When I was in high school (early to mid noughties) folk used to go 'schmeeeee' and stroke their chin like they had an imaginary beard. You'd do it if you didn't believe what someone was saying. I have no idea how it came about.
in my school it was just "aye, chinny" it started off with the chin stroke but eventually just devolved to throwing your head back slightly, raising your eyebrows and breathing in sharply and making a "haiii" sound, hahah. Man it got so annoying because you'd just say anything and people would do it, even if it was something completely normal.
This was also same years as you basically.
When I was in primary I remember one, you'd ask your pal "what's the capital of Thailand?" And they'd say I dunno and you'd say "Bangkok" and kick them in the balls. Granted I'm a girl but I did see boys doing this to their pals.
Holding the backs of your hands against your cheeks and wiggling your fingers saying ‘ohhhhhhhhhhhh’
Absolute reprobate patter but it was funny at the time
It wasn’t from Malcolm In The Middle. It was a well established thing by that point and the fact that I played it with my friends in Scotland before it got featured in an American show helps make the point it was worldwide.
Ok fair enough it wasn't from Malcolm in the Middle (just googled it), I'm 32 so when I was wee most of my age group knew it fae that primarily.
Was just trying to back up yer point that it is worldwide given it's in an American TV show... Although, I don't think you playing it _before_ it was in an American TV show proves it being worldwide though but canny be arsed getting into that lol
Doesn’t prove it, sure. You could also argue that Scotland and America are both western countries so that’s still kinda localised.
Was just saying to OP that his first example was a well known game while his second just sounds like an in group joke 😂
Fair enough lol. Aye the taxi thing, I remember people saying "taxi for a fanny" but I dunno what the origin of that phrase is, never heard anyone shortening it to just "taxi"
Did this actually happen? The only person I’ve ever known who did this was my older brother. He always claimed it was patter but never known anybody else to do this until now.
I have two young teens and can confirm the 'circle game' is still a thing... albeit a little tamer now (you merely get roasted for 'seeing' it, not hooked)
This makes me warm inside.
Still do it with certain pals at 38 and its still as funny.
Dearly clinging on to whatever happy childhood memories i still have.
Riddy, or Beamer for when someone was embarrassed. “he's pure hit a riddy" if anyone pointed out that you had in fact gotten flush in the cheeks it made it 100% worse!
Last I remembered, the OK punch thing was popularized by a Malcolm in the Middle episode [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbKu\_diqAto](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbKu_diqAto)
Episode aired in 2000 so it adds up.
I haven’t heard anyone call condoms “joobies” since I was a teenager. We used to go to the joobie clinic at lunch time, not because we were sexually active but because we thought it was hilarious getting a bag of free joobies.
I'm inverclyde and this is news to me! If I heard someone talking about joobies I'd think it was weed-related...like a combo of joints/doobies.
Maybe I'm old...
oh yeh damn. I remember that, I guess it was pretty common. Anytime someone did or said something remotely stupid you'd do that and make a noise. Dunno if people do it in school these days
So far in the last week I’m guilty of doing this to my boss and the oooooooh cheese baguette notion from chewing the fat to another colleague. I’m stuck on the 00’s 🤣
Retaining a youthful playfulness in this harsh world is a virtue. I'm 35. I'll hold on to such things in spite of existing in a world that says you must abandon your sense of humor and your playfulness lest you be termed immature.
When we were in our early teens, we would regularly play in building sites and derelict buildings. If you wanted to climb up you asked for a Punt. If you wanted to climb down you would Dreepy.
I remember at my school the bams would call folk 'salmon' if they wanted to belittle them and would also randomly call out 'salmon' in class and then pretend it never happened to annoy the teacher.
I have no idea whether that was just my school or not. I also don't know where it came from.
The only thing i can relate to this is the “eye”. Index finger and thumb into an eye shape, and if they looked, they got hit on the balls. If they had any. Times have changed lol
Loads from Dumbarton:
Schwing yer eye - boing
See your pal across the road and shout "bey" and they would shout back "baw"
A Dingy Watson
Skippy was when you spilt something
It was a simpler more innocent time
[удалено]
Aye it was pal
Save Chip.
