Please shed some light on these titles: "My Lady's Goon Has Gairs On't" & " I'll Cloot My Johnny's Gery Breeks"
Also - What's a Jorum & why does it need to be pushed about?
My lady's gown has gores on (or in) it. A gore is a triangular or trapezoidal piece of fabric used to widen one portion of a garment without widening another. Often used to widen the skirt hem without widening the waist.
This refers to someone’s wife’s hot water bottle collection. A well known (and fairly collectable range of HWB were ‘Goon’s Imperishable Night Time Hotties’. They were produced in Southampton from the end of WW2 until the early 70’s. ‘Gairs’ is hot water bottle world jargon for the corrugations in the rubber designed to keep the very hot surface away from the user’s skin and thus avoid burning. This title is simply about a HWB with gairs on; someone is stating that they ‘Lady’ or wife has a hot water bottle with the burn avoiding ‘gairs’ on it ‘On’t’.
‘I’ll Cloot My Johnny’s Gery Breeks’
‘Cloot’ of course is the phrase one uses when smoothing out the wig glue on your peruke and ‘Breeks’ is a Burns-esque word for wig itself. ‘Gery’ is an ancient Pictish word for ginger; so this is someone saying that they are spreading the SyrupStik on their friend John on John’s ginger wig. This was a respected custom back in that fabulously sophisticated period of history when wigs were worn more frequently than the rather dull times we live in now.
‘Jorum’
A Jorum is large and immensely popular a Victorian potato peeler, so big in fact that they are fitted with tiny wheels to move them easily from one spud bashing job to the next. A jorum would have communally owned by the poor of a parish and shared by them for all large jobs, hence having to have it pushed around as in this tune name.
I'm glad to shed knowledge on this tricky and obscure subject.
I have to say, I prefer yhaalhouse's explanations, although strictly speaking I suppose it's safe to say that Tracie's are probably the ones that most scholars would not sputter indignantly at.
What's the best material for removing spittle from a computer screen ?
Is a soft dry cloth recommended, or should one use a damp cloth with a little detergent ?
' My Lady's Goon has Gairs on't ' means literally ' My Lady's Gown has creases in it ' Gairs can be creases, strips or pieces of material and also it can mean dirty or streaked. Take your pick.
The diminutive of 'goon' is 'goonie',still currently in use, at least in this household.
Scots tune title questions
Scots tune title questions
Please shed some light on these titles: "My Lady's Goon Has Gairs On't" & " I'll Cloot My Johnny's Gery Breeks"
Also - What's a Jorum & why does it need to be pushed about?
# Posted on October 18th 2010 by B Rad
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My lady's gown has gores on (or in) it. A gore is a triangular or trapezoidal piece of fabric used to widen one portion of a garment without widening another. Often used to widen the skirt hem without widening the waist.
# Posted on October 18th 2010 by Tracie
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I'll mend (with a piece of cloot=cloth) my Johnny's grey (probably a typo) britches.
A jorum is a large drinking bowl or other vessel. You want it passed around so you can drink some of its contents.
# Posted on October 18th 2010 by Tracie
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The above explanations are nonsense!
‘My Lady’s Goon Has Gairs On’t’
This refers to someone’s wife’s hot water bottle collection. A well known (and fairly collectable range of HWB were ‘Goon’s Imperishable Night Time Hotties’. They were produced in Southampton from the end of WW2 until the early 70’s. ‘Gairs’ is hot water bottle world jargon for the corrugations in the rubber designed to keep the very hot surface away from the user’s skin and thus avoid burning. This title is simply about a HWB with gairs on; someone is stating that they ‘Lady’ or wife has a hot water bottle with the burn avoiding ‘gairs’ on it ‘On’t’.
‘I’ll Cloot My Johnny’s Gery Breeks’
‘Cloot’ of course is the phrase one uses when smoothing out the wig glue on your peruke and ‘Breeks’ is a Burns-esque word for wig itself. ‘Gery’ is an ancient Pictish word for ginger; so this is someone saying that they are spreading the SyrupStik on their friend John on John’s ginger wig. This was a respected custom back in that fabulously sophisticated period of history when wigs were worn more frequently than the rather dull times we live in now.
‘Jorum’
A Jorum is large and immensely popular a Victorian potato peeler, so big in fact that they are fitted with tiny wheels to move them easily from one spud bashing job to the next. A jorum would have communally owned by the poor of a parish and shared by them for all large jobs, hence having to have it pushed around as in this tune name.
I'm glad to shed knowledge on this tricky and obscure subject.
# Posted on October 18th 2010 by yhaalhouse
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Wow, either your both serious or your having the p ss out of me.
# Posted on October 18th 2010 by B Rad
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In the context that is being discussed 'Taking the p...s out of me ' would be known as 'Codding me'
# Posted on October 18th 2010 by Free Reed
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I have to say, I prefer yhaalhouse's explanations, although strictly speaking I suppose it's safe to say that Tracie's are probably the ones that most scholars would not sputter indignantly at.
# Posted on October 18th 2010 by Jon Kiparsky
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I know what a 9 Pint Coggie is, it's a Lea in Mullingar
# Posted on October 18th 2010 by B Rad
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I always thought it described the act of waking up in bed with a stranger after a particularly wild night out.
# Posted on October 18th 2010 by DrSilverSpear
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No reason for tune names to mean anything but could "My Lady's Goon Has Gairs[gores] On't" mean "My Good Wife has a Bun in the Oven"
# Posted on October 18th 2010 by David50
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this beats a dots vs. ears rant any day...
# Posted on October 18th 2010 by Greg the Piano Tuner
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I prefer yaahlhouse's explanations, too. I sputtered, but not indignantly. Fortunately for my keyboard, I wasn't drinking anything at the time.
# Posted on October 18th 2010 by Tracie
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What's the best material for removing spittle from a computer screen ?
Is a soft dry cloth recommended, or should one use a damp cloth with a little detergent ?
# Posted on October 19th 2010 by Guernsey Pete
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' My Lady's Goon has Gairs on't ' means literally ' My Lady's Gown has creases in it ' Gairs can be creases, strips or pieces of material and also it can mean dirty or streaked. Take your pick.
The diminutive of 'goon' is 'goonie',still currently in use, at least in this household.
# Posted on October 19th 2010 by AngusF
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Meaning a nightgown.
# Posted on October 19th 2010 by AngusF
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@Angus, that seems more plausible to me. Is the other one make sense? AKA I'll glue on my johnny's ginger wig?
# Posted on October 20th 2010 by B Rad