aye , the ones from (frae) workington (wuckintun) say the jam eaters are from (frae) whitehaven and the ones from (frae) whitehaven say the jam eaters are (frae) workington (wuckintun).
the word jam eaters came from (frae) the miners that worked (wucked) down (doon) the pit and was considered to be the fuel for the miners , cheap and and easy and quick to knock up ( oh eck , thats gonna get me in trouble ) lol . so both towns folk say the other ones as jam eaters .
the word frae is Scottish and translates to from (for us posh folk )
doon translates to down .
garn translates to going . both are cumbrian , i do believe . honestly !
so when someone says to you , are you garn doon t speedway...... you only have to answer . ... not any more mate .lol
see ya,all sometime . keep the faith ............ J.....
always happy to be shot down , ...