The following will probably be totally incomprehensible to anyone outside the county of Norfolk in the East of England. But for residents, past and present .. it will no doubt raise some smiles. For apart from the 'tongue-in-cheek' historical information, the rest is actually true ! Thas a rum ole place to live !!



Norwich ( pronounced Naaaaaarch ) was invented in 1923 and is kept in Norfolk where it has lived for the past 85 years.

Norwich has a population of approximately 2500 of which 2438 are related to each other and the rest are classed as "Furriners" ( thats me then) who have decided to settle in Norwich from beyond the county line.

Many people still believe that if you travel past Thetford ( The Great Horizon) you will fall of the edge of the world and be devoured by DELIA the Great Star Goat uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Delia_Smith

Norwich was built by Nicholas Parsons, a man of the cloth for somewhere to keep his racing pigeons. The project, however, soon grew and rapidly became a sprawling city filled with "pointless Super Heroes"

These Include:

THE PUPPET MASTER Special Ability: Hypno Puppets that stun and mesmerise passers by with their inane jumping up and down to Des O Connor Cd's

FLUTE MAN Special ability: Plays a flute at ranges far beyond those of the human ear Unfortunately the ones that are in the range of the human ear are vastly out of tune.

BAG WOMAN Special Ability: Knockout BO. Has a huge array of technical gadgetry hidden away in her shopping trolley full of various, mysterious bags.

MARIGOLD Special Ability: Traffic Direction Although no longer around, MARIGOLD was one of the true Norwich Super Heroes, equipped with a flourescent Jacket or vest and bright yellow marigold gloves, you would find him, in times of National Emergency, defending the City by standing on a traffic roundabout directing the traffic. Unfortunately, quite a few people actually took notice of what he was telling them to do, resulting in the building of Norwich Union Insurance Department.

THE INCREDIBLE MARKET TWINS Special Ability: Flower Selling ALthough conceived during a radioactive storm and genetically altered to look identical, these dynamic duo are far from it.Dressed in their costumes, Green & yellow for one, Blue & White for another, these colourful fengibbons are anything but identical.

Vocabulary
Here are some useful Norwich phrases and words:

Naarigde Yoonyun - Major Norfolk employer

Thang Kyer - Spoken at high speed, used by Norfolk shop assistants when accepting money.

How're yer getting arn buh? - Norfolk greeting

Rup Bah - Variation on the above

Hair - Here

Shicagoo's - Nightspot on Prince of Wales Road, Norwich

Bare - Sold by the pint in Shicagoo's

Is that roight? - Comment to show that attention is being paid to the speaker

Ass a Jook - I'm just kidding

Khazi - (Costessey)Suburb on the western edge of Narridge

Tross - (Trowse) Suburb on the southside of Narridge

Windam - Small town south of Narridge (Sensible abbreviation of it's proper name : Wymondham)

Loose-tarfed - East coast fishing port

Card - Traditionally eaten with chips, might well have been caught off Loose-tarfed

KooDee - (QD) Discount shop at the top of St Stephens, Norwich

Hum Base - (Home Base) DIY store

Fooze - Electrical component on sale at Hum Base

Fool - Petrol or Diesel

Stoop ud - Term applied to very silly people

Gatoo - Sticky chocolate cake

Foo too or Fota - Get these developed at Boots

Sproight - Fizzy lemon drink

Boost - To Brag about ones achievements

Jargon - Like running, but at a more leisurely pace

Ar ya orrite, bor - Good Morning

Ar ya orrite, bor Good Afternoon

Ar ya orrite, bor - Good Evening

Hay ya gittin arn tagether? - Hello

Yow siller owld fule - Comment made to someone displaying "backward" tendencies

How fer ar ya doin' bor? - How are you?

Loight arse - Lighthouse

Haysbra (Happisburgh) – Coastal village with a loight arse

Hunstan (Hunstanton) – Coastal village

Furriners - People who come from anywhere outside of Thetford

Thas a rumman - Not quite up to scratch

Blast Bor, yow git a ding-a-tha-lug - I'm going to hit you now

Fare t' middlin - I'm doing quite well

Bishy Barny Bee - A Ladybird

Thas a Bit on the Huh - That's a bit wonky/uneven

Traa'er - a farming vehicle

cumbine airvista - an agricultural vehicle

carra rud - ( Carrow Road ) a place where narj people go to watch their football team lose. Special YouTube Video feature: uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0k779dRtC2g

what yoo up to urday - what are you doing today

ouver hair / ouver ere - im over here

i / yoo/ ee/ shee gooo - i/ you / hee/ she went to / goes to

ci'ee - as in naaarch ci'ee a place for shopping

noo idare - no idea/ don't know

gunna - going to

shaar - shower
saar - sour
airing - earing
ruff - roof
baird - beard
toosday - tuesday
tuth - tooth
chairken - chicken