Stange sayings

[ena]

I was put into care straight from birth and at Six months I went to my permanent family. When I was 15 yeas old I was finally adopted (don't know what the hold up was). When I was 20 I decided to look for my Birth Mother which I eventually meet. I also meet my half brothers and sisters (all but one) and her Husband (which thinking back did hold a resemblance of Duncan / Adrian. After a talk with Mum and then going to the park to meet the rest, Hubby and Kids, we all went and had a drink whist talking Ed (can't remember his proper name spelling so I shortened it Strange name) the husband said out of the blue. Now for the strange saying. Old head on Young shoulders. The look he gave me and the way he said it was very spooky. In a good way.

[dreamer]

Never heard it before but it seems to me it's good, it means that you're wiser(sp?) than your age, I think....:p

[najones]

Seems similar to, though not quite the same as, saying someone has an "old soul." (Did I actually make a Highlander reference? :eek: )

[StephyC]

Seems similar to, though not quite the same as, saying someone has an "old soul." (Did I actually make a Highlander reference? :eek: )
Its funny how sayings travel the world. "Old head on young shoulders" is a pretty common saying in my area of the UK for a youngster that seems wise beyond their years.
It is a bit like the saying "old soul" But I always think of that meaning someone has been here in a previous incarnation.
Even in a small place like the UK sayings vary from area to area.
One of my favourites is "The lights are on but no one is home" LOL

[StephyC]

I wonder if this one is known in other parts of the world?
"Dim as a Toc-H Lamp"
Its one of my mother's favourite sayings but folks these days always look at me oddly when I use it.LOL

[ena]

"The lights are on but no one is home" LOL Yes I like that one to. where about do you come from. Me I come from the Midlands. My Parents came from the south so I have a real mixture of sayings.

[StephyC]

Yes I like that one to. where about do you come from. Me I come from the Midlands. My Parents came from the south so I have a real mixture of sayings.
I get a real mixture from my family and where I have lived to. My parents were both Welsh but I grew up in Warwickshire. Spent several years in Newark on Trent then Oxford. Been living in the New Forest in Hampshire for the past 15 years.

[ena]

I had an Auntie Maud and an Uncle Jock (Yes he was Scottish lol) living in Romsey in a lovely Bungalow until it got knocked down and a house was built on the grounds. Thankfully it ws done after they both passed.

[StephyC]

I had an Auntie Maud and an Uncle Jock (Yes he was Scottish lol) living in Romsey in a lovely Bungalow until it got knocked down and a house was built on the grounds. Thankfully it ws done after they both passed.

Small world as they say!! :D I work with someone that lives in Romsey. We are a little nearer the coast in Lymington. Its a very pretty place but very busy in the summer when all the tourists arrive, which reminds me of aother funny saying. The people here call the tourists 'Grockles'. I don't have a clue why but everybody does it.
:rolleyes: Silly me!! Don't know why I never thought to look it up on the net until now!!
Grockle is an English West Country dialect word used to describe a visitor or tourist. It is a derogatory term by which local residents of those towns refer to the perceived hordes of tourists, particularly during the summer months. In the south-west, particularly Cornwall and the Isle of Wight, the word "emmet" (Cornish for "ant") is usually heard instead. Also used in the Bailiwick of Guernsey

[fgh2157]

Hi Stephy
I love strange sayings and their history's. Gorden Bennet is a good one that people say when they are incredulous about something i beleive. apparently it is after a journalist from the time of the Kahtoom ( i know that is spelt wrong so please excuse me but i am somewhat dyslexic).
Fi

[MagicPrincess]

The people here call the tourists 'Grockles'. I don't have a clue why but everybody does it.


I know the word doesn't come from this, but it makes me think of grackles. During migration months we get hoards of grackles flying through. I remember when I was lived on campus in college we used to hate walking to class because we'd have like a thousand grackles above our heads. LOL. I guess it has some similarities to tourism and the irritation it can cause locals.

I wouldn't know really, Dallas is not famous for our tourism. LOL

[StephyC]

Hi Stephy
I love strange sayings and their history's. Gorden Bennet is a good one that people say when they are incredulous about something i beleive. apparently it is after a journalist from the time of the Kahtoom ( i know that is spelt wrong so please excuse me but i am somewhat dyslexic).
Fi
LOL Fi, we used to have a pupil at my school called 'Gordon Bennett' It always caused great amusement in the staffroom.:D

[ena]

My dad always used to say to the bog stop Ferking (please let that be the correct spelling) it means scratching. its said fer-king. :D and barber greening for when they are laying tarmac

[korat]

Where I come from (Acadian heritage) some say, "The hurrier I go the behinder I get." Another one is to place or find items, "Side by each." ROFL! Now I know why it's a good place to come from.

[korat]

Another one: "I'm gonna mobilize you!" Translation, "I'm gonna kick your sorry a** all the way home."

