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Blue alert

One of the Funniest scenes in television, this originates from the BBC Sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf the episode is S6E2 titled Legion and it goes like this;
Rimmer: Go to Blue Alert.
Lister: What for? There's no one to alert, we're all here.
Rimmer: I'd just feel more comfortable if we were all on our toes because everyone's aware it's a Blue Alert situation.
Lister: We all are on our toes!
Rimmer: May I remind you all of Space Corps Directive 34124?
Kryten: 34124. "No officer with false teeth should attempt oral sex in zero gravity".
Rimmer: Damn you both, all the way to Hades! I want to go to Blue Alert!
Lister: Okay, okay.
He presses a button; a sign reading 'Alert' in blue lighting begins flashing pathetically in the corner of the cabin
Rimmer: Thank you. A bit of professionalism.
...
Rimmer: Step up to Red Alert!
Kryten: Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb.
by Proper Sheffield lad April 29, 2022
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Sack the juggler

A phrase commonly said in pubs in England when a customer or the person behind the bar drops a glass or a bottle, usually preceeded by a cheer by all who are in the pub
Come on, it's pretty obvious how you use it.
It literally says it above.

Sack the juggler
by Proper Sheffield lad April 25, 2022
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Was tha born in a barn

An expression that can be used in conjunction with put wood in t'oil to tell someone to shut the door
Bob: *Leaves two doors open"
Jim: "Was tha born in a barn? Put wood in t' oil!"
by Proper Sheffield lad July 30, 2021
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Couldn't manage a piss up in a brewery

When someone is so incompetent that they quite literally couldn't manage a piss up in a brewery
Person 1: "Ere, look at 'im ovver yonder"
Person 2: "does tha mean malc?"
Person 1: "Ay, that's 'im"
Person 2 "Ay, dunt trust 'im, 'e couldn't manage a piss up in a brewery"
Person 1: "Ta, fer that advice"
by Proper Sheffield lad March 14, 2022
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Henderson's Relish

A favourite among Sheffield folk alike and superior to Worcestershire sauce. Henderson's Relish is 'The spicy Yorkshire sauce' invented in 1885 by Henry Henderson and is made to a secret recipe that's still kept under lock and key and is still produced in Sheffield to this day.
"LIKE WORCESTER SAUCE, BUT ONE MILLION TIMES BETTER"
Matt Helders, Arctic Monkeys

THE SPICY TABLE SAUCE MADE IN SHEFFIELD SINCE 1885
Splash it on pies, in stews, over chips, cheese on toast and more. Henderson’s Relish is approved by the Vegetarian Society as suitable for vegans, and is gluten free.

From www.hendersonsrelish.com

Henderson's Relish. (Here because of ud's stupid mods 😒)
by Proper Sheffield lad July 30, 2021
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Gobby

Someone who is obnoxiously loud
by Proper Sheffield lad January 11, 2022
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Bottle o' hendos

For my fellow Sheffielders this is a common phrase among those who like Henderson's Relish (let's face it if you don't like it, then you aren't a Sheffield lad or lass)
Bob: "passus bottle o'hendos will thy"
Jim' "Alreet, 'ere stick that on thy pie"
Bottle o' hendos = Bottle of Henderson's Relish
by Proper Sheffield lad July 30, 2021
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