rfi: what are 'corblimey trousers'?

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huh?

― raphael diligent (Cozen), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:25 (twenty-two years ago)

something that sarah would wear

― the surface noise (electricsound), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

they are trousers asking, "WHAT THE FUCK IS COZEN"

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:28 (twenty-two years ago)

gor blimey trousers=God, blind me trousers

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Gorblimey guvnor! It's perishin' out an' no mistake!

― Pete S, Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

what is rfi?

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

request for information.

― raphael diligent (Cozen), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:32 (twenty-two years ago)

really funny igloos

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:33 (twenty-two years ago)

what is omg?

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:34 (twenty-two years ago)

old man gillanders

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:34 (twenty-two years ago)

and lol?

― raphael diligent (Cozen), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:35 (twenty-two years ago)

an abbreviation for lollipop, sweet and popular snack served on a stick

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:36 (twenty-two years ago)

and corblimey trousers?

i've a feeling we've been over this.

― raphael diligent (Cozen), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:37 (twenty-two years ago)

omg

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:38 (twenty-two years ago)

see also "go-to-meeting hat"

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:38 (twenty-two years ago)

get to falkirk.

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Corblimey trousers: garment worn by paternal dustmen.

― Jay-Z Otto, Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I think they might be the wide comedy trousers that music-hall entertainers used to wear in the 20s/30s/40s etc. But don't quote me and i don't know why they're called that.

― Pete S, Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:40 (twenty-two years ago)

From http://cgi.peak.org/~jeremy/retort.cgi?British=cor%20blimey

gorblimey adj :
descriptive of a working class person or his condition, ‘My old man’s a dustman, He wears a dustman’s hat, He wears gorblimey trousers, And he lives in a council flat’, gorblimey = cor blimey.

cor blimey sl adj :
down to earth and all business, “he wears cor blimey trousers”, see also syn. gorblimey.

cor blimey! [contr God blind me!] intj :
[the quintessential Cockney exclamation] syn. jeeze!, gorblimey.

― Jay-Z Otto, Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:44 (twenty-two years ago)

say more words.

― raphael diligent (Cozen), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I know someone named raphael.

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 23:53 (twenty-two years ago)

there's a good song by seam called "rafael"

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 27 November 2003 00:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Gorblimey = early version of Goretex.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 27 November 2003 09:16 (twenty-two years ago)

can you look an improper nana?

― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 27 November 2003 10:36 (twenty-two years ago)

oh yes.

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 November 2003 10:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Daisy roots aren't *that* hard to pull up are they???

― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 27 November 2003 10:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Depends if they're knee highs or just ankle...

― smee (smee), Thursday, 27 November 2003 10:57 (twenty-two years ago)

also, how does making a mistake render someone a plum?

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 27 November 2003 10:59 (twenty-two years ago)

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