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Why are gherkins called wallys?
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16-12-2008, 17:23
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Until now, I didn't think they were?!
Used to hate the gherkin scratch and sniff stickers - there were loads of them and you could never get rid of them!!! BB x |
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16-12-2008, 17:32
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Never heard of it. Though it puts a whole new slant on 'Where's Wally?'.
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16-12-2008, 19:37
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 Never heard of it being called that either.
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16-12-2008, 20:26
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Hmm, I wonder if it's a more old London thing as both my parents call them wallys and so does Mrs. Feek's mum.
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16-12-2008, 20:30
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 My Mum's never heard of it and never heard my Dad ever mention it.
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16-12-2008, 20:42
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Well my lot are north/east and Mrs. Feek's are north as well. My mum's been calling them wallys for as long as I can remember.
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16-12-2008, 21:06
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Aye, know them as Wallys here too.
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16-12-2008, 22:13
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Asked my parents. They'd heard of it too, but only fairly recently, so they couldn't help with the origin.
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