Gammon?

[jjlynn27]

crankedup said:

The use of the word ‘son’ was very widespread in London ‘gangland’ throughout the 1950s & 60s. Context in use would be threatening and intimidating to the ‘less hard’ persons. Sometimes the word ‘son’ would be substituted for the word ‘sonny’ in which case the threat was even greater.

LOL.

So which one do you think is gooner?



For what it's worth, I do feel threatened now, those unibrows look menacing. I'll be extra careful next time I hear the sound of zimmer-frame.

[Countdown]

Ayahuasca said:

EddieSteadyGo said:

[he made a couple of "jokes" seemingly out of nowhere about "ragheads", so basically referring to Arabs.

Why did you assume that his joke was aimed at Arabs? Perhaps he meant Moroccans, Libyans, Egyptians, Iraqis, Jordanians, Iranians, Palestinians, Afghans, etc, etc. or are these all just 'Arabs' to you?

Most of those groups ARE arabs....

[captain_cynic]

crankedup said:

The use of the word ‘son’ was very widespread in London ‘gangland’ throughout the 1950s & 60s. Context in use would be threatening and intimidating to the ‘less hard’ persons. Sometimes the word ‘son’ would be substituted for the word ‘sonny’ in which case the threat was even greater.

Erm... Wouldn't that be "my sahn" rather than "son"?

Mostly used ironically these days.

[crankedup]

captain_cynic said:

crankedup said:

The use of the word ‘son’ was very widespread in London ‘gangland’ throughout the 1950s & 60s. Context in use would be threatening and intimidating to the ‘less hard’ persons. Sometimes the word ‘son’ would be substituted for the word ‘sonny’ in which case the threat was even greater.

Erm... Wouldn't that be "my sahn" rather than "son"?

Mostly used ironically these days.

Certainly a London cockney twist on the word, when it was used back in the day only a mug would disregard the verbal warning. JJ posting up of the image of the Krays is spot on,arguing back then was inappropriate and likely to lead to a nasty incident occurring.
Now I believe the term ‘son’ or ‘sonny’ is not threatening but used more belittle the person being addressed.
Times change.

[crankedup]

jjlynn27 said:

crankedup said:

The use of the word ‘son’ was very widespread in London ‘gangland’ throughout the 1950s & 60s. Context in use would be threatening and intimidating to the ‘less hard’ persons. Sometimes the word ‘son’ would be substituted for the word ‘sonny’ in which case the threat was even greater.

LOL.

So which one do you think is gooner?



For what it's worth, I do feel threatened now, those unibrows look menacing. I'll be extra careful next time I hear the sound of zimmer-frame.

Both krays died some years ago so you are reasonably safe to mock them.

[gooner1]

jjlynn27 said:

I would agree, and it's nice that you are trying to learn new words at your age. Here, have some help;

Which word in that statement is new, and relates
to Osborne's predicted Emergency Budget in response to
a predicted recession that would follow a Brexit win.
A brexit win that really rankles with you, does'nt it son, hence the manic
attempt to convince yourself you did'nt misunderstand the meaning.laugh;

Just as you did'nt understand my use of the phrase "quelle suprise ", you really have won the whole stock of whoosh parrots with you response to the use of that phrase, Rodney.

Only JJ and horses.

Edited by gooner1 on Friday 25th May 13:15

Edited by gooner1 on Friday 25th May 13:18

[andymadmak]

crankedup said:

Both krays died some years ago so you are reasonably safe to mock them.

A shoot out is a shootout!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2YpgLBUCaU&ha...

edited to change to the longer clip with the fight scene

Edited by andymadmak on Friday 25th May 13:19

[alfie2244]

gooner1 said:

Which word in that statement is new, and relates
to Osborne's predicted Emergency Budget in response to
a predicted recession that would follow a Brexit win.
A brexit win that really rankles with you, does'nt it son, hence the. manic
attempt to convince yourself you did'nt misunderstand the meaning.laugh;

Just as you did'nt understand my use of the phrase "quelle suprise ", you really have won the wholei
of whoosh parrots with your response to that phrase , Rodney.
Only JJ and horses.

You OK me old china?

[anonymous-user]

gooner1 said:

Which word in that statement is new, and relates
to Osborne's predicted Emergency Budget in response to
a predicted recession that would follow a Brexit win.
A brexit win that really rankles with you, does'nt it son, hence the. manic
attempt to convince yourself you did'nt misunderstand the meaning.laugh;

Just as you did'nt understand my use of the phrase "quelle suprise ", you really have won the wholei
of whoosh parrots with your response to that phrase , Rodney.
Only JJ and horses.

Drink? Drugs? Medical attention required?

[Dindoit]

gooner1 said:

Which word in that statement is new, and relates
to Osborne's predicted Emergency Budget in response to
a predicted recession that would follow a Brexit win.
A brexit win that really rankles with you, does'nt it son, hence the. manic
attempt to convince yourself you did'nt misunderstand the meaning.laugh;

Just as you did'nt understand my use of the phrase "quelle suprise ", you really have won the wholei
of whoosh parrots with your response to that phrase , Rodney.
Only JJ and horses.

Can I ask what you're typing
your posts with?

The disjointed syntax, spelling and sentence structure is
hard enough to read but
the odd haiku-esque random line breaks are
just weird.

[4x4Tyke]

crankedup said:

Both krays died some years ago so you are reasonably safe to mock them.

I've never been able to grasp why people hero worship them, or the likes of Bronson for that matter.

[captain_cynic]

Dindoit said:

Can I ask what you're typing
your posts with?

The disjointed syntax, spelling and sentence structure is
hard enough to read but
the odd haiku-esque random line breaks are
just weird.

I think his region is set to En_SHATNER.

[bitchstewie]

4x4Tyke said:

I've never been able to grasp why people hero worship them, or the likes of Bronson for that matter.

It was better back then, men were men and they never did any harm to people who didn't deserve it.

[gooner1]

Roman Rhodes said:

Drink? Drugs? Medical attention required?

I'll take all three thanks.
Are you an ex doctor and now a publican, a publican with a sideline in narcotics, or
none of the above?

[gooner1]

alfie2244 said:

You OK me old china?

Certainly am me old mucker.
Just had a big fk off Squamous cell growth removed from my back, and feeling
much more comfy,,cheers for asking..

[gooner1]

[quote=Dindoit]
Can I ask what you're typing
your posts with?

The disjointed syntax, spelling and sentence structure is
hard enough to read but
the odd haiku-esque random line breaks are
just weird.[/quote


Of course you can ask. Apple I - Pad.

[gooner1]

Crankedup.

You really are over thinking the meaning of the word "son"
It's nothing to do with East end gangsters, although it was a widely used phrase from
those parts and indeed Glasgow. Maybe not so much now, but both groups
of my mates and relatives in both parts of the country still use it as a term of friendship
Not in a malign way. And why anyone is interpretating it that way reflects more
on them than my use of the word, imo.

[TTwiggy]

gooner1 said:

Crankedup.

Not in a malign way. And why anyone is interpretating it that way reflects more
on them than my use of the word, imo.

So it's entirely coincidental that you suddenly started (over)using in a post aimed at another poster with whom you were arguing?

[Gloria Slap]

This probably lives here:

https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/iain-dale/b...

Great punchline & Gammontastic!

[gooner1]

TTwiggy said:

So it's entirely coincidental that you suddenly started (over)using in a post aimed at another poster with whom you were arguing?

Entirely. There was no sudden use ot the word son, I've used it for most of my life.

Who declares the degree of use that becomes overuse?




Which other poster was I arguing with btw?