Missus surprised me toneet (and not for the first fecking time).

 

I was rolling some mandarins around on a kitchen worktop whilst waiting for my scran and she asks me what I am doing. 'Murps', I reply. Not a clue what I am on about.

 

Later on, some discussion about some bird she knows taking over a corner shop. 'Like Florrie Lindley then?'. Another completely blank look.

 

Normal terms commonly known around Bolton, right?

Way, way, way over my head.

Way, way, way over my head.

 

 

Probably Biff and Rembrandt for this one then

With murps, do you not mean marps, as in short for marbles? Florrie Lindley is before my time

Florrie Lindley was the first owner of the corner shop in Coronation st,introduced in episode 1.

murps isnt marps but it is marbles

 

and athy and I know of florrie from our parents

I would have said 'marbs' for marbles myself - don't know what murps is?

 

Florrie Lindley used to have the corner shop in Coronation Street in the Len Fairclough, Elsie Tanner, Ena Sharples day.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=murps&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a#hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=pFx&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&sa=X&ei=0AgKTvSzAcHRhAensvzLDw&ved=0CBcQvgUoAA&q=murps+marbles&nfpr=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=892ba85e0eab5cf1&biw=1280&bih=655

It's a Wiggin thing, Bolty's obviously descended from the land of pie.

We called them marps up Hag Fowd.

It's a Wiggin thing, Bolty's obviously descended from the land of pie.

 

Wiggy?

We called them marps up Hag Fowd.

 

Yep, like Traf said, Wiggin.

even wiggin don't want hog fowd

Hag Fold is fast becoming the pride of eastern europe

Marps and Florrie Lindley, Its great to know your getting old when you have a white corner shop owner, and a game you used to play.

Hag Fold is fast becoming the pride of eastern europe

Hag Fold used to win the pride ot loose wimmin award every year in the 70s hands down with no competition.

notice the poets corner is now boarded up.

 

remember years ago ( and i mean years ago) it was a decent pub.

notice the poets corner is now boarded up.

 

remember years ago ( and i mean years ago) it was a decent pub.

 

That's when it were The Pretoria

notice the poets corner is now boarded up.

 

remember years ago ( and i mean years ago) it was a decent pub.

A decent pub ? You would have to show the bouncers on the door your criminal record before you was allowed in.

It's a Wiggin thing, Bolty's obviously descended from the land of pie.

 

 

Way off beam matey. Unusual for you. As a few have said, marbles were always known as murps when I were a lad. North side of Bolton and beyond. Wiggin?

 

Florrie Lindley? Like Albert Tatlock, a proper name. Wouldn't recognise her on a photo. Don't recall too much about that programme. Name sticks as it's typical old northern.

Way off beam matey. Unusual for you. As a few have said, marbles were always known as murps when I were a lad. North side of Bolton and beyond. Wiggin?

 

Florrie Lindley? Like Albert Tatlock, a proper name. Wouldn't recognise her on a photo. Don't recall too much about that programme. Name sticks as it's typical old northern.

Traf only gets his rocks off watching blacked up men morris dancing.

Traf only gets his rocks off watching blacked up men morris dancing.

 

 

As I have said before, he is Weird.

I believe Florrie Lindley spoke the first ever line in Coronation St.

I believe Florrie Lindley spoke the first ever line in Coronation St.

 

 

A line from a Bachelors song mate?

I believe Florrie Lindley spoke the first ever line in Coronation St.

 

 

Aye, and Ernie Bishop snorted it. The crackwhore!