Chapter 10:  Exercise #11
CPED-6556
C. Bonner-Johnson
4/26/12

I matched the Cockney rhyming slang expressions in Column A to the items in Column B to which they refer.

A                                                                  B
a.  drip dry                                                  cry
b.  in the mood                                            food
c.  insects and ants                                       pants
d.  orchestra stalls                                        balls
e.  Oxford scholar                                       dollar
f.  strike me dead                                         bread
g.  ship in full sail                                          ale 

Here is my constructed version of Cockney rhyming slang for the following words.

h. Goldy's bear                                          chair
i.  Usher's mouse                                        house
j.  stay afloat                                              coat
k. crack the pegs                                      eggs
l.  lead utensil                                             pencil

It appears that this game is still being played today.  There is a website; www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk that tells you what cockney slang is and how to share your slang. It also has the cockney alphabet, translator and blog.