Thanks for explaining "bunny stuffers" , Lthoriel, I now have a more - shall we say  - wholesome image in my head

As to calling me "Bert" , Bert was a favorite, rich, and now deceased uncle who failed to leave me so much as a kopek - if possible - I would like to pass on that one - my disappointment is still too bitter.
But maybe Hill-Bert? Or - to acknowledge the voting prowess of Westmarcher- Merry Bert?

  fsn, The lyrics you cite capture the essence of my confusion!  strangely the term "pig sticking" has a third meaning in these parts - neither the sport - nor -uh -the "sport" - but a medical procedure -more or less

Quote from: Fenton on 14 December 2015, 11:27:21 PM
Welcome

You'uns is an interesting term

Over here in NI we say yous'uns though probably something do with lots of Ulster migration to that area back in the day

I did not know that. Our two major ethnic groups in this region are indeed Scots/Irish (Ulster) and German. I always kind of thought that you'uns resulted from the Germanic need for a 2nd person plural

A bit north of here yous'uns IS the usage and as you head more north easterly "yous guys". All of these however get shorted to "yous" (both singular and plural). Dang tricky thing - English.

Not only English. American is a fascinating language too.

Welcome Guy

I too had a less than wholesome image of "Bunny Stuffers". But some here whould say most of my thoughts are less than wholesome. 

Quote from: Just a few Orcs on 15 December 2015, 01:48:24 AM
But some here whould say most of my thoughts are less than wholesome. 

As if we would, Mark. .....and Guy.....fsn is often known as "Nobby".
He tends to live in a parallel universe a lot of the time, and is a complete oik, almost ALL of the time.

Cheers - Phil

Oh, hi, oh ... wait .... that's the Allegheny River (sorry about that).  West Virginia, eh?  Been to Harpers Ferry .... but that's on the other side of the State to you, I suppose .... nice ..... country roads ..... mountain mama ....... anyhoo, a warm welcome to the forum, d-Guy.* If you have been following the forum, then you will know what to expect and not to pay too much attention to fsn (aka Nobby ... OIC [Oik-in-Chief]) and if he gives you any bother ... just banjo him (you do have banjos in the mountains, don't you?).

P.S. if ever you wish to change your name to Mary, you can have my vote (twice).   

* (had me worried for a minute .... thought it might have stood for 'Duck Guy') 

My grandfather was accused of fiddling the books.
My father was drummed out the Service for something he didn't do - he didn't cover his tracks (thank you Christmas Cracker, 1982)
My brother often trumpeted his successes.
My son won't pipe down.

We're a musical family. 

Point taken on the language, Fierce. Most of us know "English" only from watching season after season of "Downton Abby"

I am enjoying the education you'uns are providing! 

Let's see fsn="Nobby" who is an oik!  I took this to mean "only in Kingston" much in the idiomatic form "coals to Newcastle", but have not yet figured out its meaning. By usage however, it can't be good :-)

And thanks for the welcome also, Westmarcher! Hope you found "The Ferry" beautiful and educational. Actual I'm on the Eastern slope of the Alleghenies, so same side as Harper's Ferry.
The Allegheny thing is tricky - we spell it different ways in different places and the river is further west and (as far as I know) doesn't come near the mountains.
Not only do we have banjos - we have bagpipes - as Nobby says " we're a musical family"

d_Guy

'Guy'

The 'proper' definition of OIK, is an obnoxious or uncouth person.
I just use it as a friendly term of abuse......rather than some of the others I could use to describe Nobby. 

Cheers - Phil 

Awwww! Shucks! 

Quote from: Techno on 15 December 2015, 05:44:46 PMI just use it as a friendly term of abuse......rather than some of the others I could use to describe Nobby. 

You love him really 

Was going to say something interesting here, but, bagpipes are cool!

Quote from: mad lemmey on 16 December 2015, 10:20:42 AM
Was going to say something interesting here, but, bagpipes are cool!

Dr? Is that you? 

I recently looked at an alphabetized and proportedly exhaustive list of the musical instruments of the world - bagpipes where not on them. I don't know what this implies!

That is because Bagpipes are not a musical instrument, but a weapon of war! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sgzZLNwqvdQ

Or
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02h2cc2

I would highly recommend anything by the late great Martyn's Bennett, saw him at the Cambridge Folk festival many years ago (in what would turn out to be one of his last ever gigs) performing Hardland, just incredible. I own one of the 1000 copies ever produced, signed!