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A selection of poems and ditties
from the pen of J R Booker..
Latterly of High Street and
Hyndley Road, Bolsover
and a proud ex-pupil of:
Welbeck Road Infants,
 Bolsover CofE Juniors (The Nats),
and Shirebrook Grammar.

Compiled and published in awe and admiration by younger brother Geoff.

Illegitimis nil carborundum -
Don't let the bastards grind you down

Habetis bona deum -
Have a nice day

Me transmitte sursum, caledoni -
Beam me up, Scotty

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Glossary

TRANSLATION

 

 

abart
afore
aggen
anna
anyrode
arr
arta
atha
bin
borra
Bozer
burras
cadge
Chezzies
cum
cummart
dander
darn
dint
duz
duztha
ettenem
fest
fortnit
frittened
fulla
gennem
gi'o'er
gob
goo
gubbins
hatha
haztha
hode
lerrit
mam
me
meck
mester
mi
middler
nowt
om
on trot
orl
or'rate
oughta
owd
parnd
purrit
rait
Sally Army
sheedad
sin
snap
spice
Spiretown
summat
tayters
teck
tellywag
tha
theer
thi
thissen
waint
wegunna
werst
wheer
wi'
wi'
wi'art
worra
worrad
worrel
wot
wotstha
woz
wunt
 

about
before
again
and a
anyway
yes
out of
are you
been
borrow
Bolsover
but as
borrow or beg
natives of Chesterfield
come or came
come out
temper
down
didn't
do or does
do you
eaten them
first
fortnight, two weeks
frightened
full of
given them
give over, stop it
mouth
go
required or necessary things
are you
have you
hold
let it
mother
my
make
mister
my
the middle of
nothing or anything
home
consecutively
all
alright
ought to
old
pound
put it
right, correct, really
Salvation Army
she'd had
since, ago
food, dinner
sweets, candy
Chesterfield
something
potatoes
take
telegraph
you
there
your
yourself
won't, will not
we're going to
worst
where
with
with
without
was a
what had
what will
what
what do you
was
wouldn't
 

“You have to have some talent to write summat like that - brilliant” Sue
Bravo our compliments to the ‘Bard’ Brilliant !!!”
Fantastic talent your kids got ...” A McCormick
I think he is very good ....  he should try to publish them”  Louise
That is fantastic mate, it holds a lot of truth in the verses as well “.
“Thanks for sharing your kid’s ‘Gems’ with us, he is a star among the Bards.”

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