Cockneys

[ratbert]

They screech at each other in a way that makes you welcome fingernails down a blackboard

They think they're better than everyone else and always remind us of it

They eat slimy sea creatures encased in tasteless snot



They treat their beloved East End like its Barbados, Mauritius and the Seychelles rolled into one... when in fact it looks like this



And they think dressing like this is brilliant



Not to mention that their only rich people are criminals.

Let's hear it for... COCKNEYS!

[The-Wanderer]

They screech at each other in a way that makes you welcome fingernails down a blackboard

They think they're better than everyone else and always remind us of it

They eat slimy sea creatures encased in tasteless snot



They treat their beloved East End like its Barbados, Mauritius and the Seychelles rolled into one... when in fact it looks like this



And they think dressing like this is brilliant



Not to mention that their only rich people are criminals.

Let's hear it for... COCKNEYS!

Is that harwood's seven stars in the future?
when the cockneys move up north??

[malcd1]

They're not called COCKneys for nothing.

But talking about strange eating habits, can we call anyone when we (Probably only me) eat black peas. It's not a Manchester thing by the way. Just Lancashire. And for all those who have never eaten black peas they are normally eaten on Bonfire night with loads of vinegar.

[FD]

So this thread is for us to air prejudices based on stereotypes?

Excellent! I'm off to start a thread on Mexicans, googling speedy gonzales as we speak!

[Montreal Wanderer]

They're not called COCKneys for nothing.

They are called cockneys (literally cock's egg) because they are stupid and ignorant about country matters.

1617 MINSHEU Ductor s.v., A Cockney or Cockny, applied only to one borne within the sound of Bow-bell, that is, within the City of London, which tearme came first out of this tale: That a Cittizens sonne riding with his father..into the Country..asked, when he heard a horse neigh, what the horse did his father answered, the horse doth neigh; riding farther he heard a cocke crow, and said doth the cocke neigh too? and therfore Cockney or Cocknie, by inuersion thus: incock, q. incoctus i. raw or vnripe in Country-mens affaires. 1617 MORYSON Itin. III. 53 Londiners, and all within the sound of Bow-bell, are in reproch called Cocknies, and eaters of buttered tostes.

I am not sure quite what is wrong with being an eater of buttered toast....

[malcd1]

They're not called COCKneys for nothing.

They are called cockneys (literally cock's egg) because they are stupid and ignorant about country matters.

1617 MINSHEU Ductor s.v., A Cockney or Cockny, applied only to one borne within the sound of Bow-bell, that is, within the City of London, which tearme came first out of this tale: That a Cittizens sonne riding with his father..into the Country..asked, when he heard a horse neigh, what the horse did his father answered, the horse doth neigh; riding farther he heard a cocke crow, and said doth the cocke neigh too? and therfore Cockney or Cocknie, by inuersion thus: incock, q. incoctus i. raw or vnripe in Country-mens affaires. 1617 MORYSON Itin. III. 53 Londiners, and all within the sound of Bow-bell, are in reproch called Cocknies, and eaters of buttered tostes.

I am not sure quite what is wrong with being an eater of buttered toast....

You probably find tostes is olde English for testicles or something.

[CrazyHorse]

Yeah but they did invent football

[CrazyHorse]

....and won the world cup

[enfieldwhite]

I just posted a reall long reply and then got logged out.

I can't be arsed to type it again.

It basically concluded with me calling you a bunch of Northern Monkeys!

[CrazyHorse]

I just posted a reall long reply and then got logged out.

I can't be arsed to type it again.

It basically concluded with me calling you a bunch of Northern Monkeys!

Don't you mean you concluded it with "Gawdon Bennet! A banch ov Narven Mankeys. Cor blimey Mary Poppins?"

[hisroyalgingerness]

i'm down in London at the mo, and not heard many Brit accents.... This cockney thing's a myth

[David Lee's Hair]

My mother is a "cockerneeeeeee", born inside the sound of Beau Bells, so a proper one at that. She however, or more my Grandfather had the good sense to take her to his home land of Salford at an early age. I don't think he was happy she was born there, but had little choice being in Nigeria (I believe) with the forces.

My Grans from the Isle of Dogs to boot!

God knows what that makes me but I assume part French.

[communistworkethic]

My mother is a "cockerneeeeeee", born inside the sound of Beau Bells, so a proper one at that. She however, or more my Grandfather had the good sense to take her to his home land of Salford at an early age. I don't think he was happy she was born there, but had little choice being in Nigeria (I believe) with the forces.

My Grans from the Isle of Dogs to boot!

God knows what that makes me but I assume part French.

Bow Bells, perhaps?

[David Lee's Hair]

Bow Bells, perhaps?

Aye that as well, for some reason always though it was St Mary Le "Beau", learn something new everyday.

[Batman]

Can't spell Cockney without COCK.

Every single one a wanker.

[enfieldwhite]

Bow Bells, perhaps?

Aye that as well, for some reason always though it was St Mary Le "Beau", learn something new everyday.

St. Mary-le-Bow. Not in Bow E3 either.

[Worthy4England]

My mother is a "cockerneeeeeee", born inside the sound of Beau Bells, so a proper one at that. She however, or more my Grandfather had the good sense to take her to his home land of Salford at an early age. I don't think he was happy she was born there, but had little choice being in Nigeria (I believe) with the forces.

My Grans from the Isle of Dogs to boot!

God knows what that makes me but I assume part French.

That's one assumption I wouldn't want to be making....

[Hoboh]

My mother is a "cockerneeeeeee", born inside the sound of Beau Bells, so a proper one at that. She however, or more my Grandfather had the good sense to take her to his home land of Salford at an early age. I don't think he was happy she was born there, but had little choice being in Nigeria (I believe) with the forces.

My Grans from the Isle of Dogs to boot!

God knows what that makes me but I assume part French.

That's one assumption I wouldn't want to be making....

Well he does pop up in the French thread Worthy!

[enfieldwhite]

Can't spell Cockney without COCK.

Every single one a wanker.

That's a shame, 'cos they speak very highly of you!

[David Lee's Hair]

St. Mary-le-Bow. Not in Bow E3 either.

Guessed that bit from Commies post

Near bank tube isn't it?

The mother was born in Lambeth, so it's probably about a mile from there, and within ear shot.