I'm afraid I'm living up to the name Lincolnshire yellow belly and yes probably opting for a quiet life. In my defense, I divide my time between here and a cottage in north Yorkshire and feel I'm on a bit of a treadmill just keeping the two properties warm,dry and provisioned. The thought of aggro with a big company has me running for the hills. And as calm as you try to be with them, things always get nasty and defensive at some point. Sorry,just a big chicken!
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What an awful name! What's its derivation?Lindsey said:
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Lindsey, I'd be exactly the same. I can't do endless confrontations. We have to leave that to warriors like Mr P.
Lindsey, I'd be exactly the same. I can't do endless confrontations. We have to leave that to warriors like Mr P.
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Ah - thanks for that explanation, Joce. If I've understood correctly, the expression refers to a military waistcoat or a newt or a semi-naked farmworker or a mail coach or a sheep.
I'm glad we cleared that up. :?
I'm glad we cleared that up. :?
I always thought it was the military waistcoat but we live and learn. The sheep poses an interesting conundrum however. "A curly fleece like it has been permed." I believe there is also a breed of pig in the county with a similar frizzy permed coat. Perhaps we have finally got to the bottom of the damp problem. It's atmospherics in Lincolnshire and we are all doomed to have permanent "bad hair days"!!! Lindsey.
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Yup - here she is, the handsome lady:Lindsey said:
I like pigs.
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