At 06:57 PM 8/28/97 +0000, you wrote:
>From: Mike Lishego
>
>> Today, I noticed that MOWOG backwards is "GOWOM." If you say GOWOM fast
>> enough, it almost sounds like "go home" with an English accent...
>
>Not just an English accent, but a Brummie (Birmingham) one. I worked in the
>area for a number of years and considered myself familiar with the many local
>accents and dialects, till I met a friend's mother. I couldn't understand a
>word she said. A more recent example was the overheard question "Wy wor Bungy
>pook?" This translates to "Why wasn't Bungy (a football player) picked (for
>the team)?".
>
>PaulH.
>
I lived in Birmingham in 71-72. My wife and I lived between Kings Heath and
Mosely. We lived above Smith's auto accessory store at Greenhill Rd.and
Mosely Lane. I seemed to be able to understand the local accent better after
downing several pints of Woodpecker's Buhlmer cider!
Cheers-
Don Mathis,Ph.D.
donmathis@lucent.com
'61 MGA
'37 Derby Bentley (B190KT)
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