nice geordie song for yee's lot lol

[phil-h]

So it's not to be sung when the boat comes in then!?

[thered]

I'M afraid to say it is a Mackem song not a Scum song

Whats a mackem??

I worked with Sunderland lads they call themselves mackems but dont know what it means.


I think its some derogatory geordie term about ships, you mack em (make them) an we'l tak em

Or is it something else?

[Shady]

i heard its because of the way they speak.. apparently geordies "make them" and sunderland people "makkem"

[macmackem]

Thered & Shady

Both are correct.

During the days of the shipyards in the North East, ships were built on the Wear then the ships were sailed to the Tyne to be fitted out.
Sunderland folk do speak as you say, they say 'mak' instead of make and 'tak' instead of take.

Hence the saying " we mak em and you tak em" we make the ships and you take them.

So Sunderland people are know as Mackems and Tackems or shorted to Mackems.

And I do not believe for one moment that anyone from Sunderland does not know why they are called Mackems, maybe they are Geordies who are wannabe Mackems

[jester56uk]

ya could be upto the task manx - don't think ya ears would be like - cos a can't sing am worse than bad

but then a can't be great at everything

just stick 2 the jokes