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andyf:
Stop throwing stones at the sparrows, or I'll hit you on the head ???

Andy 

micktoon:
 Aye , spuggies are sparrows and stinkas are starlings and a skemmy is a feral pidgeon ( flying rat ) a woody is a wood pidgeon in Geordieland  :thumbup: ...........there are many more local words that folk who do not speak Geordie dont have a clue about too  :lol: ......... Double boost will tell you more  :clap:

  Cheers Mick

vtsteam:
You call doodlebugs slates?

John Hill:
Around here wood lice are called slaters and sparrows are called......sparrows. :coffee:

mechman48:

--- Quote from: John Rudd on June 02, 2013, 03:52:45 AM ---Well, as someone from Middlesbrough who is often cast as a Geordie, we call 'em spuggies too.. :D

Too right John! same 'ere, I'm from the 'boro too & for the uninitiated nowadays we are called, 'Smoggielanders'   :wave: ... not 'Geordies' ... no disrespect to John (DB) & his ilk, true Geordies.. :headbang:

George
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