Diesel – the Docker.
Time was when ‘Diesel’, as a nickname, was universally recognised as belonging to a Liverpool Docker. It originated in their habit of saying ‘Dies’al do Our Kid’ whenever a container load of trainers or some other hard to come by item split open at their feet, and they helped the clearing up process by absent mindedly popping some of them into their pocket…..
Seems we need a new nickname for hospital visitors on Merseyside. Suggestions welcome.
The ever alert Liverpool Echo have put in a Freedom of Information request to their local health trust which has revealed the following went ‘missing’ last year from their premises.
17 sets of false teeth. ‘Diesel do Our Uncle Ernie, and Fred, and George, and Mabel, and Gladys…….’
1 complete Nativity Scene. ‘Diesel do Our Father Paddy, or Liam, or Sean or……’
2 Nintendo consoles. ‘Diesel do Our Kids’
3 Jars of Coffee. ‘Diesel do Our Coffee Break’.
1 Sandwich. ‘Diesel do me butty’.
3 Sets of glasses. ‘Diesel do me eyesight good’.
2 highly specialised cameras for peering into the furthest regions of a gentlemen’s penis…..’Diesel do for foo* all yer dozy barmcake, put the foo*ing glasses on next time will yer’.
Scouses, I love ‘em, I have to, I am one.
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March 5, 2010 at 17:35 -
Can it be a coincidence that Walton Hospital is located adjacent to Walton Gaol? The hospital in its better days was known as the West Derby Union Workhouse and in 1881 enjoyed the support of a number of Rooney’s. There was one notorious family of sticky fingers legendary in it its time, now what was their name? Booth maybe?
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March 5, 2010 at 19:45 -
Used to work off the Dock Road in Bootle, and both grandfathers were dcker. Your words are so true.
All me Dad’s old Scouse jokes start springing to mind.
I’ll leave the ‘dock’ and obvious jokes, leaving my favourite:
Q. Why does Blackpool have donkeys and Liverpool Scousers?
A. Blackpool had first choice.
Dey did doh, didn’t de doh.
(After 15 years was in Liverpool weekend before last – what have they done to the museum? Almost as Chavvy as the Tokyo Science Museum. At least the Walker Art Gallery is as I remember)
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March 5, 2010 at 20:32 -
Arrr ay our Anna, come head, carm dahn, carm dahn.
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March 6, 2010 at 10:06 -
Superb
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