Oi Pikey!: A Celebration of Cheap Living - Anne Brackstone
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 Oi Pikey!: A Celebration of Cheap Living - Anne Brackstone
 Oi Pikey!: A Celebration of Cheap Living - Anne Brackstone ... this is the book for you! Pikeys have been with us for thousands of years but in recent times the pikey instinct has become ubiquitous. With a wealth of money-saving offers and the glorious advent of cut-price airlines, its is now practically impossible to pay full price for anything - should you be foolish enough to want to. Pikeyness is a way of life with a rich history and culture. From Jesus to LoveJoy, the Queen to the Wombles, Oi, Pikey! traces the origins and growth of the movement and salutes its pioneers and celebrity champions, enabling the reader to identify the pikey next door and embrace the pikey within.Newest Review: ... oblivious to its existence. I just discovered that my parents (both in their 60s) don't know the term - despite having a ... more ... camper van and knowing precisely which of Lidl, Netto and Aldi has the best ice-cream. I was enlightened when I met my hubby - a bit of an expert on pikeys. He works for the Prison Service where the term is widely and almost affectionately used to refer to quite a lot of his 'clients' and their visitors.
Recognising that I may not be the only one who was living in ignorance, I'm going to kick-off with a definition I gleaned from Wikipedia
"Pikey is a pejorative slang term used in the UK and Ireland, used origina...more |
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Pages: 176, Edition: 2, Paperback, Hodder Paperbacks Last Update 11.12.2009 06:11
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Oi Pikey!: A Celebration of Cheap Living - Anne Brackstone: It's not what you earn that counts, it's how you choose not ... (1717 words)
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After reading this book, I put together my own little ‘how pikey are you?' test. Take a look at the list of questions I have compiled below: Be honest now, no cheating. 1. Do you have one or more store loyalty cards? 2. Does your pulse race at the sight of a buy-one-get-one free offer? 3. Do you get email alerts every week for what's on special at Aldi? 4. Does the sight of your Tesco clubcard vouchers coming through the letterbox fill you with excitement? 5. Have you ever had the two-for-a-fiver meal deal at a JD Weatherspoons? 6. Ever been to a boot fair, a jumble sale or a TK Maxx or Matalan? 7. Ever bought or sold on ... Read the complete review
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