I will try once again. Rootsweb refused it last time.
Maybe it was because I inserted an attachment AS WELL as the below text.
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WELSH NICKNAMES
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DAI PLENTY OF TIME
When urged by the colliey overman to get his work done, he always replied
with "There's plenty of time mun".
MAGGIE MOONLIGHT
Earned her money after hours of darkness..
WILL EIGHTEEN MONTHS
Lost half an 'ear' in a colliery accident.
DAI IN AND OUT.
Dai was a Porter at the Railway Station in Porthcawl (pre. Beeching) and
between trains he and others used to sup the odd pint in the Porthcawl
Hotel. He always said "There's one coming in now I'll be back when its
out".
DAI LOSIN
He ate sweets all day
WILL DOUBLE POWER
Bulldozer driver at an Opencast Site
SAM BLACK ICE
Treacherous fella.
LARRY LUMEN
Worked for Electricity board repairing street lights
DAI OREA
It only happened once !!
NED LOST IN FRANCE
Went missing for weeks after a Rugby International in the 60's.
BILLY LIAR
A polititian (say no more).
DAI FOUR FAULTS
After tripping up trying to jump over a scaffold
DAI SHORT WEIGHT
A storeman who never gave good measure.
WILL DUCK
A boxer from Cwmparc
WILL TOP NOTE
A chorister with Morriston Orpheus Choir
DAI BARITONE
Another singer
DAI READY MIX
Driver of a ready mix concrete lorry
NOBODY
John Eales, Australian Rugby Captain - because "Nobody is perfect"
FRITTER
Parents kept a chip shop
TWEED
His surname was Harris
CABBAGE
The greengrocer's son
SLIM
Was fat
CURLY
Was bald
KIPPER
Was smelly
NIPPER
Was small
JOHN CRADOC
Kep the "Cradoc" pub
DAVID ODDFELLOW
Kept the "Oddfellow" pub
DAI BOOK AND PENCIL
Local Policeman
DAI PENMAWR
A real bighead
TOMMY BLOWLAMP
Always had his hair cut short
DAI GONE FOREVER
From the signature on an unsuccessful suicide note that he left.
MRS. DROPPER
A lady who always wore large drop earings
PETER FULL PANTS
Happened when he was drunk
BILLY CASH DOWN
Never bought anything on credit
BILLY SHEEP
Had a mop of curly blond hair
DAI DON'T CALL ME DAI
Did not like being called Dai
DAI ARGUE
Always had a bone to pick with someone
JOHNNY SOUR APPLES
You should see his face !!
DAI QUIET WEDDING
Got married in his Plimsoles
TOMMY BUCKETS
Had an unusually large head
TATE & LYLE
Two workmates who suffered from Diabetes
DAI FALL OFF
A Policeman escorting an ambulance to hospital - fell off his bike and ended
up in the back of the ambulance
JOHNNY ONE BETTER
Always did things better than anyone else
SLACK ALICE
A certain Nurse Slack
DAI BANANAS
D.Maxwell Fyfe - 1st Earl of Kilmuir
DAI BACKWAY
His wife would not let him in through the front door in his working clothes.
PORTHOLE JONES
The window cleaner
DICK DROP A CLANGER
Ringing the Church bells on a Sunday - and one fell off.
THE BANDIT
Lost an arm fighting for his country - only "one arm" left.
MISS JONES-UNITED NATIONS
Serviced the whole world.
ISIAH
Old soldier who had an eue injury making one eye higher than the other.
ROBIN
Works for HSBC Bank (Robin the Bank)
WILL BANG-BANG
Had two car crashes in one day.
CEI PINE END
As above but hit the pine end of a house
DAI BOMBASTIC
His favourite word
ALAN AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME
As above
DAI CENTRAL EATING
Only one tooth left in the front of his mouth
DAI BASTARD
Try mentioning Maggie Thatcher
DAI FULL PELT
Did everything at speed
DAI APACHE
At work he always wore a sweatband on his forehead
DAI POTCHER
Always doing something (potching).
CHWECH A DDIME (Sixpence ha'penny)
A bus driver when the fare to Bangor was sixpence ha'penny
JUMBO
A well endowed male relative. The family are still known as "The Jumbos"
JOHN GWR MAM
His wife looked a lot older than he did.
CC
"Cachi Ci" - But not known why.
MRS PLANET
Not attractive (From Planet of the Apes).
HUW GWALLT GWYN
He was an Albino
MICKY PWNC
As a young man he was a Punk.
TERRY TEA TOWEL
Don't know why (but could have been from Terry Towelling)
JIM SPREAD
A plasterer
TWM TY SINK
Born in a corrugated steel clad house.
HARRY THE PEG
Lost a leg in the sawmill
DANNY TAP
Similar to above and used to wak down the road going tap-tap-tap.
SIONI BOOT
AS a lad wore steel toecapped boots and nobody would play football with him
(received from Sioni Boot) - Ahhhhhhhh !!
WILL KNOWLEDGE
A well read gentleman
JOHN DICTIONARY
Used long words like diarrhoea and marmalade
DAI LOOSE HEAD
Played loose head prop forward.
TY'N NABOD
Always asking if peole knew certain othere (do you know in Welsh).
TOMMY FUNNY
Real odd bod.
DAI COFFIN, DAI BOX, DAI DEATH
All undertakers
DAI RETURN
A bus conductor
DAI ONE WAY
Another undertaker
TOMMY TWICE
Thomas Thomas
BILLY TWO
William Williams
METAL MICKEY
Had a plate fitted in his head after an accident.
SOME CLUB NAMES
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PICK AND SHOVEL
The Workingmens Club - May called this.
THE RESURRECTION
Located opposite the Cemetry gates.
THE GLUEPOT
Husbands were stuck in there.
PEN AND PENCIL
For colliery white collar workers.
THE DUSTBAG
Club for a Morriston "dirty" factory
THE BOATHOUSE
Near a river (but unsuitable for boating)
THE BEACH CLUB
As above
THE MONASTERY
No ladies allowed in this one.
COD AND CABBAGE
Fisherman and Allotment owners club
CROWS NEST
Briton Ferry Con Club . Overlooking the Town.
DOG AND MUFFLER
Don't know - Llwynypia
MONKEY CLUB
Don't know - Blaenclydach
PIG AND WHISTLE
Don't know - Treorchy
ODDBALLS
A Rugby Club
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