Favorite Sayings

[Alaskan]

"There is many a slip, between the cup and the lip."

A variation of "don't count your chickens before they hatch"

From my Oma... and she was born in 1913.

 

[Cecilia's-life]

Quicky Picky!
I'm pretty sure my mom made it up, but she would say it whenever we were crossing the street, or parking lot. It means "Get your ass moving!" but acceptable to say to a 5 year old

 

[Hinotori]

Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.

Another cat one.

a cat has nine lives. for three he plays, for three he strays, and for the last three he stays

 

[Hinotori]

Then there is the family one before trips. "Go to the bathroom, the next one is in 200 miles." That was literally unless we stopped at Biggs Junction or Multnomah Falls. There is one rest stop now I think. Or the variation "there's no bushes in the desert" We did a lot of trips to ghost towns.


Oh speaking of sparsely or non treed dessert mountain roads. "Pack a lunch if you go off."
Hubby, who grew up on the mountain roads of West Virginia delivering parts to coal mines, is absolutely terrified of some of those roads he followed Dad down in Eastern Oregon. He makes me drive on them as they don't bother me. Soft shoulders and guard rails only on curves.

 

[baymule]

That kid is so ugly, his parents have to tie a pork chop around his neck so the family dog will like him.

 

[CrealCritter]

Just have to get used to the language.

Warsh = Wash
Dawg = Dog
Skreet = Street
Chimley = Chimney
Yins = y'all = all you all = you guys


You can just imagine how much fun I had with spell/auto correct 🙄

Jesus is Lord and Christ 🙏❤️🇺🇸

 

[Alaskan]

(things- like color blindness, or red hair) "runs through the family like a wooden leg"

That one is great... and my mind keeps running through HOW does that makes sense

 

[flowerbug]

Oh....

From maybe 1940s...

The answer to how are you doing?

"As fine as wine and as smooth as velvet."

finer than frog hair.

 

[Finnie]

This was posted by @memphis on BYC talking about her dog's reaction to the weather outside when he wanted to go out.

"He took one step out the door, wheeled around and ran down the hall like a naked ape."

Haha! I remember when she posted that

 

[flowerbug]

Yes, it was followed of course by the discussion of how a naked ape runs.

this one does very carefully...