‘How disappointed did you think I felt when I got older and found out my ganny NEVER had a yacht’

‘If the wind changes, your face will stay like that!’

‘It’s like Blackpool Illuminations in here!’

Blackpool Illuminations were regularly raised as a saying by family members who suggested we were keeping too many lights on. | National World Resell

placeholder image — Blackpool Illuminations were regularly raised as a saying by family members who suggested we were keeping too many lights on. | National World Resell

And ‘put the wood in the hole’.

They’re the expressions that we remember our nanas, grandads, mams and dads saying back in the day and always get us smiling when we remember them.

We asked the 22,000 followers of our Wearside Echoes Facebook page to share their own memories of the sayings which were regularly used in their families and, as always, they did not disappoint.

The Wearside Echoes Facebook page which is packed with a daily dose of nostalgia. | img

One priceless one came from Phil Bowden who remembered the expression ‘Where'd you think you are, ya gannie's yacht?’ Phil told us: “ How disappointed did you think I felt when I got older and found out my ganny NEVER had a yacht.”

Another one which many people highlighted, including June Potts and Debbi Beston, was ‘It’s like Paddy’s ally in here’ and June asked: “Who’s Paddy?’

Peter Johnson remembered ‘Who's she, the cat's mother?’

The post which got so many people thinking about their own family's expressions. | se

Violet Atkinson shared one that many of us will remember. ‘If you hurt yourself, don't come crying to me cos I will give u something to cry about.’

Dot Lawson Brown said: “You’ll laugh on the other side of your face if you don’t pack in …”

Graeme Harker remembered his grandad saying to him ‘Pick your nose again a pigs foot will grow’. Graeme said it scared the living daylights out of him and added: “No pigs nose on me.”

Judith Porter remembered this one. ‘If you eat your crusts you will have curly hair.’

This one was a new one on us and we thank Lilian Sinclair Bell for sharing it. “It’s like catty Allen’s rag shop in here.”

Thanks to everyone who shared their family sayings and if you love memories of the past, there are plenty more to enjoy on the Wearside Echoes Facebook page.

It has a daily dose of new photos and stories from the Sunderland Echo archives, as well as a chance to interact with other people with recollections from the area’s days gone by.

Find out more by visiting the page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wearsideechoes