rewarded....and never do something for nothing....just think of yourself xxxx :sick:

That about covers it I think:)

What about...Thers nowt so funny as folk ????

tonypark wrote:

What about...There's nowt so funny as folk ????

It means dont be surprised by the weird things People do.:whistle:

Whats meant by the xpression.....Flying your true colours ????

Showing your true nature( I think)

Dorrie wrote:

Showing your true nature( I think)

Yes..in a manner of speaking...It comes from the days of Ships putting into port and the flags they flew to show what they carried...Many flew wrong flags to avoid Customs Duty etc xxxx

What is the meaning of \"The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak\"?:blink:

Dorrie wrote:

What is the meaning of \"The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak\"?:blink:

The mind will often make promises that the body cant keep........
But it realy means.....Someone might be a Christian and want to resist sex...but the body says..bring It on xxxx

It takes two to tango ????