Must play this to the wife - she hates my jarmies. Rather, she doesn't mind the jarmy bottoms and a t-shirt, but as soon as I put the jarmy top on she gets abusive. (anyway, what's wrong with Ben 10?)
@antonywaltjarv Ah; this could spark off an interesting debate. Firstly, it begs the question: what should one wear to bed? Secondly, it asks: what do you call your nightwear? I say jimjams, FB say jimmy jammies, you say jarmies. And that's without even exploring other options such as nightshirts, nightdresses, and frankly, less conservative attire.
People: what do you think? Now is the moment to have your say!
@kemiladashdot. That's all very well, but what if there's a fire in the night? Heaven forfend you're sporting nothing but a bowler when the emergency services rescue you.
It was just something about the voice, rather than any deep similarity. I'm pretty sure Nick Cave has never and will never sing about pyjamas. To answer your other question: just like failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney, I wear in bed only what God intended...
@kemiladashdot Glad to have been of service. @thesunneversets@Bukowski Not even in the depths of winter when snow is drifting through the gap in the sash windows?
@AlicejustMay they're a couple (peter and sue, i think) who do books on social variation throughout britain - things like kids' playground songs and a word that varies. eg where i grew up, a little bit of wood in your finger is a spelk, in scotland i think it's a skelf, splinter down south. they do maps showing all the variations. fascinating stuff (well, i like it...feeling all defensive now....)
@AlicejustMay a good one was the word you say during a game when you mean 'you're not aloud to get me' - in Newcastle it's 'skinchies' (while crossing your fingers). In the south 'fainites' is the most common.
Why do you assume that "what God intended" is "one's birthday suit"? Once one has eaten the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, one may very well go to bed swathed in many prudish layers...
If I wore the same in bed as failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney, I certainly wouldn't cop to it... (t-shirt and boxers btw for @AlicejustMay's survey...)
@antonywaltjarv Right... gotcha / get you / understand where you're coming from. The example that comes to my mind is alley - where I'm from (Northampton) an alley is a jitty, whereas in Manchester it's a ginnel.
@AlicejustMay 'ginnel'...will have to slip that into the conversation tonight. I married a manc. 'have you brought the wheelie-bin back in from the ginnel, darling?'
Some people get dressed up to go out. I get dressed up to go to bed. I look like a swanky Eskimo. What's the difference between a ginnel and a snicket?
@thesunneversets Sounds like the start of a joke: I don't know - what is the difference between a ginnel and a snicket? Except that this bastard spellcheck keeps changing the latter to snicker?
@abigail.deeks the stuff they did on children's skipping songs and 'dips' (eg 'eeny meeny miny mo', dip do magga zoo, who's on? not you! etc) is great, and i think that's what made them famous.
Appaaaaaaaarently a ginnel is a route between buildings, and a snicket is a route between buildings and fences. Why do these Yorkshirefolk need so many works for alleyways anyway - what are they UP TO in them?
I've discovered a potential clue in the lyrics of (Yorkshire-ish?) band The Seahorses - "Strap on Sally chased us down the alley / We feared for our behinds". The Seahorses, whatever happened to them, eh?
@AlicejustMay I used to live in Thornton, West Yorkshire (birthplace of the Bronte's) so the difference between a ginnel and a snicket was explained to me in depth. The local favourite dish is warm pork pie and mushy peas. Just thought I would mention that 'Birth of the British Novel' is currently on iPlayer.
@Bukowski I could really wolf some warm pork pie and mushy peas right now. That sounds perfect, with loads of salt and vinegar. And thanks for the nudge to iPlayer - I heard that it was on then promptly forgot; but it looks like I've a few days grace before it vanishes. To my shame I only know Defoe's Moll Flanders and Diary of a Plague Year plus a couple of Smollets (Humphrey Clinker and Roderick Random). I vaguely recall in the first Smollet mentioned there was quite a bit of detail about...
...the stench and general filth of Edinburgh, which is what looms ever- present in the Ackroyd book regarding London. Though I also remember it being pretty funny.
@Paul_J By the way, you may have missed the early start to this conversation. I'm conducting an off-the-cuff survey into what people wear to bed (as inspired by the title of the track). What's your preferred attire?
