A USian friend has emailed in perplexity about my use earlier of the phrase “whippet flange mills“.
Bless.
He tried to look it up on Google. Along with Ecky Bah Thump as a comestible and flat cap emporiums.
I told him to think Jeff Foxworthy on rednecks to get an idea of the meanings.
Anyone do better as definitions?
7 responses so far ↓
1 Liam // Dec 29, 2009 at 6:13 pm
It’s “ecky thump”. Don’t know where you got the bah from. You could be thinking of “by eck [lad/lass]” which is a general form of exclamation, eg: “by eck vitnery cow’s got mastics” [apols to James Herriot].
Also don’t be mixing up Yorkshire and Lancashire phrases, that’s a terrible sin.
2 Kay Tie // Dec 29, 2009 at 6:23 pm
“Ecky Bah Thump”
Eee Bah Gum mixed with Ecky Thump.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/364517.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecky_thump
“Whippet Flange Mills”
Whippets being a popular breed of dog amongst those in Yorkshire (West Yorkshire in particular). Flange Mills being a reference (gone askew) to a Monty Python sketch itself being a reference to the stereotypical mills (i.e. factories) of the North:
http://people.csail.mit.edu/paulfitz/spanish/script.html
3 Andreas Paterson // Dec 29, 2009 at 7:04 pm
I’ve reckon these fellas might give help your friend get the idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS_OkJaZFd4
4 Marksany // Dec 29, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Wisconsin cheeseheads come to mind
5 Monty // Dec 29, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Whippets are very popular up here in Geordieland too. Actually, they are super little dogs.
6 Dennis the Peasant // Dec 29, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Excuse me, but could you please speak English?
7 Chris F // Dec 30, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Following on from Andreas Paterson’s suggestion, here is another link which will help orient your friend:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJxGi8bizEg
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