The By-elections Thread - 2019-2024 edition

[Sheena]

I'm definitely more Pompey around my local friends, though it's often more vocabulary than accent. There's a Portsmouth language with loads of words which outsiders wouldn't necessarily understand and I use them frequently. "Ease up, din, don't cop about it you squinny" is a phrase I would happily use with certain people but not with others!

 

[big ron]

Ron Jr has a fairly similar accent to my mongrel multicity bastardised East Mids twang, but he gets 200% more Manc when he's pissed off. Its well funny.

 

[RJN]

I'm definitely more Pompey around my local friends, though it's often more vocabulary than accent. There's a Portsmouth language with loads of words which outsiders wouldn't necessarily understand and I use them frequently. "Ease up, din, don't cop about it you squinny" is a phrase I would happily use with certain people but not with others!

What does that mean? “Don’t worry about it”?

 

[GinAg (39)]

What does that mean? “Don’t worry about it”?

Are you asking what "don't worry about it" means?

I mean that's what you said, but I'm left confused.

 

[RJN]

Are you asking what "don't worry about it" means?

I mean that's what you said, but I'm left confused.

I’m asking what “Ease up, din, don't cop about it you squinny” means. My guess was that it means “don’t worry about it”

 

[GNL]

"Ease up, din, don't cop about it you squinny"

This is so chimney sweep-coded.

 

[Lucille]

It’s evil.

 

[RJN]

I’m dropping it in a work meeting this week

 

[Tisch]

Shopping in my home town with Iguana the other day he was HORRIFIED when I pronounced the H in H&M. I don't normally, just being there brought it out in me!

 

[Lucille]

Does he just call it &M???

 

[Tisch]

Does he just call it &M???

no I mean I said Haitch like a SIMPLETON

 

[ZenGiraffe]

no I mean I said Haitch like a SIMPLETON

#TEAMLIZARD

 

[Sheena]

What does that mean? “Don’t worry about it”?

Stop it you idiot. Don’t get annoyed and whine about it.

Totally understandable in Pompey speak, not at all in actual English

 

[Sheena]

“Din” being short for “Dinlo”, meaning “fool” or “idiot” is one of my favourite words ever. Also “she got all dinny about it”- she was wound up and stupid in an annoying way.

 

[Funky]

Slang you say?

Where should I BEGIN?

 

[Funky]

Mind you I don’t even understand half of it myself!

 

[Lucille]

TAAARRRRA TO FOOOOOKING YOU!

 

[VoR]

It’s all gone tits up for Labour at the Rochdale by-election

 

[Ill Advised]

And now George Galloway is favourite

 

[GNL]

Labour withdraws support for Rochdale candidate after Israel-Gaza remarks

Party no longer campaigning for Azhar Ali, who suggested Israel had allowed 7 October attack to happen

www.theguardian.com

A local Labour insider said that some activists will seriously consider throwing their support behind Simon Danczuk, the disgraced former Labour MP for Rochdale who was suspended from the party after sending inappropriate messages to a teenager.

What a DELIGHTFUL line up

 

[Indie]

Ugh. The last thing we needed right now was a piss-up in a brewery failure.

 

[GinAg (39)]

Labour appear to have won Wellingborough

 

[GinAg (39)]

Which would mean the Tories have broken the record for most seats lost in a single parliament.

Reform reported to be in double figures.

 

[GinAg (39)]

And Labour wins Kingswood

 

[VoR]

 

[Jocasta Clun]

That's a WILD swing in Wellingborough

30%?

 

[Jocasta Clun]

28.5

 

[GinAg (39)]

That's a wild swing! The Tories lost 40% of their vote!

 

[Indie]

Excellent results.

Also someone please assassinate Richard Tice before Reform becomes an actual threat.

 

[Jocasta Clun]

Is being one of THE GAYS a REQUIREMENT to stand as a male Labour candidate these days?

 

[VoR]

Yes I didn’t realise Kingswood’s candidate was gay. Good for him! Hopefully not another foul old Wes Streeting type though…

 

[VoR]

 

[ButterTart]

Wellingborough is honestly one of the worst towns in Britain but I like them a bit more for this.

 

[GinAg (39)]

The dislike for Wes Streeting is a bit of a blind spot for me. What's the deal?

 

[ZenGiraffe]

The dislike for Wes Streeting is a bit of a blind spot for me. What's the deal?

Generally, he's a cunt of the highest order.

Specifically, he's a transphobe, made worse by him being high up in Stonewall for a bit.

 

[GinAg (39)]

Generally, he's a cunt of the highest order.

Specifically, he's a transphobe, made worse by him being high up in Stonewall for a bit.

Oh I missed that. Thanks

 

[Jocasta Clun]

Wellingborough is honestly one of the worst towns in Britain but I like them a bit more for this.

I had a gentleman caller from HIGHAM FERRERS back in the day. Rum place, nasty accent.

 

[Penelope]

Wes Streeting is many things, but he isn't a transphobe. Certainly hasn't given them the support he bloody ought to though. (which is testament to what's really the biggest fucking problem with him)

 

[Penelope]

Anyway, truly delicious Tory losses to wake up to

 

[dmlaw]

Pleasing to see that Peter Bone’s girlfriend doesn’t get to be an MP and still has to shag Peter Bone.