The occasional tendency to over-egg the pudding in respect of hardships endured.
Case in point - there's a Mackem fellow who's a regular at one of my several locals. A few times a week, we'll get the "When I was down't'pit ... " routine, usually directed at a not-so-regular (we know not to set him off).

What he fails to mention is that he was a sparky, not a sodding miner. Alright, still difficult and dangerous being underground and all that, but one of these days I'm going to make some remark concerning subterranean light-bulb changing, and I have a feeling that it may be poorly received in certain quarters ...
(BrianHequator was stretching owls, on, or around, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:58, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Something along the lines of "How many Yorkshiremen does it take to change a light bulb?", perhaps...
I'm sure a punchline exists for that somewhere.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:01, Reply)

"15. One to change the bulb, and 14 to tell him what a good batsman Geoffrey Boycott was."
...Well, that was shit.

^^ I'd like to point out, I stole that from Google.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:02, Reply)

Google Neil Buchanan
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:14, Reply)

Or just a punch

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:03, Reply)

I think he's secretly frustrated that he's not a Yorkshireman.
He's got the right attitude, but had the misfortune to get spawned in Sunderland somewhere.
(BrianHequator was stretching owls, on, or around, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:03, Reply)

Maybe here
www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=%22How+many+Yorkshiremen+does+it+take+to+change+a+light+bulb%3F%22&meta=
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:04, Reply)

None, because they don't have lighbulbs because they are poor and enjoy their gay noncing in the dark.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:04, Reply)

Hahahahahhaa

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:14, Reply)

Ah'm no' forkin' out brass ferra ligh' bolb. Gorra candle righ' 'ere.

( Kroney, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:04, Reply)

Is that written in McScouse?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:08, Reply)

I'm imagining the way one of our engineers talks. He's from "Donneh"

( Kroney, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:10, Reply)

How old is he?
Wearmouth Pit was closed in 1991

Also, well done for not calling him a Geordie. That would result in a punchline

line
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:04, Reply)

He's late fifties I reckon ...
... and we've had the Mackem/Geordie debating performance once or twice as well. Always good to watch.

From the other end of the bar, that is.
(BrianHequator was stretching owls, on, or around, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:08, Reply)

Good plan
My mate's Dad was a 'leccy down Wearmouth Pit too. Fucking hard cunt too
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 12:09, Reply)