From smulrine@cs.strath.ac.uk Sat Jan 6 02:03:35 1990 From: smulrine@cs.strath.ac.uk (Stephen K Mulrine) Subject: Re: Cockney Alphabet
A for 'Orses ('ay for 'orses) B for Mutton (Beef or Mutton) C for Miles (see for miles) D for Ential (Differential) E for Brick ('Eave a Brick) F for Vessence (Effervescence) G for Get It (Gee, forget it!) H for Bless You (Aitsshfa! A sneeze) I for The Engine (Ivor the Engine) J for Oranges (Jaffa Oranges) K for Restaurant (Cafe or Restaurant) L for Leather ('Ell for Leather) M for Sis (Emphasis) N for Lope (Envelope) O for The Garden Wall (Over the Garden Wall) P for Relief (??) Q for a Bus (Queue for a Bus) R for Mo ('alf a Mo) S for Rantzen (Esther Rantzen) T for Two (Tea for Two) U for Me (You for Me) V for La France (Vive la France) W for the Winnings (Double you for the Winnings) X for Breakfast (Eggs for Breakfast) Y for Husband (Wife or Husband) Z for Wind (Zephyr Wind)
Source: The Second Book of Jigsaw Puzzles
(published by Knight Books / British Broadcasting Corporation)
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