Krek Waiter's Peak Bristle

[ROBCamra]

I gotta admit 3 has me baffled, managed 1, no problem, and more or less translated 2 but now me 'ead 'hurts.
Still, in a probably vain effort to get me own back, what, in the late 40's were emmets, polly dishwashers and stins? The accent comes from the Ringwood - Wimborne area and has more or less vanished now.

Aren't Emmets the same as Grockles?

[ROBCamra]

Translation time

1/ I reckon it’s true love don’t you. And he’s got Smiles laid on for the reception.

2/ I haven’t seen you for a long time, do you still live around here?

Yes, up around Colston Hall. Suddenly I feel like a pint of Smiles.

3/ My son was arrested last night for assaulting his secretary on her typing desk.

The country has gone stark raving hasn’t it. Just as well you can depend on Smiles.

Any errors are caused my translating my northern accent into Bristle.

[Conrad]

3/ My son was arrested last night for assaulting his secretary on her typing desk.

The country has gone stark raving hasn’t it. Just as well you can depend on Smiles.

Any errors are caused my translating my northern accent into Bristle.

Well as a native Bristolian I felt what was trying to be said here was:

3) Saw in the Mirror where they arrested a Civil Servant for assaulting his secretary on her typing desk

Country's gone stark raving hasn't it. Just as well you can depend on Smiles.

[ROBCamra]

Well as a native Bristolian I felt what was trying to be said here was:

3) Saw in the Mirror where they arrested a Civil Servant for assaulting his secretary on her typing desk

Country's gone stark raving hasn't it. Just as well you can depend on Smiles.

You could well be right Conrad having looked at it again.

I foolishly took the word of another Bristolian who was managing the Smiles Brewery Tap at the time.

He took pity on us after we had struggled with the last one for about an hour. Or maybe he was taking the pee, who knows.

It still amuses me though.

[oldboots]

2/ I haven’t seen you for a long time, do you still live around here?

Yes, up around Colston Hall. Suddenly I feel like a pint of Smiles.

I'd be inclined to translate that as "it's handy if I feel like a pint of Smiles". Not sure how I'd get on translating from thickest Lancastrian though .

[aleandhearty]

You could well be right Conrad having looked at it again.

Never mind ROB, happens to the best of us.

What amazed me, when trying to approximate a Bristol accent for the phonetic phrases, was using facial muscles I never knew I had!

[runningdog]

Aren't Emmets the same as Grockles?

Nope, there's a helluva sight more of 'em for a start..........

[runningdog]

Seein as 'ow yer so interested, here's th'answers.
Emmets is ants, polly diswashers are pied wagtails and stins were Austin cars..........