things that make you smile

[melted welly]

Laughing at kids mispronunciation/ misnaming of stuff

Wind turbines = windybines
Cockerels = cocadoos

And my favourite.......
helicopter = helicockter

in other news, apparently I also need to grow up

 

[JJT]

Laughing at kids mispronunciation/ misnaming of stuff

Wind turbines = windybines
Cockerels = cocadoos

And my favourite.......
helicopter = helicockter

in other news, apparently I also need to grow up

they're known as winterbines here
And marbles are marmals

 

[shearerlad]

Laughing at kids mispronunciation/ misnaming of stuff

Wind turbines = windybines
Cockerels = cocadoos

And my favourite.......
helicopter = helicockter

in other news, apparently I also need to grow up

Mum said I used the word hecitocker for helicopter.
Any guesses what a hippaponifal is??

 

[YorkshireAndrew]

When our son was young he used to refer to convertible/ cabriolet cars as a ‘car with a non roof’ .

 

[Cab-over Pete]

My lad used to call rabbits yang-yangs.

Absolutely no idea why

 

[Campbell]

Had a very brief power out yesterday, enough to knock out radios and computers. Just out with the dogs and found a rather scorched Squirrel at the bottom of the transformer pole.
Good result : Western Power 1 Squirrel 0 ....

 

[Lincs Lass]

Happy days , first time I've had one of these

 

[averageguy54]

Here we'd have to claim the 2.52 as income on our income tax.

 

[fred.950]

Laughing at kids mispronunciation/ misnaming of stuff

Wind turbines = windybines
Cockerels = cocadoos

And my favourite.......
helicopter = helicockter

in other news, apparently I also need to grow up

When I pick our little girl up from pre school she comes running over and shouts daddy I want a pi55! When she actually means a kiss!!

 

[wdah/him]

when my brother was small he used to say fork and knife, rather quickly, say that quickly and over and over see how it sounds.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Son's just come in from cleaning out the pigs, and put this on our family WhatsApp.

 

[ajcc]

when my brother was small he used to say fork and knife, rather quickly, say that quickly and over and over see how it sounds.

You need to be Irish for it too sound right /wrong

 

[Kidds]

Any guesses what a hippaponifal is??

I’m going to go for hittomaspottamus

 

[Nearly]

Neice talked about the 'bad wire' round the edge of the field and liked 'nice beam' in a cone, even though it was that cold it made her cry.

 

[shearerlad]

I’m going to go for hittomaspottamus

what about another of my childhood words, dicky duff

 

[Paddington]

what about another of my childhood words, dicky duff

Velcro ?

 

[colhonk]

Sellotape?

 

[Danllan]

The new Star Trek series has swearing in it!

 

[Old Boar]

The proper name for a steam roller is a rumba-chumpa, and a JCB is a scooper-digger. Slippers are lippits and wellington boots are wenks.

 

[johnspeehs]

Laughing at kids mispronunciation/ misnaming of stuff

Wind turbines = windybines
Cockerels = cocadoos

And my favourite.......
helicopter = helicockter

in other news, apparently I also need to grow up

At primary school my best friend pronounced petrol " petlar", he's over 50 now and still does the same.