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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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RAMMEL

Quote from: JaneS on June 15, 2018, 07:05:20 PM
RAMMEL, I've heard "nobody home upstairs" most of my life.  Must be local around here, too.

Also heards "bats in the belfrey" pretty often.  Meaning you
re crazy.  I'm sure that's already here.

Just checked --- They both are on the list as 429 & 427

It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

JaneS

The only reason I even posted about "nobody home" is that you said it must be local to where you live.  I don't think I live anywhere near you and I hear it all the time.  Sorry, I didn't mean to indicate that I was just offering it.  I'll keep my mouth shut and my fingers still!

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RAMMEL

#962
Quote from: JaneS on June 15, 2018, 09:08:52 PM
The only reason I even posted about "nobody home" is that you said it must be local to where you live.  I don't think I live anywhere near you and I hear it all the time.  Sorry, I didn't mean to indicate that I was just offering it.  I'll keep my mouth shut and my fingers still!
No, no, no ---- you misunderstand :)
I recall asking that, and thanks for the update. As I often do, I went back to the list to check on both. To my surprise they were both there and one after the other.
I've got so many irons in the fire that I often have to check on myself ( :idiot2: )
By the way,  I'm just north of NYC
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

Vanilla-Jackie

" Give a wide birth to..."

...if one was out and about and you saw someone walking towards you that you want to avoid, you would give them a wide birth by crossing the road, or walking in the opposite direction...
" There is no present like the time "

so_P_bubble

Vanilla, give a wide berth.  But is it really a saying?

I think it is like - give good tidings - or -to tide someone over- it would be   the use of a word.

JaneS

Sorry bubble!  I've heard that one all my life.  And it's spelled "berth".  I'm not sure where it came from but it means to avoid any kind of controversy.  Stay away from...

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so_P_bubble

I know what it means :) a berth is a sleeping place on a ship and when someone sleeps, you do not get too near, so as not to bother.

JaneS

Actually, it also refers to the space at the dock which is allotted to a ship.  I knew that so I googled and the expression is used by mariners when there is something to avoid.  The definition described it's use as "Mariners are advised to give certain islands a wide berth".  I suppose for safety's sake.

Interesting...I learned something today.  My Daddy would be proud!  He used to tell us "If you don't learn something new every day, you might as well turn up your toes and die".  I'm not ready to do that so I guess I better keep learning.

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Mary Ann

Bubble, I have two sayings for myself - You're never too old to learn - and - I learn something new every day.

Mary Ann

Vanilla-Jackie

Apologies I misspelled Berth...It was an expression used on several occasions within my family...more so if any member of the family ever fell out...family would give them a wide berth until it all blowed over...
" There is no present like the time "

RAMMEL

I'm adding - Have heard the three used at times.
1092 - (you're,he's/she's) nutty as a fruitcake.
1093 - " Give a wide birth to..."
1094 - You're never too old to learn

But not this one. "learn something new every day". It's like "brush your teeth", "pay attention".
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

RAMMEL

I think we are starting to grasp at straws, so ----

1095 - I think we're "Grasping at straws".
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

so_P_bubble

I believe you have all heard "fly off the handle". but it's been a long time since I heard it. Also, one doing foolish or silly things is going 'round the bend'.
English is surely rich in expressions.
My favorite is 'this is not my cup of tea' - we have that one I am sure.

Vanilla-Jackie

#973
Bubble, think we have both..." up the wall " and round the bend..." I have been to both of these places, and more than once... ;D

Heres one I bet we dont have...

" Pull the other one, ( leg ) it's got bells on.."

...meaning...you dont believe what someone is telling you, you think it is a wind-up, that they are having you on...
" There is no present like the time "

RAMMEL

adding-
1096 - (don't) "fly off the handle"

Already on list -
#512 - not my cup of tea
" Pull the other one, ( leg ) it's got bells on.."
1022 - pull someone's leg
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

Vanilla-Jackie

#975
Deleted... :-[
" There is no present like the time "

RAMMEL

450 - It is time to bury the hatchet
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

so_P_bubble

did we have 'going  round the bend'?

RAMMEL

#978
Quote from: so_P_bubble on June 27, 2018, 04:38:07 AM
did we have 'going  round the bend'?
I'm not at the right computer now.  I'll have to try to remember later to check.
Also, would that "fit"?
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

Vanilla-Jackie

If we haven't already got this...
..." I will be grateful for small mercies..."
" There is no present like the time "

RAMMEL

Looking ahead.
I would like a bowl of ice cream.

From Post #978 -
Also, would that "fit"?

It's hot and I'm grouchy   :sorry:
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

Amy

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
Jimmy Dean
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. -Will Rogers

RAMMEL

Quote from: Amy on August 11, 2018, 05:49:59 PM
Rain before 7, gone by 11..
969 - Rain before seven, fine before eleven
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

JaneS

I just used this over in Soda Shoppe and thought I'd come by and see if it's here.  I often heard my Dad say when he'd been misunderstood,

You should take a man as he means, not as he says!

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JaneS

Rmmel, I guess your just a "hop, skip and a jump" from where I live.  I'm in Central PA.

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RAMMEL

"You should take a man as he means, not as he says!" sounds familiar.  Has anyone else heard that?

I think I'll add it.
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

RAMMEL

Adding three now.  Had two waiting for a post.

1097 - "Buckle down"
1098 - Put up or shut up.
1099 - You should take a man as he means, not as he says!
It's the WINDMILLS

          THIMK

Amy

Spin like a button on a outhouse door..

Said when slippery outside.
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
Jimmy Dean
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. -Will Rogers

Amy

The sun was splitting the rocks/stones.

From my friend from Cape Breton NS
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
Jimmy Dean
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. -Will Rogers

Vanilla-Jackie

#989
Can you remember being told...

..." go take a running jump..."

If I asked my father for something that I knew I wouldn't get, that was what he would say to me...I could take a running jump..
" There is no present like the time "