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Zora
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Funny Sayings ...
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The other day when Yolanda asked for some help regarding a popular saying; I remembered a few other ones from my childhood. Although, these sayings didn �t have anything to do with her question, so I thought I �d wait till the weekend was over to post a new thread.
I fondly remember my grandmother saying, "little piggies have big ears" when my one cousin was snooping around and listening to of everyone �s conversation. Or my mother saying, "it went over his head and under his knees" when someone just didn �t understand something. Also, my personal favorite� Which I tend to use when I �m talking about my big, beautiful, but not too bright Persian cat - "no one said he was the brightest bulb on the tree, but he �s the prettiest�"
Now, I am sure many of you can see that these are variations on popular sayings� Or just downright made-up sayings!
Does anyone else have any funny sayings like these that they like to share with the rest of us? 
hugs,
Linda
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13 Dec 2010
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colibrita
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Nice thread Linda. Off the top of my head the only one I can think of right now is actually a Spanish expression. Hubby uses it ALL the time, mostly for queues. "Es m�s lento que el caballo del malo" - "he/she�s slower than the bad guy �s horse(or the baddy �s horse), you know, like in the movies. I love it.
Hugs
Colibrita
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13 Dec 2010
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aliciapc
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Another Spanish saying, typical of my mom : " He / She �s stranger than a vest �s sleeves " - when a person acts weird or has strange reactions, not what �s expected from a "normal" person. I don �t know if there �s sth like that in English ...
And when a kid is really naughty and makes a mess wherever he/ she is : " He / She �s more dangerous than a monkey holding a gun "! |
13 Dec 2010
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Olindalima ( F )
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Hi my dear Zora
( sorry, missing my pm answer, I �m sure you �ll understand )
Now, a short break, back to classes, in a while )
My father and my mother were very, very different. They had two different sayings, when refering to work, jobs, tasks...
My father always said:
If it deserves to be done, do it well.
My mother says, referring to her own work
No time to do it, so I gave it one brush and promised another.
I find these two brilliant and they show exactly how different they are/were.
My half penny ( crisis is around, no more pennies )
Hugs, dear aunt Zora ( my smiles have gone, I wanted a winky , sorry )
The first step to get old is becoming an aunt, next you are old, cause you are no more the Mrs X you used to be, you turn out to be someone �s mother. The last step is mine. I turned to be Rui �s grandmother - LOL
Happy Christmas to you all
Linda
Linda
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13 Dec 2010
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libertybelle
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Great reading Zora!
When we wanted to do the same thing as all the other kids, and my mom thought it was a stupid thing to do - she �d say:
If everyone jumped off a bridge - would you do that too?
and if she was in a really bad mood- she �d say:
Where were you when the brains were passed out?
(I �d answer - behind the barn door!!) 
and last but not least - the great Agatha Christie often wrote:
Sins cast long shadows.
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13 Dec 2010
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aliciapc
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I didn �t know about the sins... very intelligent, LB. The ones about the bridge and the brains are very common here, too! |
13 Dec 2010
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MoodyMoody
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This is my own take on an old proverb: "Variety is the spice of life, but too much of it gives you indigestion."
And I bet Roney �s got a million of them... |
13 Dec 2010
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libertybelle
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But - my favorite is:
Where ever you go..................There you are!!!!
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13 Dec 2010
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HollyHirst
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My family has a few strange English ones...
The lights are on but there �s nobody home... (the person is a bit spaced out...they look awake but there �s no brain working in there!)
It �s better than getting a slap in the face with a wet kipper (that �s true about a heck of a lot of life experiences).
A common one and my mum �s favourite (used when you left the door open when coming into the room) - Were you born in a barn?
And my favourite is probably my mum �s own personal and irate phrase when I asked her to help me look for something and she found it really quickly �What? Did you expect it to say hello or something? �
;)
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13 Dec 2010
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edrodmedina
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One that I�ve often heard when someone helps you find something and is was in plain sight; If it had been a dog it wouda bit you. |
13 Dec 2010
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