sayings

[sylviasayers]

In our family if someone poured a very weak cup of tea - it was called Maid's Water.

 

[JohnO]

My mother used to say: ''If wishes were kisses we'd all have chapped lips!''

 

[mw0njm.]

Terasa, I have not heard the saying although my Mom often made fagotts she also taught me. I remember she would hold up the "kell" to wrap them in, it reminded me of lace.........like a veil. I expect this is where the saying came from.

kell disgusting looking stuff

 

[mw0njm.]

In our family if someone poured a very weak cup of tea - it was called Maid's Water.

we called it pee water

 

[maypolebaz]

I remember weak tea being called "Gnat's p*** and pepper".

 

[oldbrit]

As I age, I tend to do some dumb things, My Dad would have said "You silly old sod"

 

[mw0njm.]

my dad would say stop p*s-blling around

 

[Edifi]

As a child my mother always said

Don't poke yo nose in other people business
Always keep yo nose clean
And always tell the truth ,if you can.

 

[Robert Ensor (bob)]

Any one heard of what to do with the ruff end of the rag man's trumpet ?

 

[Ogri]

Any one heard of what to do with the ruff end of the rag man's trumpet ?

We knew it as the blunt end of a rag man's trumpet , that would make your eyes water.

 

[jmadone]

In our family if someone poured a very weak cup of tea - it was called Maid's Water.

I remember once when I was at work and it was my turn to make the tea. As I was pouring it out from the pot someone said " Bl**dy hell that's so weak you could read the mail through that!"

 

[Morturn]

"Elbow grease" Fall for that one once, was looking though the cupboard for ages.

 

[jmadone]

"Elbow grease" Fall for that one once, was looking though the cupboard for ages.

Yes! I also recall being sent for a "long weight (wait), a "bucket of steam" and a "glass hammer".

 

[Robert Ensor (bob)]

A can/tin of compression, box of sparks, the cylinder head plane , exhaust bearing, and how about a giggling pin ?.

 

[Morturn]

Yes I do but can’t figure out how to send ?

giggling pin

I remember the giggling band

 

[mw0njm.]

Any one heard of what to do with the ruff end of the rag man's trumpet ?

no comment, as jones`i said they dont like it up em.

 

[mw0njm.]

A can/tin of compression, box of sparks, the cylinder head plane , exhaust bearing, and how about a giggling pin ?.

giggle (jiggle) pin, is the split pin at the bottom of a car gearbox. it lets leaking oil drip out on. in a radiator it it lets air out

 

[Morturn]

A rubber hammer and a few glass nails

 

[Morturn]

And i did fall for the chippys one: hey son, get me a piece of wood a thick b' wide long.

 

[mw0njm.]

A rubber hammer and a few glass nails

i have a rubber hammer. some one tryin`g to be smart asked me once to get a borrow full of smoke, i reply`d you fill it i will push it

 

[Edifi]

My G/mother would say Look at her big hat no Drawers

 

[jmadone]

In our family it was RED hat no drawers!

 

[Morturn]

My G/mother would say Look at her big hat no Drawers

Yes, I have heard my mom say " new dress and no draws"

 

[Morturn]

I did hear the " get me a bucket of steam"

 

[Robert Ensor (bob)]

You med a rite dogs dinner outa that, or where did you learn that Dewhursts or Mason's a reference to some butcher work

 

[Robert Ensor (bob)]

We knew it as the blunt end of a rag man's trumpet , that would make your eyes water.

Not only a trumpet but also a ruff end of a pineapple you will have to decide which end that is

 

[Robert Ensor (bob)]

My pop just used a term I have not heard in years, "a right cow bag".

 

[Edifi]

If you happened to cut yourself my Mother would say,get that seen to or you'll have a pigs foot grow on that

 

[mw0njm.]

Any one heard of what to do with the ruff end of the rag man's trumpet ?

i did hear the saying the blunt end of a ragmans trumpet.

 

[mw0njm.]

if you pic yor nose, you face will collapse