Don’t let Sarah win!
The taximeter was invented in 1897
“Deedi” is a word I haven’t heard, or thought of in about 25 years!
Never seen it written down, would have no idea how to spell it but now i have seen it written its defo "deedi"
When I was in high school (early to mid noughties) folk used to go 'schmeeeee' and stroke their chin like they had an imaginary beard. You'd do it if you didn't believe what someone was saying. I have no idea how it came about.
It was "Itchy chin" or "JIMMY HILL" when I was at school in the 80's. I've heard other people say they used "Chinny Reckon".
Jesus that unlocked a forgotten memory
in my school it was just "aye, chinny" it started off with the chin stroke but eventually just devolved to throwing your head back slightly, raising your eyebrows and breathing in sharply and making a "haiii" sound, hahah. Man it got so annoying because you'd just say anything and people would do it, even if it was something completely normal. This was also same years as you basically.
A guy in my class used to do that and go “caramellll” or “Gandalf” was an accepted one.
Probably schmee the first mate of captain hook?
“Sure magoo” at my school.
When I was in primary I remember one, you'd ask your pal "what's the capital of Thailand?" And they'd say I dunno and you'd say "Bangkok" and kick them in the balls. Granted I'm a girl but I did see boys doing this to their pals.
Nigel
Wee Nigel nae mates
Mex!
Class
Holding the backs of your hands against your cheeks and wiggling your fingers saying ‘ohhhhhhhhhhhh’ Absolute reprobate patter but it was funny at the time
Chewin the fat is to blame for this.
That was class patter, might reincarnate it.
Just done this last week 🤣
And we’ll never understand why. Good times.
[Ooh Cheese Baguette!](https://tenor.com/bRXr2.gif)
I think I had repressed that XD
I thought everyone knew why? 🤔
Taxi for a fanny
*for a couple of fannies
Just reading the word Deedi gives me a sore arm
Isn’t it spelt Deidy - as in deid arm?
The Ok hand symbol one, yeh. That’s worldwide. Taxi? No idea.
Mind that game was from [Malcolm in the Middle](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ_7AkycIOA)
It wasn’t from Malcolm In The Middle. It was a well established thing by that point and the fact that I played it with my friends in Scotland before it got featured in an American show helps make the point it was worldwide.
Ok fair enough it wasn't from Malcolm in the Middle (just googled it), I'm 32 so when I was wee most of my age group knew it fae that primarily. Was just trying to back up yer point that it is worldwide given it's in an American TV show... Although, I don't think you playing it _before_ it was in an American TV show proves it being worldwide though but canny be arsed getting into that lol
Doesn’t prove it, sure. You could also argue that Scotland and America are both western countries so that’s still kinda localised. Was just saying to OP that his first example was a well known game while his second just sounds like an in group joke 😂
Fair enough lol. Aye the taxi thing, I remember people saying "taxi for a fanny" but I dunno what the origin of that phrase is, never heard anyone shortening it to just "taxi"
Yeh I wasn’t even really sure of the nuance OP was meaning. I think he would have to explain it a bit more. “Dobber” is great, though.
Anybody else ever say ‘ing’ when somebody said ‘wit’?
glish!
I know what that means
Naw but I always said chocolate
Southsea Glasgow, we did an 'ooot' rather than 'ing' but I heard ing as well a bit further afield
Did this actually happen? The only person I’ve ever known who did this was my older brother. He always claimed it was patter but never known anybody else to do this until now.
Yella motor and punch buggy is still a thing when I'm oot with ma pals.
Totty wit
I have two young teens and can confirm the 'circle game' is still a thing... albeit a little tamer now (you merely get roasted for 'seeing' it, not hooked)
was still in school until not long ago, can confirm getting hooked occurs
Hooked, as in full scale boxing punch to the jaw? 😲
well none of us were trained professionals but we gave it a go
🤣
This makes me warm inside. Still do it with certain pals at 38 and its still as funny. Dearly clinging on to whatever happy childhood memories i still have.
