Our parent's sayings

Disgustedman said:
I've told people they're as sharp as a bowling ball.

Their two brain cells are fighting for 3rd place.

if someone put your brain on a razor, it's like putting a pea on an 8 lane highway.

if life was truly fair, you'd walk on all fours.
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"If your brain were put in a bird it would fly backwards"
 

I guess my grandmother was judgmental because she handed down the following quip to my mother.

"She thinks she's Mrs. Astor's pet horse".

I was actually surprised to find it online.

Mrs. Astor's pet horse​

old-fashioned Someone dressed or decorated very ostentatiously; someone who is particularly pretentious or showy in appearance. The "Mrs. Astor" in the phrase refers to American financier William Astor's wife Caroline, a legendary 19th-century New York City socialite known for her lavish parties.
 
"Lay an egg" (/"Dont lay an egg"!).

Quote: "To produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful. That author usually writes good stuff, but he really laid an egg with that last piece."
 

When I was a little girl and used to stay at my grandparents house overnight so my parents could have a night out, when I was getting washed and ready for bed, my grandma would say 'Just have a swill.' meaning just wash your face and hands.
 
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