Zulu Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 (edited) Try asking for any bread based products in chippys in the East Midlands - and let me know how you get on. No matter what you call them! Oh, and it should be a flour cake not a barm cake in Bolton, for what it's worth. Always was a flour cake when I was a youth. Barm cake is a Manc description of the same thing. Mind you, I'm 56 years old, a 25-year exile and a miserable cunt with one foot in the grave. Edited February 28, 2011 by Zulu
bolty58 Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Oh, and it should be a flour cake not a barm cake in Bolton, for what it's worth. Always was a flour cake when I was a youth. Barm cake is a Manc description of the same thing. Mind you, I'm 56 years old, a 25-year exile and a miserable cunt with one foot in the grave. I could have written that V
Boothy Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Let me explain Boothy. I left Bolton when I was 33. Sir Francis was having a go at my bona fides on this issue with his 'sounds like Yorkshire to me' and 'migrating to Australia doesn't give you the right' type comments. Merely pointing out that I have (probably) lived in Bolton longer than he has. He will overtake me one day though. Seems he is unlikely to have become proud of his Lancashire heritage by then however. Bolty, I should have worded it better, I meant I didn't get what the fuck he was whinging about. Should be proud of heritage, no matter how loosely connected it is in this era. (I meant what he was alluding to, not yourself!)
bolty58 Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Bolty, I should have worded it better, I meant I didn't get what the fuck he was whinging about. Should be proud of heritage, no matter how loosely connected it is in this era. (I meant what he was alluding to, not yourself!) No worries mate You can rest assured I won't be changing my way of speykin' or writin' for yon mon or anyone else for that matter. Used to love listening to the old boys having a yarn in the pub - old cotton mill lads and the like. Brought up by my maternal grandparents who worked in places like the scutching shed and weaving room etc. As broad Lanky as you could imagine. It will always be with me. As an aside, I rang Vespa House in Melbourne the other day regarding sponsoring the National Rally we are hosting in October. First thing the Aussie said was 'Don't ever lose that accent mate, I could listen to it all day'. Not the first time either - loads of checkout chicks have said the same thing. Makes one proud of ones heritage
Didledee Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 This thread could continue forever and ever and ever and ever, but it will always be a BARM What about a happy medium? barm cake? flour barm?
Sweep Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 This thread could continue forever and ever and ever and ever, but it will always be a BARM What about a happy medium? barm cake? flour barm? a barm is already a barm cake, that's what they are called.
Didledee Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 I didn't know this, a cake to me as always been a desert.
Sweep Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 I didn't know this, a cake to me as always been a desert. an oatcake isn't, nor is a potato cake
jules_darby Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 I'm getting the words....Shatner's Bassoon
Exiled Girl Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 I didn't know this, a cake to me as always been a desert. You'd think a barm cake would know wouldn't you?
HomerJay Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 diddles, i bet you love to stick your face in good cream pie, dont ya?
bolty58 Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 This thread could continue forever and ever and ever and ever, but it will always be a BARM What about a happy medium? barm cake? flour barm? I was going to say don't be daft. As pointless as saying 'don't be depraved' to Little Whitt. It will always be a flour cake to me and, thankfully it seems, quite a good number of other Bowtners.
oggybwfc Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 I was going to say don't be daft. As pointless as saying 'don't be depraved' to Little Whitt. It will always be a flour cake to me and, thankfully it seems, quite a good number of other Bowtners. To any one who has passed puberty it is flour cake.
Didledee Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 I bet if we did a poll in Bolton for people aged 18-40, BARM Would win. Anyway it's not even like it matters, tomato, tamata, potato, patata, it's getting eaten either way.
athywhite1958 Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 To any one who has passed puberty it is flour cake. It has always been a BARM cake in Athy.
Casino Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 remind me of the postcode for atherton M something, isn't it
athywhite1958 Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 remind me of the postcode for atherton M something, isn't it To Bolton from my house is 1 mile, to Manc it is 13 miles
Casino Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 i'm afraid you're avoiding the question, manc
Athywhite_Mike Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 A flour cake? FFS. Ham salad BARM cake, tip top.
Didledee Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Isn't Atherton in Wigan? my mate lives on Stanley Street, we go and play snooker at Rileys and I've always thought it was Wigan.
athywhite1958 Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 (edited) i'm afraid you're avoiding the question, manc Put your rod away Casino, don't forget that Bolton (and Bury) are also in Greater Manchester, manc Edited February 28, 2011 by athywhite1958
Smiffs Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Isn't Atherton in Wigan? my mate lives on Stanley Street, we go and play snooker at Rileys and I've always thought it was Wigan. FUCK OFF
Guest Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 Isn't Atherton in Wigan? my mate lives on Stanley Street, we go and play snooker at Rileys and I've always thought it was Wigan. It's a town in Lancashire.
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