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Burnleymasher
 Post subject: Gormless
PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:05 pm 
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Looking and behaving in a half-witted manner. Careless, and stupid.


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rexwatson
 Post subject: Re: Gormless
PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:35 pm 

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Often spelt 'gawmless'

There was a famous lamp post in Burnley centre known as 'old gawmless'.

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