Another: "I'm gonna lambaste her/him one!"
Translation: "I'm gonna kick your sorry a** all the way home."

I guess I ought to stop now...before someone "mobilizes," or "lambastes" me. lol

[appeace]

Odd Sayings??? I believe Texas is the unofficial capital of Odd Sayings, such as some of my families favs-you guess the meanings!
Dumb as dirt
Bigger than the side of a barn
Cant hit the side of a barn with a scatter gun (poor barn was always catching heck!):D
Sweeter n molasses
Ornerier than a mule
Gonna stick to you like white on rice or fleas on a hound
Lay down with a hound get up with fleas (my fav)

[Roma]

Here are a couple..

Stay out of my Kool-Aid..meaning "mind your own business"
They were like a fat rat on decon..meaning,"they're high on something"

[scooby]

Here are a couple..

Stay out of my Kool-Aid..meaning "mind your own business"
They were like a fat rat on decon..meaning,"they're high on something"

We have a similar one "mind your own beeswax"

[fgh2157]

Hi Stephy and all,
It must have been hard on poor Gorden at school!! Strange names can be even funnier than Strange Sayings, i remember reading an article in a magazine a while ago about a women called Mrs Lee who called her first son Frank !!! and then to make matters worse she had a second son and called him Obvious !! No i am not joking poor little soul. Still maybe marginally better than Heavenly Hirrani Tiger Lily.
Take care
Fi

[FloraC.]

Hi All, Keeping in the way of weird names,I once worked with a guy who's last name was Knight. His first name was ( are you ready) Stormy (it's on his birth certificate). He had a sister named Windy. I think their parents were a little tipsy at the time??????????:confused:

[MagicPrincess]

Dumb as dirt


LMAO! I say that ALL the time!

Here's some other ones I use or hear quite often that are funny.

Slower than molasses in January
She's two sandwiches short of a picnic
Riding a gravy train with biscuit wheels

I'll think of more later, but yes, Texas is king of funny sayings. LOL

[appeace]

Yup! Ive always been accused of being two cards short of a full deck!--lol
Slower'n a turtle on a molasses track
Meaner'n a stepped on bobcat (as if bobcats wern't mean enough):mad:
Madr'n a puffed up toad frog
Prettyr'n a speckled pup

and one for just about any occasion---just ask any Texan!;)

[Sam]

:D APPEACE I'm not sure if Georgia got theirs from Texas or if Texas got them from Georgia.LOL. I have the card from my cradle at birth and under my doctors comments it says:"Cuter than a speckled puppy under a collard leaf.". My Grandmother had quite a few. When referring to someone wearing tight pants she would say:" "Looks like a gnats behind stretched over a meal barrel." If someone was good-looking she'd say :" He's finer than a hair on a frogs' behind split 3 ways". We have : Older than dirt and fifty cents short of a dollar. And one of my favs : I might be crazy but I ain't dumb! LOL.

[Jessika]

My mom is from Denmark, and whenever we have a snowstorm she'll say, "It's slicker than snot on a doorknob out there". Another one she says is "They are one fry short of a Happy Meal". She has a lot, almost as many as my grandparents, but not enough room for them here today!

[scooby]

My favourite " I aint as green as cabbage lookin' " means I'm not that naive! We also have loads of "sixpence short of a shilling", "tuppence short of a bus ride", "sandwich short of a picnic", "not the full ticket", when astonished my aunty used to say "Well! I go to the foot of our stairs" (never figured that one out)

[fgh2157]

"Well! I go to the foot of our stairs" (never figured that one out)

I have heard that one before too but like you am not sure what it means.
We used to say "Knock me down with a feather" to denote surprise or astonishment.
Fi

[DebbieD]

I once went to visit a friend of a friend who was supposed to have ESP.

When we were introduced she took my hand and said "You have a very old soul!" I don't know if I believe in that stuff but I am an avid history buff and love to visit old sites so maybe there is something to it. ;)

[StephyC]

My favourite " I aint as green as cabbage lookin' " means I'm not that naive! We also have loads of "sixpence short of a shilling", "tuppence short of a bus ride", "sandwich short of a picnic", "not the full ticket", when astonished my aunty used to say "Well! I go to the foot of our stairs" (never figured that one out)
I love that kind of saying to Scooby.
Such as "I didn't come down in the last shower of rain"
I'm also rather fond of "The lights are on but nobody is home":D

[Vernon Gaunt]

Just never say to me "Well it ain't rocket science!" because it usually is as far as I'm concerned.

Then "have I got idiot tattooed on my forehead?" to which I once replied "no mate it's on the back!" implying of course that the person concerned was the only one that couldn't see it.

And I always cringe when someone tells me to "keep my eyes peeled" Just how painful would that be. Or "you made it by the skin of your teeth!" was that before or after I brushed and flossed?