Just needed to be heard for a little while

Pyxis

whitewing wrote: »

Hank Marvin....Starvin'.

I don't know that it is real cockney though.

I must admit I'd never heard it before that ad. I think it's more modern cockney. After all, the original rhyming slang predates Hank Marvin anyway!



Glad to have you fully back, WaS! Hugs.

whitewing

I'm wondering if one of those nursery projector things would help, as well as the candles.

http://www.careco.co.uk/item-p-bd07041/star-projector-cube-with-mix-of-lullaby-and-nature-sounds.htm?gclid=CjwKEAjw9eyeBRCqxc_b-LD8kTESJADsBMxSEu1FgZzG7AFlj-XFEmBmk7ZBQkQjOOEnM9d6NKBJTBoCrNbw_wcB

In fact, I want one myself now.

Waves_and_Smiles

I am a fully fledged cockney. I was born in a hospital in East London and the doctor purposely lifted me out of my mothers stomach at 10.15 to the sound of Bow Bells so that I was authentic much to his amusement.

Pyxis

Waves_and_Smiles wrote: »

I am a fully fledged cockney. I was born in a hospital in East London and the doctor purposely lifted me out of my mothers stomach at 10.15 to the sound of Bow Bells so that I was authentic much to his amusement.

Cor blimey, luvvaduck! WaS is a cockney!

whitewing

The Copper Personality
There is a high copper personality. Positive traits include a warm, caring, sensitive, emotional nature, often with artistic orientation and a child-like quality. Often high-copper people are young-looking. Many traditional feminine traits are associated with copper, such as softness, gentleness and intuitiveness.
When the personality is not fully integrated or the copper becomes too high, negative traits show up. These include spaciness, racing thoughts, living in a dream world, childishness, excessive emotions, sentimentality, a tendency to depression, fearfulness, hidden anger and resentments, phobias, psychosis and violence. Artists, inventors and other high-copper types often "live on the edge", in part due to their high copper level.
The copper personality tends to accumulate copper easily. Copper functions as a psychological defense mechanism. It causes one to detach slightly from reality. This provides relief from stress for the sensitive individual. It works well as long as the copper does not become too high. Very high copper can cause a psychotic break from reality, a type of schizophrenia.
An 18-year old schizophrenic patient had a hair copper level of 40 mg% (normal is 2.5 mg %). She hallucinated and attempted suicide twice while in the Scottsdale Camelback Mental Hospital. When her copper decreased to normal through a diet and supplement program, her symptoms disappeared and she has remained well.

http://www.healingedge.net/store/article_copper_toxicity.html

I dont even know how I came across this. WaS, I don't necessarily think it is a popular viewpoint but i wondered if your psychiatrist had ever mentioned anything about it (ie ruling it out)?

ETA: you get copper in cigarette smoke amongst other things.

haybel19

WaS hope you ok.

You have such a beautiful way with words- a real talent. I am glad that writing here today has helped you.

I am sending you a big hug.

Waves_and_Smiles

That is really fascinating, whitewing and does sum up my personality very well. I am going to print it out and take it to my next appointment, thank you.

My mothers side of the family are all cockneys, Pyxis. They did use some slang such as apples and pears, cup of rosie lea and expressions like flipping, blooming and blimey were common. As a teenager I used to work on perfecting a much posher accent with the help of dictionary as a way of distancing myself from them and now my accent is basically London,with no specific accent but slightly 'middle class'. I can easily revert to cockney, however and I have grown rather fond it now.

whitewing

For example "use your loaf" is an everyday phrase for the British, but not too many people realise it is Cockney Rhyming Slang ("loaf of bread: head").

http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/cockney_rhyming_slang/

Pyxis

Did nobody notice the one I sneaked into #1779?

Waves_and_Smiles

Awww, thank you haybel. I am a lot calmer now.

A lot of were once cockney expressions are now used commonly in everyday language. It was far more separate when I was born so it stood out more. Also there are the pronunciations that come from the accompanying accent such as bu-er and war-er (butter and water) which I no longer use unless I choose to. My dads family in contrast settled in Folkstone and were quite middle class.