For those of you who hint from round 'ere
Norwich
(Pronounced Naaaaaaridge)
In the east of England was invented in 1923 and is kept in Norfolk where it has lived for the past 86 years. Norwich has a population of approximately 2500 of which 2438 are related to each other and the rest are classed as furriners who have decided to settle in Norwich from beyond the great Horizon. Many people still believe that if you travel past Thetford (The Great Horizon) you will fall off the edge of the world and be devoured by DELIA the Great Star Goat. Norwich was built by Nicholas Parsons, a man of the cloth for somewhere to keep his racing pigeons. The project, however, soon grew and rapidly became a sprawling city filled with "Pointless Super Heroes"

These Include: (if you're from Norwich you WILL know these people!!)

THE PUPPET MASTER
Special Ability: Hypno Puppets that stun and mesmerise passers by with their inane jumping up and down to Des O Connor Cd's. He is actually a multi-millionaire, having left his successful career as a merchant banker to "give something back to the people"

FLUTE MAN
Special ability: Plays a flute at ranges far beyond those of the human ear Unfortunately the ones that are in the range of the human ear are vastly out of tune.

BAG WOMAN
Special Ability: Knockout BO Has a huge array of technical gadgetry hidden away in her shopping trolley full of various, mysterious bags.

MARIGOLD
Special Ability: Traffic Direction Although no longer around, MARIGOLD was one of the true Norwich Super Heroes, equipped with a flourescent JAcket or vest and bright yellow marigold gloves, you would find him, in times of National Emergency, defending the City by standing on a traffic roundabout directing the traffic. Unfortunately, quite a few people actually took notice of what he was telling them to do, resulting in the building of Norwich Union Insurance Department.

THE INCREDIBLE MARKET TWINS
Special Ability: Flower Selling although conceived during a radioactive storm and genetically altered to look identical, these dynamic duo are far from it. Dressed in their costumes, Green & yellow for one, Blue & White for another, these colourful fengibbons are anything but identical.

RADIO MAN
This remarkable chap loves his sport so much he's a wannabee commentator, also known to be a bit of a Karaoke king, using not a microphone but an old 1970's transistor radio glued to one ear, you've gotta love this guy, who provides entertainment when waiting for a bus outside the central big 'D' department store.


Vocabulary
Here are some useful Norwich phrases and words:
Naarigde Yoonyun - Major Norfolk and Sri-Lankan employer
Thang Kyer - Spoken at high speed, used by Norfolk shop assistants when accepting money.
How're yer getting arn buh? - Norfolk greeting
Rup Bah - Variation on the above
Hair - Here
Shicagoo's - Nightspot on Prince of Wales Road, Norwich
Bare - Sold by the pint in Shicagoo's
Is that roight? - Comment to show that attention is being paid to the speaker
Ass a Jook - I'm just kidding
Khazi - Suburb on the western edge of Narridge
Tross - Suburb on the southside of Narridge
Windam - Small town south of Narridge (Sensible abbreviation of it's proper name : Wymundimunidundim)
Loose-tarfed - East coast fishing port
Card - Traditionally eaten with chips, might well have been caught off Loose-tarfed
KooDee - Discount shop at the top of St Stephens, Norwich
Hum Base - DIY store
Fooze - Electrical component on sale at Hum Base
Fool - Petrol or Diesel
Drive you steady bor - please drive with more care
Gu tehec buh - my, how surprising
Stoop ud - Term applied to very silly people
Gatoo - Sticky chocolate cake
Foo too or Fota - Get these developed at Boots
Sproight - Fizzy lemon drink
Boost - To Brag about ones achievements
Jargon - Like running, but at a more leisurely pace
Ar ya orrite, bor - Good Morning
Ar ya orrite, bor - Good Afternoon
Ar ya orrite, bor - Good Evening
Hay ya gittin arn tagether? - Hello
Yow siller owld fule - Comment made to someone displaying "backward" tendancies
How fer ar ya doin' bor? - How are you?
Loight arse - Lighthouse
Haysbra (Happisburgh) - Coastal village with a loight arse
Hunstan Hunstanton - Coastal village
Furriners - People who come from anywhere outside of Thetford
Thas a rumman - Not quite up to scratch
Blast Bor, yow git a ding-a-tha-lug - I'm going to hit you now
Fare t' middlin - I'm doing quite well
Bishy Barny Bee - A Ladybird
Thas a Bit on the Huh - That's a bit wonky/uneven
Traa'er - a farming vehicle
dicka - horse
ha' yer farver gorra dicka, bor? - does your father own a horse
cumbine airvista - an agricultural vehicle
carra rud - a place where narj people go to watch their football team lose
ur day - to day
wot yoo up to urday - what are you doing today
ouver hair / ouver ere - im over here
i / yoo/ ee/ shee gooo - i/ you / hee/ she went to/ goes to
ci'ee - as in naaarch ci'ee a place for shopping
noo idare - no idea/ don't know
gunna - going to
Lully ole jarb (Lovely old job) = Excellent
(Biff..., Mon 2 Nov 2009, 16:52, Reply)