The Friday Five
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dizzojay1. Growing up, what sayings/phrases do you remember your mother using? Your father?
I grew up in a London family, so I remember my parents, my Dad in particular, using London rhyming slang as an organic part of their speech. Phrases that were a normal part of my life (and still are) include:
2. What book/song/other did your parents use to put you to sleep? I honestly can’t remember, but I remember that Enid Blyton books were a big part of my early life, so I would imagine they were the sort of things that my parents read to me.
3. What did you fight with your siblings over? I’m an only child, so don’t have any siblings.
4. Do you and your siblings still fight? See my answer to no. 3
5. What was the worst fight you had with any family member? Not one particular fight, but I had a cousin, Marie, who is three years older than me and as children we just clashed. We just didn’t get along at all. Put us in the same room and you could guarantee within ten minutes there would be tears. The stupid thing is that now we’re adults and have been for many years, we get along brilliantly, and she’s probably the cousin I feel the closest bond with!
I grew up in a London family, so I remember my parents, my Dad in particular, using London rhyming slang as an organic part of their speech. Phrases that were a normal part of my life (and still are) include:
- ‘I don’t Adam and Eve it’ (I don’t believe it)
- ‘Stick that in your sky’ (stick that in your pocket (sky rocket)) usually in the context of giving me some money
- ‘That’s a right two and eight’ (that’s a right state)
- ‘I’m tired; been on my plates all day’ (plates of meat – feet)
2. What book/song/other did your parents use to put you to sleep? I honestly can’t remember, but I remember that Enid Blyton books were a big part of my early life, so I would imagine they were the sort of things that my parents read to me.
3. What did you fight with your siblings over? I’m an only child, so don’t have any siblings.
4. Do you and your siblings still fight? See my answer to no. 3
5. What was the worst fight you had with any family member? Not one particular fight, but I had a cousin, Marie, who is three years older than me and as children we just clashed. We just didn’t get along at all. Put us in the same room and you could guarantee within ten minutes there would be tears. The stupid thing is that now we’re adults and have been for many years, we get along brilliantly, and she’s probably the cousin I feel the closest bond with!
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Date: 2021-10-17 02:17 pm (UTC)