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[Illinois Boy]

I was thinking about my Grandma (Who recently passed away) the other day.... And hapened to remember some stuff she used to say to me and my brother when we were little....
When something used to catch her by surprise.... She'd say.......

Wouldn't That Frost Your Balls!

Now as a kid, I knew exactly what she meant..... But as I grew in my teens, I began to think about what Ole' Granny was saying......
Was she really talking about freezing someone's testicles? Hmmmmmm!

Did anyone else have their penis refered to as a Tally Whacker?

Now, if indeed it was a Tally...... I certainly Whacked it off enough when I got older......

Like when nomis refered to a Toilet as a Dunny.... I knew what he was talking about... It just seemed weird....... Funny for us Americans.....

Anyone think of some other Silly Sayings or Words? Might be fun........

Jim
Too much time on my hands....

[dancin' johnny]

As a boy, I was constantly told by my Dad that I was like "a fart in a colander".
Never did work that one out.

[Illinois Boy]

Here's one I've heard parents say to their kids........

Are You Stupid, or What?

Hmmmmmm..... I think I would reply What......

Then that my imply I am stupid, cause I'm sure it would follow with an ASS beating....

Jim

Edited by Illinois Boy, 13 April 2008 - 07:46 PM.

[E-DOG]

Mama used to say,"boy, you can go through cereal and milk like shit through a tin horn"
Dad would say, "son, you talk like a train ran over your head"

Both were right on the money.
E-dog

[nomis]

I recall being told when my efforts were not appreciated - That's about as useful as a fart in a whiskey bottle.

[Kwag_Myers]

Dumb as a box of rocks - I must be 'cause I don't get it. One of my wife's favorites, btw.

[carole338]

My son's favorite was "Shut up and answer me" The "Stupid or What" was his second favorite. My mother's line was "tell me the truth and I won't hit you". What a crock that was as she ran after me with the wooden spoon. ( now I use that on my grandkids, including the threat of the infamous woodenspoon.)

Carole

[Illinois Boy]

What is it with Farts and old sayings.......
My dad used to say.....
That's about as usless as a fart in a wind storm...

Like we can hold gas, only to be released in collanders, whiskey bottles or wind storms.....


Jim

Edited by Illinois Boy, 14 April 2008 - 04:51 PM.

[E-DOG]

Like we can hold gas, only to be released in collanders, whiskey bottles or wind storms.....


Jim


[/quote]

Consider the implications.

[cdngrl]

my nurse says...use your head for more than just a hat rack
my mom says pound salt rat face....never got that one.

[Kwag_Myers]

Illinois Boy, on Apr 14 2008, 12:48 PM, said:

Like we can hold gas, only to be released in collanders, whiskey bottles or wind storms...

I remember being able to hold gas. Now I have to tell people that my butt has tourette's.

[E-DOG]

I remember being able to hold gas. Now I have to tell people that my butt has tourette's.

Now that's cute!
E

[Illinois Boy]

Anyone heard this one?

You haven't got the brains GOD gave a Piss Ant!

Now, do piss ants actually exist? Are they Extinct? Did God punish them and left them with no Brain?
I don't know.......

Jim

[Horseman]

I am the youngest of 5 kids and when my mom would yell at me she would go through everyones name to get to mine and by that time she forgot what she was yelling at me about.

My dad used to say " Well if that don't trip your trigger"

[Ches]

Whats with "well i'll be a monkeys uncle" .. anyone heard it? People say it when they hear news they cant believe.. Hell I even say it.. Maybe its a Southern thing like "hitting the hay"

[E-DOG]

got the brains GOD gave a Piss Ant![/size][/b]

Now, do piss ants actually exist? Are they Extinct? Did God punish them and left them with no Brain?
I don't know.......

Jim

[/quote]

Il-Bo,
Damn good thing I was paying attention. Might not have seen your question otherwise! It's a good one, and I know the anxiety you must have for an answer is about to cause peristalsis.
Of the 372,093 or 372,095 (depending where you got yer degree in etymology)varieties of ants in the world, the lowly Piss Ant as it is commonly referred to is one of the most intellegent, socialized, and yet oddly enough difficult to train insects on the planet. They make wonderful pets, needing very little food or up-keep and two or three of them can keep their owner, or care provider as is now the politically correct term, in stitches all day long with their silly shenanigans, and three stooges like antics.

Are they extinct? No, they just preferr to keep to them selves whenever possible. Did God punish them by leaving them with no brain? Don't be ridiculous, God doesn't punish insects. They're simply rather obdurate about being trained to do minial tasks for little or no reward but for a hearty hand shake and a swift kick in the ass back to where ever it was they were found.

Please, let me know if u have any more queries

E-dog

[Trinity]

Two phrases spring to mind,

"As daft as a brush" exactly how daft are brushes?

"It black over Will's mothers" it's going to rain. One of my grandmothers old phrases but have heard it a couple of times recently, very odd!

Trinity x

[buffie]

A friends elderly aunt says that we young women today are " as crazy as a bessie bug" and my ex husband once told me "if he could put my brain in a bird, it would fly backwards.

oh, when I was a kid and we came across someone conceited or snobbish grandma would say

"their nose so far in the air, you can't hit em' in the but with a red apple."
go figure.

