grahamg
Old codger
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I'd heard the camel one before, but the "cow" one I can't swallow, "no cow I know has any trouble figuring out an electric fence", (sheep on the other hand can be slower to catch on !
Our parent's sayings
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My grandparents (farmers) always said the cow one after a seeing or hearing about a person who refuses to learn from getting zapped by life doing the same dumb move over and over.I'd heard the camel one before, but the "cow" one I can't swallow, "no cow I know has any trouble figuring out an electric fence", (sheep on the other hand can be slower to catch on !
grahamg
Old codger
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- South of Manchester, UK
I've heard it said that doing as your grandparents describe and expecting different results means you've got a slate loose!
Being hard of understanding is maybe my lot sometimes, or perversely I do keep going sometimes for the sakes of it, ("like the shepherd looking for his lost sheep", to move things back to the woolly backs, and they ain't so dumb either.
. ).
grahamg
Old codger
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- South of Manchester, UK
"Butter wouldn't melt in their mouth"!
(compliments of " butter thread" reminding me of this one, "honest Indian".. ).
(compliments of " butter thread" reminding me of this one, "honest Indian".
. ).
grahamg
Old codger
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- South of Manchester, UK
"When lads have money they think they're men, when the moneys gone, they're lads again"!
grahamg
Old codger
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- South of Manchester, UK
"Has the cat got your tongue"?
("why a cat?", "why would it want you tongue?", "how would it pinch it?")
("why a cat?", "why would it want you tongue?", "how would it pinch it?")
grahamg
Old codger
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"Has the cat got your tongue"?
("why a cat?", "why would it want you tongue?", "how would it pinch it?")
Kathleen’s Place
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For the love of Mike!!!
Judas Priest!
Yours is not to wonder why, yours is just to do or die.
Judas Priest!
Yours is not to wonder why, yours is just to do or die.
grahamg
Old codger
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- South of Manchester, UK
"Ours or yours"?
Kathleen’s Place
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For me it was “yours”...standard answer when I asked why I had to do something
grahamg
Old codger
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- South of Manchester, UK
"Cruel woman", did you bellow at whoever it was too!(?).For me it was “yours”...standard answer when I asked why I had to do something
grahamg
Old codger
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- South of Manchester, UK
"Its a long time dead"!
(said most often by my mother, when she thought you were over doing things)
(said most often by my mother, when she thought you were over doing things)
grahamg
Old codger
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- South of Manchester, UK
"Keep your shirt on"!
(said when someone seemed to be in an undue hurry I think, can't imagine the possible derivation of this one, unless the person was hurrying too much into bed or summat!).
(said when someone seemed to be in an undue hurry I think, can't imagine the possible derivation of this one, unless the person was hurrying too much into bed or summat
!).
grahamg
Old codger
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- South of Manchester, UK
"There is nothing more honest than the soil"
(jaundiced view of mankind perhaps, combined with recognition you need to care about your land to be a successful farmer)
"Farming is a way of life, not a job"
.
(jaundiced view of mankind perhaps, combined with recognition you need to care about your land to be a successful farmer)
"Farming is a way of life, not a job"
.
grahamg
Old codger
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- South of Manchester, UK
https://www.15minutenews.com/article/195084939/daily-cartoon-thursday-january-28th/
"Oh, those trophies? Father says we come from old GameStop money."
"Oh, those trophies? Father says we come from old GameStop money."
Pappy
Living the Dream
If you’re going to smoke, you might as well smoke in front of us. Back when I was sneaking smokes away from home.
Lara
Friend of the Arts
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"I don't want to cut off my nose to spite my face" ...my daughter asked what does that mean??
I used this saying this morning when I was telling my daughter that I didn't want to cause problems for myself by adding more outside work for my builder when I need him to focus on my own house so it's ready in time.
"Dicker"....one hour later she said, And what does THAT mean?
She announced that she wants to move to Mexico and showed me a beautiful furnished Airbnb for only $600 a month. I added that she could always "Dicker"
She uses great vocabulary and smart so it must be a generational thing.
This goes on and on...
I used this saying this morning when I was telling my daughter that I didn't want to cause problems for myself by adding more outside work for my builder when I need him to focus on my own house so it's ready in time.
"Dicker"....one hour later she said, And what does THAT mean?
She announced that she wants to move to Mexico and showed me a beautiful furnished Airbnb for only $600 a month. I added that she could always "Dicker"
She uses great vocabulary and smart so it must be a generational thing.
This goes on and on...
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horseless carriage
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My parents taught me to appreciate a job well done:
"If you are going to kill each other, do it outside, I've just finished cleaning."
There might be a religious lesson:
"You had better pray that will come out of the carpet."
And who can forget time travel?
"If you don't stop it, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week."
Parental logic:
"Because I said so, that's why."
More logic:
"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, don't come crying to me."
Who can forget parental foresight?
"Make sure you wear clean underwear in case you're in an accident."
Irony, who wasn't ever told:
"Keep crying and I will give you something to cry about."
A meal time lesson in osmosis:
"Shut your mouth and eat your dinner."
Contortion:
"Will you look at the dirt on the back of your neck."
And it's thanks to our parents that we all have stamina.
"You'll sit there until all that spinach has gone."
"If you are going to kill each other, do it outside, I've just finished cleaning."
There might be a religious lesson:
"You had better pray that will come out of the carpet."
And who can forget time travel?
"If you don't stop it, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week."
Parental logic:
"Because I said so, that's why."
More logic:
"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, don't come crying to me."
Who can forget parental foresight?
"Make sure you wear clean underwear in case you're in an accident."
Irony, who wasn't ever told:
"Keep crying and I will give you something to cry about."
A meal time lesson in osmosis:
"Shut your mouth and eat your dinner."
Contortion:
"Will you look at the dirt on the back of your neck."
And it's thanks to our parents that we all have stamina.
"You'll sit there until all that spinach has gone."
grahamg
Old codger
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- South of Manchester, UK
"There is nowt as queer as folk"!
("said by some woke individual on visiting this forum for the first time, so in recent memory",....., don't quote me on that btw, I think I'm right, but not quite sure, and of course they were totally out of order obviously, darn cheek! ).
("said by some woke individual on visiting this forum for the first time, so in recent memory",....., don't quote me on that btw, I think I'm right, but not quite sure, and of course they were totally out of order obviously, darn cheek!
).
bowmore
Senior Member
I have a book called A Dictionary of Yiddish Slang & Idioms. My favorite saying is ,He should be reincarnated as a chandelier, so he can hang and burn at the same time
grahamg
Old codger
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- South of Manchester, UK
Metaphorically of course!I have a book called A Dictionary of Yiddish Slang & Idioms. My favorite saying is ,He should be reincarnated as a chandelier, so he can hang and burn at the same time
.
grahamg
Old codger
- Location
- South of Manchester, UK
"Take notice of a fool"!
(those we might think of as fools, might just have some information or wisdom to impart)
(those we might think of as fools, might just have some information or wisdom to impart)
grahamg
Old codger
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- South of Manchester, UK
"Penny for your thoughts" (?)
(why would you offer money for someone's thoughts?).
A saying recorded as being used in the UK over 500 years ago, and thought to be even older!
(why would you offer money for someone's thoughts?).
A saying recorded as being used in the UK over 500 years ago, and thought to be even older!