Wow!!! Christmas again so soon! I've said it once and I'll say it again... you are an absolute legend and thank you so much for that download link! Thank you, thank you, thank you! My day is complete. :-)
55 Comments (since 18 Jan 2013)
antonywaltjarv
Must play this to the wife - she hates my jarmies. Rather, she doesn't mind the jarmy bottoms and a t-shirt, but as soon as I put the jarmy top on she gets abusive. (anyway, what's wrong with Ben 10?)
AlicejustMay
@antonywaltjarv Ah; this could spark off an interesting debate. Firstly, it begs the question: what should one wear to bed? Secondly, it asks: what do you call your nightwear? I say jimjams, FB say jimmy jammies, you say jarmies. And that's without even exploring other options such as nightshirts, nightdresses, and frankly, less conservative attire. People: what do you think? Now is the moment to have your say!
kemiladashdot
a hat
thesunneversets
I thought this was Nick Cave for a minute! That's probably a good thing.
AlicejustMay
@kemiladashdot. That's all very well, but what if there's a fire in the night? Heaven forfend you're sporting nothing but a bowler when the emergency services rescue you.
AlicejustMay
@thesunneversets I don't know... I like this, and I like the other couple of tracks of theirs I've heard, but I don't really like Nick Cave.
AlicejustMay
@thesunneversets Anyway. What do you wear in bed?
kemiladashdot
@AlicejustMay That's good advice! From now on I will sleep during the day & stay awake at night.
thesunneversets
It was just something about the voice, rather than any deep similarity. I'm pretty sure Nick Cave has never and will never sing about pyjamas. To answer your other question: just like failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney, I wear in bed only what God intended...
Bukowski
@AlicejustMay I wear nothing in bed; so I call my sleeping attire, skin.
AlicejustMay
@kemiladashdot Glad to have been of service. @thesunneversets @Bukowski Not even in the depths of winter when snow is drifting through the gap in the sash windows?
Bukowski
@AlicejustMay Always, regardless of weather. I'm not really a 'sash windows' sort of chap; unless I'm flying through them with a box of Milk Tray.
antonywaltjarv
@AlicejustMay re:the jimjams/jarmies/Pjs debate - this is one for the Opies, surely? With a big map, cross-hatching - the works.
AlicejustMay
@antonywaltjarv What on earth are Opies?
antonywaltjarv
@AlicejustMay they're a couple (peter and sue, i think) who do books on social variation throughout britain - things like kids' playground songs and a word that varies. eg where i grew up, a little bit of wood in your finger is a spelk, in scotland i think it's a skelf, splinter down south. they do maps showing all the variations. fascinating stuff (well, i like it...feeling all defensive now....)
antonywaltjarv
@AlicejustMay a good one was the word you say during a game when you mean 'you're not aloud to get me' - in Newcastle it's 'skinchies' (while crossing your fingers). In the south 'fainites' is the most common.
thesunneversets
Why do you assume that "what God intended" is "one's birthday suit"? Once one has eaten the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, one may very well go to bed swathed in many prudish layers...
thisismymistake
If I wore the same in bed as failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney, I certainly wouldn't cop to it... (t-shirt and boxers btw for @AlicejustMay's survey...)
abigail.deeks
@AlicejustMay only the children in this household wear pyjamas and we do refer to them as jimmy jammies. Funny track, thanks for sharing :)
abigail.deeks
@antonywaltjarv find stuff like that interesting too, will have to check them out.
AlicejustMay
@antonywaltjarv Right... gotcha / get you / understand where you're coming from. The example that comes to my mind is alley - where I'm from (Northampton) an alley is a jitty, whereas in Manchester it's a ginnel.
antonywaltjarv
@AlicejustMay 'ginnel'...will have to slip that into the conversation tonight. I married a manc. 'have you brought the wheelie-bin back in from the ginnel, darling?'
AlicejustMay
@thesunneversets You're quite right. Terribly presumptious of me. Maybe post-apple Adam and Eve felt it de rigeur to wear knitted fig leaves.
AlicejustMay
@antonywaltjarv And something that's rubbish is bobbins. Though that seems to have fallen out of use pretty much now.
antonywaltjarv
@AlicejustMay yes - i'm pretty well acquainted with that one - she has relies over there that still say it.
thesunneversets
Some people get dressed up to go out. I get dressed up to go to bed. I look like a swanky Eskimo. What's the difference between a ginnel and a snicket?
