And if it takes this kind of show to make the money so that the festival can undertake the plays that draw a smaller crowd but advance the art form, then so be it; let the gaffers and gammers nibble on the sweets while those of us with more adventurous tastes check out the boys in leather in Christopher Marlowe's Edward II in the Studio Theatre. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Here the gaffers and gammers, whose dancing days were over, told stories of great impressiveness, and at intervals surveyed the advancing and retiring couples from the same retreat, as people on shore might be supposed to survey a naval engagement in the bay beyond; returning again to their tales when the pause was over. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Much like how companies like Craigslist, Ebay, and Facebook have evolved when dealing with spammers, gammers, etc – open government will evolve and learn and be adaptive. ❋ Erick Schonfeld (2005)
These were plying hand and tongue in a little field by the three cross-roads, where gaffers and gammers of by-gone time had set up troughs of proven wood, and the bilge of a long storm-beaten boat, near a pool of softish water. ❋ Richard Doddridge (2004)
Now there were thousands of willing hands of all ages, from the small but nimble ones of the hobbit lads and lasses to the well-worn and horny ones of the gaffers and gammers. ❋ Tolkien, J. R. R. (1954)
Other folk were far away; and some of the younger people in the town openly doubted the existence of any dragon in the mountain, and laughed at the greybeards and gammers who said that they had seen him flying in the sky in their young days. ❋ Tolkien, J. R. R. (1938)
It was also ascertained that Mr. Loveday's great-grandparents had been eight in number, and his great-great-grandparents sixteen, every one of whom reached to years of discretion: at every stage backwards his sires and gammers thus doubled and doubled till they became a vast body of ❋ Thomas Hardy (1884)
'Well -- why can't 'em hire a travelling chap to touch up the picters into her own gaffers and gammers? ❋ Thomas Hardy (1884)
Not without reason does the wary writer put gossip in the mouths of gaffers rather than of gammers. ❋ Unknown (1881)
These were plying hand and tongue in a little field by the three cross-roads, where gaffers and gammers of by-gone time had set up troughs of proven wood, and the bilge of a long storm-beaten boat, near ❋ Unknown (1862)
Ye shal of gammers neele, haue shortly better knowledge. ❋ Anonymous (1575)
A neele, neele, a neele, my gammers neele is gone. ❋ Anonymous (1575)
With no other thing saue gammers nedle in her hande, ❋ Anonymous (1575)
Tush man is gammers neele found, that chould gladly weete ❋ Anonymous (1575)
He came as he went, without any one knowing more of him than that he was the very prince of good fellows; so exquisite a tosspot, that he seemed equal to the task (perhaps no difficult one) of making the whole town of Christ's Kirk drunk by the extraordinary spirit of his example; and so spirit-stirring a conjurer of odd thoughts and unrivalled humour, that melancholy itself laughed a gaunt laugh at his jokes; and gizzened gammers and giddy hizzies were equally delighted with his devilry and his drink. ❋ John Mackay Wilson (1819)
What a gammer, that [bloke's] a right gammer. [Eeeeeew] [yuk], what a gammer look at his face... ❋ Teknonutter (2005)
I want to spend the rest of my life [hearing you] [call me] Gammer and have knowledge that you want to be my [Gaffer]! ❋ That's Why ! <3 ()! (2010)
[WOW] Chames, [ur] [such a] pro gammer! ❋ Chamesprogammer (2021)
Guy: OMG I LOST [FLAPPY GOLF]
[Other guy]: [don't go] gammer rage. ❋ Yup You Got Me (2017)
Me no [gammer] correc ❋ Xxtentickles (2019)