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Leon
30-09-2003, 10:17
I've let this fester for too long and need to air it...

London Townies.

ARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHH

Take this example.

At my last job, we had one of the manager's mates in to help us out for a week or two. Very intelligent, and very motivated, she had spent time working in London on car mags and also in political arenas inc TV.

She was also a plummy preppy and had picked up the "cool language of the moment".

Cue conversation
"So I went back to [previous school] and they were all like
'You're having a bubble!'.
I mean, where are they getting this stuff?!?!"

My initial, non vocalised reaction was:
"Life isn't London, dear. Get over it." But instead I smiled sweetly

F'ing Townies :mad:
Dunk
30-09-2003, 10:23
A bubble?

I spend a lot of my time selling in London to trading houses and investment banks where proper cockney slang is just part of the language

A bubble to me is a piss

bubble & squeak = leak :smash: :confused: :confused:
Leon
30-09-2003, 10:26
bubble bath
laugh
206xy
30-09-2003, 10:26
chicken oriental
mental
Dunk
30-09-2003, 10:27
Originally posted by Starionman
bubble bath
laugh

Oh do me a favour - what a load of toss
Cath
30-09-2003, 10:35
Bubble to me is cry :confused:

I'm bubbling :rolleyes:
tDR
30-09-2003, 10:44
Originally posted by Feisty Red Head
Bubble to me is cry :confused:

I'm bubbling :rolleyes:

j00 is aka Bubbles! :nod:
Leon
30-09-2003, 10:45
Originally posted by Dunk
Oh do me a favour - what a load of toss

thats what I thought at the time... and still do...
bloody townie speak...

Ohh come to london, we're the greatest... Rollox
docwra
30-09-2003, 11:16
I speak in slang most of the time:

The other night, I got a lobster up the frog to go have a pigs at the rubber - me plates were killing me. When I got down the nuclear, my old china streaky was there with his bread Catherine - they were chowing down on a ruby. Some joe came in and was dogging catherine, so streaky rared up and gave him a fancy in the glass. When the rozzers showed, all hell broke loose - there was britneys flying everywhere ..............
I could go on :)
Leon
30-09-2003, 11:32
eh?

something about a fight in the curry house...
and aching feet

sounds like you've been watching Clockwork Orange too much :D
Cath
30-09-2003, 11:34
wha he say :confused:
JonnyBoy
30-09-2003, 11:38
Oh do me a favour

Best behaviour? :wack:
Leviathan
30-09-2003, 11:39
Originally posted by Feisty Red Head
wha he say :confused:

Its really a secret language we londoners use to confuse everyone else, i take it its working:D :D :D :D
gaz.thomas
30-09-2003, 12:01
Hmm Cambridge, Taunton - London extends even further.......
:D:D:D
Gaz
-x-
Jezz_S13
30-09-2003, 12:06
bubble = bubble & squeek = greek innit?

Shame you aint a cockney innit doc me old china.
docwra
30-09-2003, 14:56
Originally posted by Jezz_S13
bubble = bubble & squeek = greek innit?

Shame you aint a cockney innit doc me old china.

Bubble is one of a couple that have two meanings - greek "Nick the bubble" and laugh "Your having a bubble intcha?" :)
Giraffe is also used for laugh, but can also mean half. A giraffe is also a "long neck donkey" :)