Names by which inhabitants of Towns/Cities are known

[Benzman]

I'm from Wigan and we are known as Pie-eaters.

Pie-eaters is actually an insult, dating back to a pit strike in the 1920's when Wigan miners were starved back to work, thereby eating humble pie.

What's the name/insult by which your townsfolk are known?

[Timmy35]

Sheep shaggers.

It's an insult based on a historic incident in which some sheep were shagged. ( okay it's actually not strictly speaking 'historical' more an ongoing custom )

Edited by Timmy35 on Friday 13th August 16:03

[spurs-442]

Timmy35 said:

Sheep shaggers.

It's an insult based on a historic incident in which some sheep were shagged. ( okay it's actually not strictly speaking 'historical' more an ongoing custom )

Edited by Timmy35 on Friday 13th August 16:03

[Don]

I don't think Basingstoke is important enough to have a name for its denizens.

And if it did I doubt it would be complimentary...

[Dunclane]

Black Country = Yam Yam's due to the change of the word you to yam

[Arese]

Londoners are fondly known as s.

[MiniMan64]

If you're from Plymouth and you use the phrase "Alright my luvar" then you are clear a Janner.

[Justayellowbadge]

The people of Hartlepool are known as Monkey Hangers after executing a monkey they believed was a French spy, never having seen a Frenchman or a Monkey before.

[WorAl]

Newcastle - Geordies, obviously, not really sure where it came from though, there are so many conflicting stories surrounding it. Main one being the Geordie pit-lamp.

Sunderland - Mackems - due to the way they speak, came out during the ship building era where the ships would be built on the Tyne and the Mackems would come and take them to their destination. According to the Sunderland lot, "they mack 'em, we tack 'em" (they make them, we take them)

Edited by WorAl on Friday 13th August 16:26

[Plotloss]

The people of Slough are known as scum.

[siscar]

If from Sheffield you are a Dee Dah

[ellroy]

WorAl said:

Newcastle - Geordies, obviously, not really sure where it came from though, there are so many conflicting stories surrounding it.

Sunderland - Mackems - due to the way they speak, came out during the ship building era where the ships would be built on the Tyne and the Mackems would come and take them to their destination. According to the Sunderland lot, "they mack 'em, we tack 'em" (they make them, we take them)

Twas the other way round as I recall, the hulls were built down in the land of darkness and then the complicated, better paid, fitting out was taken care of on the Tyne. Hence, they are mackems as they make 'em. Not sure where the scum bit comes from, that's lost in the mists of time, but is very, very accurate.

[WorAl]

ellroy said:

WorAl said:

Newcastle - Geordies, obviously, not really sure where it came from though, there are so many conflicting stories surrounding it.

Sunderland - Mackems - due to the way they speak, came out during the ship building era where the ships would be built on the Tyne and the Mackems would come and take them to their destination. According to the Sunderland lot, "they mack 'em, we tack 'em" (they make them, we take them)

Twas the other way round as I recall, the hulls were built down in the land of darkness and then the complicated, better paid, fitting out was taken care of on the Tyne. Hence, they are mackems as they make 'em. Not sure where the scum bit comes from, that's lost in the mists of time, but is very, very accurate.

hmmm could be, could be. 'Twas a while ago I heard it and I may have got it the wrong way around. Makes more sense I guess.

Bolded bit is very true. Was down there for the air show a couple of weeks back and it smells strange.

Edited by WorAl on Friday 13th August 16:34

[Justayellowbadge]

I had to go through Staines recently.

I'm not sure what the inhabitants are called, but I'm sure it's not 'human'.

[supra legend]

My dad used to call people from Leigh "Lobby Gobblers"
Recently found out lobby is corned beef hash

Blackburn/Burnley people to me will always be Dingles

[OzzyR1]

Prisoners Denizens of Midddlesborough are known as Smoggies due to the glorious clouds of pollution which billow from the numerous chemical plants in the area.

Nice.

NB I am from Nottingham but can't recall any names other than the ones occasionally used by the citizens of Derby (who are all sheep-shagging wrs in the first place).

Edited by OzzyR1 on Friday 13th August 16:42

[The Hitman]

Timmy35 said:

Sheep shaggers.

It's an insult based on a historic incident in which some sheep were shagged. ( okay it's actually not strictly speaking 'historical' more an ongoing custom )

I always wondered why the English didn't have a general insult to describe the whole of the populous there.

Until I realised being known as English was insult enough

[supra legend]

Another one is the people from Westhoughton near Bolton. Known to locals as keaw yed's (cow heads). This comes from a story that a cow got its head stuck in a gate and rather than damage the gate, the farmer cut its head off.

The road sign's have cows heads on them too


http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&am...

[jimbobsimmonds]

Chatham = Chavs

[Timmy35]

The Hitman said:

Timmy35 said:

Sheep shaggers.

It's an insult based on a historic incident in which some sheep were shagged. ( okay it's actually not strictly speaking 'historical' more an ongoing custom )

I always wondered why the English didn't have a general insult to describe the whole of the populous there.

Until I realised being known as English was insult enough

I've always wondered if the French built that bridge between England and Wales then put the admission fee on the English side as a joke.