old saying

[Anne Jessel]

What about tongue twisters as well? or should this be another thread

Little and often fills the purse

A little help is worth a deal of pity

A little learning is a dangerous thing

More know Tom Fool than Tom Fool Knows.




Anyone have any good tongue twisters?

 

[Astonian]

old sayings

A Fall From Grace ;

Every Charitable Act Is A Stepping Stone Towards Heaven ;

Eat Drink And Be Merry

Happy Christmas And A Prosperous New Year To You All;

Best Wishes Astonian ;;;;;;;;;

 

[Astonian]

old sayings

Cross Your Fingers For Good Luck;

A Friend To All Is FriendTo None ;

A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed ;

Have A Nice Day Every-body And I Wish You All A MERRY Christmas
And A Very Happy AND Posperous New And Healthy New Year for
The New Year Cming In , 2008 ,
ASTONIAN, ;;;;;;;;;;;

 

[Astonian]

old sayngs

Always Look On The Bright Side ;

Doesn,t Have A Leg To Stand On ,

Don,t Bite Off MoreThan You Can Chew ;

Don,t Try And Pull The Wool Over My Eyes ;

Early To Bed, Early To Rise, Makes A Man Healthy And Wise ;

Have Nice Day Every-body Best Wishes To You All ;

ASTONIAN ;;;;;;;;

 

[FOXY]

Just thinking about about the rymes we used to use as kids when playing,counldn't use them now my grandson was trying to decide which biscuit to choose and I started reciting the ryme eenie meany miny mo catch a nxxxer by his toe,I had to stop myself singing it to him as they pick things up so quickly,It made me think about the skipping song I like coffee I like tea I like sitting on a blxxh mans knee,anybody remember those rymes there must be more.

 

[Mossy]

Yes Foxy you are correct in what you say cant say things like that to-day,when we were kids we would some times ask our nan where our mom had gone to and the reply was (run off with a b---k man) has anybody else heard that one?

Never count your chickens before they hatch

Dont keep all your eggs in one basket

And one of my favourite ones is

You can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink

 

[mariew]

Mossy I still say it when my grandchildren ask where their mom has gone but I get told off because the grandchildren say it so I have to try not to, but sometimes it just slips out.

 

[Lynda Harvey]

What :lol:about 'Stroll on' and 'Guy squints'? Another one was 'Gordon Bennett' whoever he was.
Lynda

 

[watton]

Mariew - it was always - "gone to see a man about a dog!"

 

[mariew]

My mom always said that if my dad went out.

 

[sylviasayers]

Old Sayings

Something my mother often said to me - You won't be said will you.

 

[HelloEveryone.]

Funny

The Horse Rd,wow I haven't heard that in a dog year.

How about 'The squeaky wheel gets the oil"

 

[Astonian]

oldsayings

for love nor money

far from the maddening crowd

from here to ten buck two

 

[mw0njm.]

daft sayings

My mom used to say to the kids playing foot ball out side (GET UP YOUR OWN END)

 

[sylviasayers]

Old Sayings

Hi Astonian, it was from here to Timbuccto - somewhere near the Congo I believe. Not sure of the spelling.

 

[Wendy]

"Go Play Up Your Own End" made in to a brilliant play by Malcomb Stent! Also "Play Futher Up Your Own End" we went to see that a couple of years ago at the Alex, Jess Conrad was in it.........brilliant!

 

[mw0njm.]

old sayings

my mom all ways said "i am going up town shopping" she meant the
city center.bless her

 

[shavedfish49]

Sayings by my mother....................

D'you think I've got 40 pair of hands?

(when I was being quick witted) You get any sharper you'll cut yourself!

(as we went out to play) Watch the horses!

(to my father) Where's yer bin? Up the garden where's yours?

(at bedtime to parents) Good night God bless, don't forget to get undressed!

 

[mw0njm.]

re old saying

Stop crying or i will give you some thing to cry about.
peter martin

 

[dottieau]

When we used to go shopping and of course had to touch everything mom used to say Touch with your eyes not your hands.I also remember the saying
Gone of with a B k man we always used to cry because we thought it was true.
Dorothy.

 

[coopbill7]

STOP YOUR GRISSLING OR I'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO GRISSLE ABOUT!!!!! (don't know if thats the correct spelling)

 

[teresa Kurzaj]

Old sayings

STOP YOUR GRISSLING OR I'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO GRISSLE ABOUT!!!!! (don't know if thats the correct spelling)

All these expressions bring some memories back i can remeber my mom used to say Grizzle another one was "i'll fetch it back" if she had borrowed something, it still makes me smile now

 

[flashbang]

Parents

My Mum had some good ones..,

Keep your friends close....and your enemies closer.

If ingnorance is bliss you must be the happiest man in the world....

When folks were being nosey and asked her what she was doing she'd say.....
" Picking my nose with my elbow!! "
( Try it )

If someone was being stupid...
" you're as thick as a 4B pencil......"
or
" you can take a horse to water but a pencil must be lead...."
( Took me years to work that one out. )
or
tapping the side of her nose she'd say....
" Some folks think some folks knows nowt but some folks know more than some folks think some folks knows

Dad was full of advice and encouragement to work hard...

" Keep your nose to the grindstone....
Put your shoulder to the wheel...
keep your feet firmly on the floor....
We all need to pull together...
Get your head out of the clouds...
Eyes on the target all the time...
Keep pushing forward and never give up..."

I took all this literaly as a child..... as a result l never lost a game of twister ...

 

[Astonian]

old sayings

When I Was A NIPPER And Moved To Another Area
And I Got To Know The Local Kids , ie , the chimney sweeps sons
Phillip And Billy Holland
TheySaid To Me , How Much Pocket Money You Get ,
I Said I Don,t Get Nought, And I Said How Much Do You Get
And They Said Two And A Kick , I Said Do They Kick You ,?,
No They Said , It Means We Get 2/6p Each , I Said Ho,
Thats How Much Money Our Dad Gives Us Every Week ,
It,s Half A Crown , I Told My Mom And She Said Here Have A Threpany Piece Instead , SO IBought Aload Of Black Jacks From Mrs Pearsonson In
Kingedwards Rd Ladywood
ASTONIAN ,;;;;;

 

[G G Jean]

Old sayings.

If someone had passed away they would say they've kicked the bucket. Don't kick the can is another. Another one is being over the moon with something that made you happy. Bye. Jean.

 

[gee-em]

"You make a better door than a window"
or
"you weren't made in a glass factory"

when someone was stood in front of the tv

 

[G G Jean]

Old sayings.

I remember when it was bedtime my mom used to say up the wooden hills. Bye for now. Jean.

 

[teresa Kurzaj]

I remember when it was bedtime my mom used to say up the wooden hills. Bye for now. Jean.

HI jean thats right mom used to say up the wooden hill to Bedfordshire

 

[G G Jean]

Forgot Bedfordshire.

Hi. I forgot the Bedfordshire bit. I wonder why there?. I remember when it thundered mom would say they were rolling the barrells at Ansells. Bye. Jean.