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Got a great tip? Share it with us. You know, stuff like "Prevent sneezing by pressing you index finger firmly between your nose and your upper lip."

(, Wed 29 Nov 2006, 16:33)
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If any b3tards *do* ever go to Hull...
...remember to carry this short dictionary with you.

Burn: Part of a skeleton
Curled: Not hot
Curler: Type of fizzy drink (esp. Kurker-Curler)
Dare: 24 hours
Fern: Apparatus for talking over long distances
Girl: Objective
Hurled: Have in one's hand/hands
Learner: Anti-social person
Pearls: People from Poland
Perp: Head of the Catholic Church
Smirk: Have a cigarette
Stern: Small rock or large pebble
Surfer: Large item of furniture
Tern: Shade of colour or pitch of noise
(, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 15:38, 7 replies, latest was 13 years ago)
I might add
satdy - part of the weekend

you've concentrated on one particular sound. there's also:

pahhnt - measure of liquid
farhv - half of ten
(, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:14, Reply)
Yes
It's just quite hard to find homophones of words with their curious "I" sound. Maybe:

Naan: Number between eight and ten
(, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:36, Reply)
My mate tries to ditch the accent
but when he gives his address, rather then say clurse for close, he overcompensates and says clewse which sounds really odd.
(, Sun 10 Oct 2010, 1:41, Reply)
Another one
Hers: Flexible water pipe
(, Mon 11 Oct 2010, 14:40, Reply)
don't forget
Hull: Hell
(, Mon 11 Oct 2010, 20:45, Reply)
Was going to post some more...
but found this: www.greengates.karoo.net/hull/speak.html
(, Wed 13 Oct 2010, 23:42, Reply)
This also works in Ashington, Tyne and Wear
A bloke walks into a barbers in Ashington, the barber sez 'what can I dee fer yer?' The punter says 'I'd like a perm'. 'A perm?' sez the barber, looking puzzled. 'Aye, a perm' sez punter.

'Alreet then, Ah wandered lurnly as a cloud....'
(, Sun 13 Feb 2011, 23:25, Reply)

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