Mum's evasive answers to my questions.

ahaha, no!

My Mum used to say she was running away with a black man (!) if we asked her where she was going to! Very non-PC, my Mum.

Another one was "Ask no questions and you'll be told no lies"

and

"Well I'll go to the foot of our stairs" to express surprise.

Many more will come to mind now the thought process has started!

What's for dinner.....

Air pie n windy pudding
DD tells GC chips and ifits (if it's in the freezer)

Where you going....

Over there to see the sky

Where's .....
Where you left it

ginney - my mum used to say "under my oxters," she was Irish and told me that "oxters" is Irish for underarms.

When she wanted to link arms with me she used to say,
"put your leg in my arm."

We had the answer to "Mum, where are you going" as "to the back of beyond, where they clog ducks". We often had wait and see pie too.

What's for dinner? .... Kippers and custard. Or 'take it or leave it'.

Where is....? Under my oxters.

Can I .......? No, may I.

How old is....? As old as her tongue and a bit older than her
teeth.

How far is it to...? As far as it is.

Handsome is as handsome does.

I'm sure there were plenty more !

My GM used to say something which sounded like Laroos for meddle-oos. Never did figure out what she meant.

We often had bees knees on toast for tea, and sometimes donkey's dicks and cucumber - didn't realise what the second meal was until I was about 12 and I was quite shocked - "mother really!!!"

'A kick at the pantry door'.

We often had bread and pull-it, can't remember what it tasted like though.

Some of these are familiar. What's for dinner for us was 'bread and pullet ' (Pull it)