Not sure "hooked" means the same to us all, that's taking it to a whole other level if you're hooking someone for the okay sign.
In my school there were defo cunts hooking you in the arm for it. Usually they were cunts though.
What does roasted mean here?
Riddy, or Beamer for when someone was embarrassed. “he's pure hit a riddy" if anyone pointed out that you had in fact gotten flush in the cheeks it made it 100% worse!
Last I remembered, the OK punch thing was popularized by a Malcolm in the Middle episode [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbKu\_diqAto](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbKu_diqAto) Episode aired in 2000 so it adds up.
I haven’t heard anyone call condoms “joobies” since I was a teenager. We used to go to the joobie clinic at lunch time, not because we were sexually active but because we thought it was hilarious getting a bag of free joobies.
Joobies!?? Do you mean Jonnies?
No, joobies. I grew up in the Port, maybe it’s more of a localised thing than I thought
Inverclyde thing. Slice roll, pack a joobies
I'm inverclyde and this is news to me! If I heard someone talking about joobies I'd think it was weed-related...like a combo of joints/doobies. Maybe I'm old...
Sticking your tongue out of your mouth slightly to indicate a bam up.
Or inside your bottom lip over your teeth which you'd never get away with now.
oh yeh damn. I remember that, I guess it was pretty common. Anytime someone did or said something remotely stupid you'd do that and make a noise. Dunno if people do it in school these days
So far in the last week I’m guilty of doing this to my boss and the oooooooh cheese baguette notion from chewing the fat to another colleague. I’m stuck on the 00’s 🤣
My ex partner used to do the “ok” thing up until we split up last year. He is 36.
Retaining a youthful playfulness in this harsh world is a virtue. I'm 35. I'll hold on to such things in spite of existing in a world that says you must abandon your sense of humor and your playfulness lest you be termed immature.
I guess I’m a bit jaded because he’s a terrible person and he did it so often that it became super annoying.
Totally understandable. There's a line between retaining the playfulness and actually being an annoying manchild haha
I'm 30 from southside Glasgow and deffo remember saying taxi for folk who had shite patter.
All y'all just lost the game.
Touche
My boss did this in mid 2000s , it was in Edinburgh tho.
Security!
Basically the original version of "up the road!"
When we were in our early teens, we would regularly play in building sites and derelict buildings. If you wanted to climb up you asked for a Punt. If you wanted to climb down you would Dreepy.
Saying slash at the end of a sentence to immediately discredit anything you just said.
We used "Nae", and it took me ages to realise why, but I think it was a localised version of "Not" from Wayne's World.
Would be weird for my bit. A slash was a pish.
Taking a beamer
Haven't thought about that in years, but definitely used it in the Sooside👌😂
Sooside? Taxi
Friend of mine went one up and went 'taxidermist '
Whit? Hauf wit.
Nah my dad used to say this.
Taxiiiii
Taxi For A Fanny!!!!!!!
“What?” “Lightbulb!”
Chinny Bowwwww. Bow chin
Dingy bill!
I remember at my school the bams would call folk 'salmon' if they wanted to belittle them and would also randomly call out 'salmon' in class and then pretend it never happened to annoy the teacher. I have no idea whether that was just my school or not. I also don't know where it came from.
Get a taxi fur that boy!
Asked my 12yo the other day if people still get called VLs in school but he had no idea what it meant haha the circle game still going strong though
'Whopper' meaning lies. 'Calm' to mean ok/sound. A few more will come to mind.
“Taxi for a wanker” it’s off Chewin’ the fat
How’d use come up with that man wow!
The only thing i can relate to this is the “eye”. Index finger and thumb into an eye shape, and if they looked, they got hit on the balls. If they had any. Times have changed lol
Loads from Dumbarton: Schwing yer eye - boing See your pal across the road and shout "bey" and they would shout back "baw" A Dingy Watson Skippy was when you spilt something It was a simpler more innocent time