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Offline stickbender

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Re: Interesting Expression
« Reply #60 on: December 26, 2012, 04:40:24 am »

      Yeah, Soy, we used to use phrases like that when I was in high school.  Made no sense, but it threw people off because of it.  So do you ride the bus, or take your  lunch? ??? ;)  It was sometimes used as an ice breaker (hmmm, there is an old saying....) when talking to a new girl.  If she was quick, she could say "both", and you would then know you had a live one! ;) 

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« Reply #61 on: December 26, 2012, 08:49:51 pm »
"It was so cold it froze the balls of of a brass monkey". The brass monkey was what cannonballs were stacked on a ships deck. In very cold weather the brass would shrink and the cannonballs would roll off.
  One of my Dads old sayings he said as a riddle..."why is a horse while flying?  The higher the fewer!  ::)  Don't ask me.
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« Reply #62 on: December 26, 2012, 09:20:35 pm »
,,,another one, "if frogs could fly they wouldn't bump their a$$."
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« Reply #63 on: December 26, 2012, 10:50:40 pm »
My mother commenting on something new or shiny. "Shiner than a tin toilet in the moon light".  She had lots of old time sayings. here's a couple from work.  "Tighter than nuts on a steel bridge". Tighter than a bulls ass at fly time. Thats enough for now. Later Bob
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« Reply #64 on: December 28, 2012, 02:47:22 am »
Sorry guys had to add my two cents worth. When I was a teen we used a different measure for beuty than one - ten. Really good looking "she'd make ya ride the wagon" ( As uposed to fall'n off ) Fair look'n "She's a six pack" Not so good " half rack" Bad looking "the whole case" And we won't speak of what would earn "Pony Keg & and share with Jimmy Beam"

With that said I must say I spent alot of time on ranches and met at least a half dozen of coasters ranch hand type. Boy after readen what coaster wrote I laught till I hurt and even teared up, wife thaught I done gone nuts. That was the best ever Thanks for the painfilled laugh. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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« Reply #65 on: December 28, 2012, 10:41:21 am »
Regional expressions can be funny or get you into trouble. In Britain if a young lady asks " knock me up in the morning"It means wake me up, us North American gents could possible be caught in an embarrassing position fufilling her request  >:D. The British expression for pregnat I've heard is "she's up the stump"
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« Reply #66 on: December 28, 2012, 08:05:35 pm »
A farting horse never tires, and a farting man is the man to hire!
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Offline TRACY

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« Reply #67 on: December 28, 2012, 08:42:13 pm »
Here goes,

Colder than a witches t$t

Like finding a corner to go pee in a round barn

Close the barn door before the big horse gets loose (my fly was always open)


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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Interesting Expression
« Reply #68 on: December 28, 2012, 10:16:49 pm »
expression for poor workmanship - "That looks like a bull's ass sewed up with a log chain!"

expression for poor marksmanship - "He couldn't hit a bull in the ass with a bass fiddle!". 

Not sure why cattle's posterior is such an integral part of southern euphemisms.....
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Offline agd68

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« Reply #69 on: December 31, 2012, 08:39:17 am »
Is a frog's butt water tight.
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« Reply #70 on: December 31, 2012, 08:48:32 am »
Poor markmanship was you couldn't hit a barn if you were insied with the door shut.
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« Reply #71 on: December 31, 2012, 09:14:56 am »
Drier than a popcorn fart- usually farmers talking about the lack of rain
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« Reply #72 on: January 02, 2013, 12:03:25 pm »
My dad always said this about his workers that didn't get any work done: they work harder at getting out of work than they do at working. We tell people we get payed from the neck down ( we get payed to work not think) . I work in turnpike maintenance , another common thing said when there is a close call is : I may need a change of drawers , a wrinkle in my seat or hit the eject button.
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Offline Eastman

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« Reply #73 on: January 03, 2013, 12:12:44 pm »
Some local Afrikaans sayings : ''tussen die boom en die bas"    'between the tree and the bark'  -meaning things are going OK

"jy gaan hare op jou tande nodig he"     'you're gonna need hair on your teeth'  -meaning you're gonna need to be real tough

                                         
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Re: Interesting Expression
« Reply #74 on: January 03, 2013, 12:42:12 pm »
Quote from: agd68 on December 28, 2012, 10:41:21 am
Regional expressions can be funny or get you into trouble. In Britain if a young lady asks " knock me up in the morning"It means wake me up, us North American gents could possible be caught in an embarrassing position fufilling her request  >:D. The British expression for pregnat I've heard is "she's up the stump"
'Knocked up' for pregnant is used over here too.
'Up the duff' is a common expression for pregnant, or 'got a bun in the oven'

Young lady goes into a bar and asks for a double entendre...
So the barman gave her one.

dunno if that translates your side of the pond?

I went into the fish and chip shop and said Fish and chips twice.
The guy said 'I heard you the first time' :)

One of my fave expressions...
If his brains were dynamite, he couldn't blow his hat off.
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