Liverpudlians

[Goring Gull]

why are they called scousers? Where does the expression come from?

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Something to do with a brand of tinned food that dock workers used to eat I think.

Scouse.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Scouse stew was the nourishment of "choice" at 19th century Liverpudlian workhouses, apparently

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Scouse stew was the nourishment of "choice" at 19th century Liverpudlian workhouses, apparently

oh yeh, that's it.

 

[zefarelly]

why are they called scousers? Where does the expression come from?

because theyre all woprkshy thieving bastards ?

 

[aftershavedave]

ah the magic of google:

"Scouse" is short for "lobscouse," a kind of thick meat-and-vegetable stew often served to sailors in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

 

[Stinkers Bridge]

Sorry .... ... I can't stop laughing...

Would you lot stop going on about Scousers please

 

[aftershavedave]

Sorry .... ... I can't stop laughing...

Would you lot stop going on about Scousers please

calm down, calm down (said in scouse accent, perm and tache)

 

[Napper]

oi scouse , wherz ya house

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Sounds like Lancashire Hot-Pot. As served by Betty in The Rovers Return.

And my mother.


Liverpool's reputation comes from it being a trading port. Manchester made the stuff and Liverpool shipped it. After taking their cut of course.

 

[Robot Chicken]

why are they called scousers? Where does the expression come from?

Why does the Scouse archetype have permed hair and a tache??

 

[Trufflehound]

Re: Re: Liverpudlians

Why does the Scouse archetype have permed hair and a tache??

Terry McDermott?

 

[bhaexpress]

I have worked in Liverpool (The Liver Building in fact). I was always highly amused by the people I worked with from the Wirrall who would get really irate if they were called 'Scousers'. Despite the fact they all had heavy Scouse accents they considered Scousers 'common' !

Bloody funny though, not a bad place to work I thought. The fact that Brighton had knocked Liverpool out of the cup two seasons running when I got there did help a lot though !

 

[Statto]

Day do do dat doh dont day!

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Theres so many houses boarded up in Liverpool the window cleaners have started carrying sanders.

 

[n1 gull]

Excellent singing by West Ham fans in the Cup final;

"We've got Di Canio,
You've got our stereo"

 

[Gwylan]

By coincidence, I have been writing about lobscouse for some work I've been doing.

It's originally from the Baltic ports and is called Labskaus in Hamburg...it was brought to Liverpool by sailors. It's basically a stew of potatoes and whatever meat's available (or in Liverpool's case, whatever meat they could nick).

There's a Welsh version called Lobscws.