AlicejustMay
@thesunneversets Sounds like the start of a joke: I don't know - what is the difference between a ginnel and a snicket? Except that this bastard spellcheck keeps changing the latter to snicker?
antonywaltjarv
@abigail.deeks the stuff they did on children's skipping songs and 'dips' (eg 'eeny meeny miny mo', dip do magga zoo, who's on? not you! etc) is great, and i think that's what made them famous.
AlicejustMay
@abigail.deeks Aha - so you're a jimmy jammies household. But only for those under voting age.
AlicejustMay
@Bukowski The sash windows chez May rattle and howl, but I rather like it and it gives me a good excuse to get out the cuddly dog hot water bottle.
thesunneversets
Appaaaaaaaarently a ginnel is a route between buildings, and a snicket is a route between buildings and fences. Why do these Yorkshirefolk need so many works for alleyways anyway - what are they UP TO in them?
AlicejustMay
@thesunneversets I think it advisable not to go there. Literally as well as metaphorically.
thesunneversets
I've discovered a potential clue in the lyrics of (Yorkshire-ish?) band The Seahorses - "Strap on Sally chased us down the alley / We feared for our behinds". The Seahorses, whatever happened to them, eh?
AlicejustMay
@thesunneversets I think it's obvious. They entered that no-go zone, the alley / ginnel / jitty.
AlicejustMay
@mikemann921230 Glad you like.
Bukowski
@AlicejustMay I used to live in Thornton, West Yorkshire (birthplace of the Bronte's) so the difference between a ginnel and a snicket was explained to me in depth. The local favourite dish is warm pork pie and mushy peas. Just thought I would mention that 'Birth of the British Novel' is currently on iPlayer.
AlicejustMay
@Bukowski I could really wolf some warm pork pie and mushy peas right now. That sounds perfect, with loads of salt and vinegar. And thanks for the nudge to iPlayer - I heard that it was on then promptly forgot; but it looks like I've a few days grace before it vanishes. To my shame I only know Defoe's Moll Flanders and Diary of a Plague Year plus a couple of Smollets (Humphrey Clinker and Roderick Random). I vaguely recall in the first Smollet mentioned there was quite a bit of detail about...
AlicejustMay
...the stench and general filth of Edinburgh, which is what looms ever- present in the Ackroyd book regarding London. Though I also remember it being pretty funny.
Paul_J
Enjoying this song and your 2012 odyssey
AlicejustMay
@Paul_J Cheers, chuck!
Paul_J
no problem, good fun on a snowy British winter day.
AlicejustMay
@Paul_J By the way, you may have missed the early start to this conversation. I'm conducting an off-the-cuff survey into what people wear to bed (as inspired by the title of the track). What's your preferred attire?
AlicejustMay
@thisismymistake A sensible choice, and one that wouldn't make firefighters hesitate to save you in an inferno situation.
Paul_J
Well, I must say jimmy jams personally are a winner especially in the current weather, but my kids would probably say onesies
AlicejustMay
@Paul_J Of course - the onesie! How did it take us all so long to reach this first mention of them on this page? Well done, that man.
BertrandRustles
Love this. Can't find any albums. What's the story?
AlicejustMay
@BertrandRustles Hello, my friend. They're a pretty new group - four London lads - and I'm only aware of a couple of other tracks which you'll find on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-XT6MTIh-E (Waiting on the Doorstep) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOEFRgse28Q (Naughty Corner). Only about 19 years old, and lyrically ones to watch...
BertrandRustles
@AlicejustMay Okay. Thanks for that. Great stuff.
cyberspiel
@bertandRustles Me too! I seriously 'need' this song in my collection! If you manage to find where to purchase please let me know! Thanks.
AlicejustMay
@BertrandRustles @cyberspiel You can download it here at the moment - it's all above board: http://www.the-fly.co.uk/news/article/1016513/video-premiere-filthy-boy-jimmy-jammies/
BertrandRustles
@AlicejustMay YAY! You are a star. Done! Thanks.
AlicejustMay
@BertrandRustles Always a pleasure, sir.
cyberspiel
Wow!!! Christmas again so soon! I've said it once and I'll say it again... you are an absolute legend and thank you so much for that download link! Thank you, thank you, thank you! My day is complete. :-)
lynn200
brilliant
AlicejustMay
@cyberspiel Thank you for that lovely reply!