Every place has its quirks. Nottinghamshire is no different. A few weeks ago, we asked you to fill in our survey on growing up here. We received some wonderful responses on how you spent your childhood here - from the shops, to the best hangout spots.
But the first thing we asked you was to "Tell us something you would only know if you grew up in Nottinghamshire". Take a look at what people responded with:
"Cock on a stick," replied one person. If you said that to an out-of-towner, you'd get a puzzled look - or an alarmed one if they're a gentleman.
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They'll be relieved when you present them with a cockerel-shaped lollipop at the famous Goose Fair, though. When we caught up with Ray Brooks in 2019, he'd been making them for 70 years. "There is a lot in a name," said Ray with a straight face.
Now for a bit of "Nottinghamese". One of you mentioned a "twitchell" in our survey. That's a narrow passage between two buildings, like an alleyway. Looking for a shortcut? Try the twitchell.
Another survey-taker rolled out the classic: "'Eh up me duck' is same as hello." Shakespeare used it as a term of endearment, but it's thought to date back to when the Saxons arrived in Britain - we're living history.
"It's always black over Bill's mother's," said one of you, an old phrase for clouds gathering on the horizon. This one was used widely across the Midlands, which makes you wonder how many houses Bill's mum owns.
A number of you said "Everyone met at 'The Left Lion'." That's one of the two lion sculptures outside the Council House, sometimes affectionately called Leo or Lennie.
You have to wonder what the "Right Lion" has been thinking all these years, seeing his brother get all the attention. Still, they've both been sources of joy, as Nottingham's kids clamber up, down and around them, and adults take pictures with the beloved statues.
One of you made this observation: "Notts County and Nottingham Forest's grounds are in the wrong places. County's ground is in the city, and Forest's City Ground is in the county."
True, Nottingham city ends at the Trent here, though that'd be an easier distinction to make in the past when the area wasn't so built up. "City Ground" comes from Forest's old Town Ground, which was renamed in 1897 in honour of Nottingham's city status. They took the name to their current stadium they moved.
Let's do a club. "Palais de dance dance hall," said one of you, referring to Nottingham's famous nightclub building that now plays host to PRYZM for the young'uns.
It first opened in 1925, and has been catering to Nottingham's many tastes through the decades. Who can forget nights at Ritzy?
"The smell of the buses before smoking was banned," said another survey-taker. It's hard to believe now that there was a time you could light up anywhere you like.
"Climbing into the frog in broad Marsh centre," was another. The Frog was a play sculpture, and there were a couple of others there, too - a caterpillar and a horse.
How about some sounds from the past? One respondent said: "Sally the poshest paper seller ever."
No "Eeee'nin' Pos'!" from the well-spoken Sally. If you saw some pavement art towards the back-end of the 80s, that might have been her handiwork too - though nobody seems to know what happened to her after that.
There's plenty more to talk about from the survey, but what else would you add to this list of Nottingham experiences? Comment below, and join our Facebook page for more.
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