[Kwag_Myers]

Horseman, on Apr 16 2008, 10:56 PM, said:

I am the youngest of 5 kids and when my mom would yell at me she would go through everyones name to get to mine and by that time she forgot what she was yelling at me about.

My dad did the same thing. It was really degrading when he would get to the dog's name before mine.

[Illinois Boy]

E-DOG, on Apr 17 2008, 12:16 AM, said:

You Don't got the brains GOD gave a Piss Ant!

Now, do piss ants actually exist? Are they Extinct? Did God punish them and left them with no Brain?
I don't know.......

Jim

Il-Bo,
Damn good thing I was paying attention. Might not have seen your question otherwise! It's a good one, and I know the anxiety you must have for an answer is about to cause peristalsis.
Of the 372,093 or 372,095 (depending where you got yer degree in etymology)varieties of ants in the world, the lowly Piss Ant as it is commonly referred to is one of the most intellegent, socialized, and yet oddly enough difficult to train insects on the planet. They make wonderful pets, needing very little food or up-keep and two or three of them can keep their owner, or care provider as is now the politically correct term, in stitches all day long with their silly shenanigans, and three stooges like antics.

Are they extinct? No, they just preferr to keep to them selves whenever possible. Did God punish them by leaving them with no brain? Don't be ridiculous, God doesn't punish insects. They're simply rather obdurate about being trained to do minial tasks for little or no reward but for a hearty hand shake and a swift kick in the ass back to where ever it was they were found.

Please, let me know if u have any more queries

E-dog
Thanks Dog.......

Maybe it was a complement all along........

Jim

Kwag_Myers, on Apr 17 2008, 06:07 AM, said:

Horseman, on Apr 16 2008, 10:56 PM, said:

I am the youngest of 5 kids and when my mom would yell at me she would go through everyones name to get to mine and by that time she forgot what she was yelling at me about.

My dad did the same thing. It was really degrading when he would get to the dog's name before mine.

Now that's Funny.......
Jim

[carole338]

“hit the hay” was my father’s favorite to get us to bed and he was from Manhattan, so it wasn’t just a southern thing. “monkey’s uncle’ was used a lot up north also. “Not knowing from shineola was also used quite a bit. I did know the difference but never got a chance to relay this fact.

I now roll after my grandchildren yelling "THAT'S IT!! THAT'S IT!!" I'm just afraid they'll ask what IT means and I really have no answer.

Carole

[qbounce]

Carole, 'That's it!'
When you figure 'IT' out, please do share!!

I read this on a not-so-recent thread:

'Don't Eat Where You Shit'

Now, I've taken enough long ones lately where a couple cookies actually came in handy!!

[Motor]

qbounce, on Apr 17 2008, 01:43 PM, said:

Carole, 'That's it!'
When you figure 'IT' out, please do share!!

I read this on a not-so-recent thread:

'Don't Eat Where You Shit'

Now, I've taken enough long ones lately where a couple cookies actually came in handy!!

Chomping at the bit...when did I become a horse!

[dorkette]

Chompin at the bit goes along with rearin' to go.

Now I'm from Louisiana so half of the non-sense phrases I wouldn't even know how to spell because they are truly just french-cajun nonsense but...

When I was little and would be upset and jut my bottom lip out my dad used to tell me to suck that boo-day (or thats how its pronounced) lip back inside my mouth before I got a whippin.

My grandmothered called us all peashewts and if we were going to run lazy errands with her it was scooter poopin

Rat's nest for knotty hair even though when have you ever seen a rat making a nest?

[Kwag_Myers]

dorkette, on Apr 18 2008, 12:39 AM, said:

For Pete's sake...

Who, exactly, is Pete, and why would I do anything for his sake?

[dorkette]

LMAO! I'm pretty sure its St. Peter but I could be wrong on that because I'm not very good on organized religion. If not, then I sure hope Pete is a really cool and important dude if I'm doing all this stuff for him

[Horseman]

My wife is a horse trainer and she gives riding lessons. About 5 years ago before her injury, she had been working with a mustang horse and he was pretty excited and I remember her say; " This horse is wound up tighter than a fiddle string"

[Illinois Boy]

For Christs Sake......

Must be someone who forgot about Pete.......

Jim

Holy SHIT........ This was my 666 post........

I need Exorsised.... Or some exersize....
I need a Bible..... I'm being Repossed....

Edited by Illinois Boy, 21 April 2008 - 05:37 PM.

[edlee]

All these sayings bear some small bit of truth, depending on your understanding of the origonal concept.

Calling upon a GOD to damn something or someone led to a bunch of phrases that often don't carry the same meaning; Gosh darn,,,Gol dang,, ( a couple from my "neck of the woods" here in SW Pa.)

Having someone " over a barrel" came clear to me when, as a youth, I had to help my uncles while they made "its" out of "he" pigs. The barrel did come into use and the truth of the phrasing became evident.

How about giving thoughts on where some of these " old sayings" started and what they meant. Some will be pretty easy to figure out, but a few might be worth the time to discuss.

As for parents forgetting their kid's names,,, mine never had a problem in that regard. Till I was five I thought my name WAS shit-ass.
ed

[Horseman]

I was talking to a carpenter when I was on the job the other day and he had a phrase he used. He said when referring to a job he was on to always " Do your best and caulk the rest " I'm not sure if I would use him for any job of mine !!! LOL