Hobbo's Poems
A quirky look at life from a Yorkshire poet and his dog's perspective
The Yorksher C Bomb
Dauphy: Woah Hobbo, no! Don’t go there!
Hobbo: In a spirit of educating our readers, I feel that I must.
Dauphy: Okay, but I’m not taking the stick for this.
Hobbo: Fair enough….. People of a certain age (me), never use the C bomb in mixed company, and rarely even in all male company. Yorkshire, however, is the only place where the C bomb can be used in polite conversation without even raising a flicker of disapproval. In Yorkshire, where English is spoken as the Good Lord intended, the C bomb is simply a contraction of the words could and not, or couldn’t. When couldn’t is pronounced in a Tyke accent, it comes out as cun’t, pronounced exactly like the C bomb.
Even to Tykes, this can occasionally be confusing. For instance, if my mate says to me,”Yer cun’t”, is he telling me that I can’t do something, or is he calling me a name which would have had my gran reaching for the carbolic soap? Everything needs taking in context. here is a little example:
The Yorksher C bomb. Tha' cun't use a comb Cos thee 'airs a bit sparse, And tha' cun't marry 'er Cos she's gorra' fat arse. You have no requirement for a comb Because you are almost bald, and you could not tie the knot with her Because she is rather a large lady!
Dauphy: I thought you explained that quite well, but I still think you are in dangerous territory.
Hobbo: We’ll see…
I cun’t even think of an appropriate comment for this post. But it made me giggle.
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Yeah, it’s funny but true. We Tykes use the word a lot in normal conversation without even thinking about it!😂
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Fantastic! 😆
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Thanks!
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It is usually my least favorite word. I am so glad to think if it the Yorksher way.
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Yes, it’s not a word I like to use, but I do so inadvertently all the time. The Yorksher way is a very apt description!
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I cun’t think of a response except to say this made me laff!
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Tehe! It is a very common way of talking in Yorkshire😂
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It’s an everyday word here in Hull…..both versions….
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hehe! I know that in some parts of Yorkshire it is more common than others. We are a large county though!
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More Hull than Harrogate!
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Oh definitely! North Yorkshire is too posh for accents!
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🤣
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🙂
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Not dangerous. A few of us here almost adult, seen some, heard some stuff. Some worse, some not. We all enjoy a roll when Sir Hobb takes us to the edge and leaves us there to chuckle. Sometimes I don’t understand the French folk which reminds me of a meme I run across often that never fails to give me pause. A good’n, PM. NKCS (Not Keyboard Coffee Safe)
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Thank you SP. I like the acronym! Pleased you had a chuckle. Thanks for reading.
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Ah, those pesky local dialects. Gotta love ’em. 😉
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You sure have!
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an educational ride on a very funny bus 🙂
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Thank you John! 🙂
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😂😂 Love it!
See, where im from the c word is used as a term of endearment almost as much as its not, so I have a very love/hate relationship with it.
I do use it – as you know – but your way is definitely classier!! 😉😂🖤
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Thank you. Now that is the first time that I have heard the Yorkshire dialect described as classy!😂
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🤣🤣 It’s certainly got a charm all of its own 😁🖤
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😂
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😉🖤
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Very educational. 😀
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