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Old Sayings and Quips From our past

Started by RAMMEL, March 31, 2016, 12:30:14 AM

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MarsGal

Jackie, I couldn't stand spinach when I was little. Now I will eat spinach pie and I used to grow it in the garden. It was a good substitute for lettuce when the weather got colder.

Vanilla-Jackie

MarsGal, as a young child the only way my father could make me eat spinach and curly kale was to put vinegar on it, of course i cant take vinegar now as i was told 20 years ago i had a hiatus hernia and at one time i suffered terrible reflux and regurgitations so vinegar has been off my list for some years...

Vanilla-Jackie

" You'd forget your head if it wasn't screwed on "...said by father of my forgetfulness

Vanilla-Jackie

#1083
" Turned on the water works "
...long time since i last heard that...I am watching a recorded yesterdays Coronation Street programme where there is an ongoing court procedure where the mother of her murdered son says of the guilty party who is lying his head off and sobbing in court..

Vanilla-Jackie

" We'll cross that bridge when we get to it.."

Another used in my family, meaning, we will worry about it when we are facing it..

Vanilla-Jackie

#1085
" He - she has a sharp tongue '

...was often said by my family of someone who criticizes and talks in a sharp way...we have all come across people like that, haven't we, out to cause trouble.... ;)


Vanilla-Jackie

Just heard a saying i haven't heard for some time....Watching an auction house bidding programme when  she just said...  I have biddings coming in " left right and centre "

Is it really 3 & a half years since the last posting in here




RAMMEL

Quote from: Vanilla-Jackie on May 24, 2025, 09:06:15 AMIs it really 3 & a half years since the last posting in here
Yes, it probably is. I'll have to dig around to find the old list.

Found it. That would be Number 1103.

It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

RAMMEL

From the Archive ---

TWELVE COMMANDMENTS FOR SENIORS
#1 - Talk to yourself. There are times you need expert advice.
#2 - "In Style" are the clothes that still fit.
#3 - You don't need anger management. You need people to stop ticking you off.
#4 - Your people skills are just fine It's your tolerance for idiots that needs work.
#5 - The biggest lie you tell yourself is, "I don't need to write that down. I'll remember it."
#6 - "On time" is when you get there.
#7 - Even duct tape can't fix stupid - but it sure does muffle the sound.
#8 - It would be wonderful if we could put ourselves in the dryer for ten minutes, then come out wrinkle-free and three sizes smaller.
#9 - Lately, You've noticed people your age are so much older than you.
#10 - Growing old should have taken longer.
#11 - Aging has slowed you down, but it hasn't shut you up.
#12 - You still haven't learned to act your age, and hope you never will.
And the golden rule: "One for the road" means peeing before you leave the house.
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

Vanilla-Jackie

Ah yes, " the golden rule " i now pee before and DURING...




Vanilla-Jackie

" Up a creek without a paddle "

who remembers that one? said, when we got ourselves in a right mess and with no way out...

RAMMEL

Jackie, I remember that one well. Heard it often where I grew up. Will check, and add, if not already on the list.

Just checked. That was number 198.
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

Vanilla-Jackie

#1092
Rick, i am guessing we now have most of the idioms covered...

" Up the Suwannee " is another version..

RAMMEL

Quote from: Vanilla-Jackie on June 01, 2025, 03:24:51 AMRick, i am guessing we now have most of the idioms covered...
I think we do, and I've more or less concluded adding to the list ----- which is buried deep in my computer.
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK