Comments on: Chinny Reckon http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/01/18/chinny-reckon/ Child of the 1980's - If you grew up in the 80's, then here you'll find TV, films, toys, games, music, sweets and much more you'll remember... Time to get nostalgic and remember all those childhood memories! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:25:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jess http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/01/18/chinny-reckon/comment-page-1/#comment-140399 Jess Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:53:58 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/01/18/chinny-reckon/#comment-140399 In Bradford we definitely had the variant 'chinny chinny' In Bradford we definitely had the variant ‘chinny chinny’

]]> By: sarge http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/01/18/chinny-reckon/comment-page-1/#comment-80513 sarge Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:21:50 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/01/18/chinny-reckon/#comment-80513 We had Rumplestilts-chin We had Rumplestilts-chin

]]> By: Big Boo http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/01/18/chinny-reckon/comment-page-1/#comment-40332 Big Boo Thu, 12 May 2011 11:12:58 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/01/18/chinny-reckon/#comment-40332 It's certainly true that The Mary Whitehouse Experience used Chinny Reckon for Ray, the man inflicted with a sarcastic tone of voice, but they certainly didn't invent it. I was at secondary school by the time MWE aired, and I definitely remember using Chinny Reckon at primary school. Should I feel sorry for your brother Zim, or did he deserve what he got? ;-) It’s certainly true that The Mary Whitehouse Experience used Chinny Reckon for Ray, the man inflicted with a sarcastic tone of voice, but they certainly didn’t invent it. I was at secondary school by the time MWE aired, and I definitely remember using Chinny Reckon at primary school.

Should I feel sorry for your brother Zim, or did he deserve what he got? ;-)

]]> By: Zim http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/01/18/chinny-reckon/comment-page-1/#comment-40330 Zim Thu, 12 May 2011 10:56:19 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/01/18/chinny-reckon/#comment-40330 Ya know this phrase actually came from a TV show called the Mary white house experience, from a character called sarcastic ray, played by Rob Newman. It was really funny, I used to wind my brother up all the time by stroking my chin and calling him Jimmy Hill. Jimmy Hill was actually used as an insult because he has a big chin. Ya know this phrase actually came from a TV show called the Mary white house experience, from a character called sarcastic ray, played by Rob Newman.

It was really funny, I used to wind my brother up all the time by stroking my chin
and calling him Jimmy Hill.

Jimmy Hill was actually used as an insult because he has a big chin.

]]> By: Big Boo http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/01/18/chinny-reckon/comment-page-1/#comment-38219 Big Boo Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:15:41 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/01/18/chinny-reckon/#comment-38219 No, "ye bowl" rings no bells with me e18 geez, and neither does "vainights". How exactly do you pronounce that? Vain-Nights? No, “ye bowl” rings no bells with me e18 geez, and neither does “vainights”. How exactly do you pronounce that? Vain-Nights?

]]> By: e18 geez http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/01/18/chinny-reckon/comment-page-1/#comment-38217 e18 geez Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:07:42 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/01/18/chinny-reckon/#comment-38217 We had chinny reck-on, itchy beard, but we also had a more popular phrase 'ye bowl'. it meant the same as chinny reckon and was accompanied by the stroking of imaginary beard. My Junior school in east london seems to be the only place it was used. I have asked countless people of my age give or take a year or so and no-one remembers its use, apart from the 2 or 3 friends I am still in touch with who went to the same school. Any -one remember "vainights" to announce immunity from a repetitive argument or from being "it"? We had chinny reck-on, itchy beard, but we also had a more popular phrase ‘ye bowl’. it meant the same as chinny reckon and was accompanied by the stroking of imaginary beard. My Junior school in east london seems to be the only place it was used. I have asked countless people of my age give or take a year or so and no-one remembers its use, apart from the 2 or 3 friends I am still in touch with who went to the same school. Any -one remember “vainights” to announce immunity from a repetitive argument or from being “it”?

]]> By: Big Boo http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/01/18/chinny-reckon/comment-page-1/#comment-22855 Big Boo Sat, 11 Sep 2010 08:37:24 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/01/18/chinny-reckon/#comment-22855 As pointed out by some earlier commentators on this post, it seems the real origins of this phrase come from the West Country, but I think there's no doubt that it was Jimmy Hill who helped popularise it across the country! As pointed out by some earlier commentators on this post, it seems the real origins of this phrase come from the West Country, but I think there’s no doubt that it was Jimmy Hill who helped popularise it across the country!

]]> By: pj http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/01/18/chinny-reckon/comment-page-1/#comment-22813 pj Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:10:43 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/01/18/chinny-reckon/#comment-22813 this goes way back to 1975 at least, but only version i ever heard (or was aware of until now) was.....as ever with the stroking chin...".JIMMY reck" (the 'on' being optional) and nevr any doubt as to the jimmy hill origin this goes way back to 1975 at least, but only version i ever heard (or was aware of until now) was…..as ever with the stroking chin…”.JIMMY reck” (the ‘on’ being optional) and nevr any doubt as to the jimmy hill origin

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