Old-Fashioned Words and Phrases

[T4Texas]

Something my dad would say to me when he got aggravated with me:
Why don't you use your head for something besides a hat rack?

[TickledPink]

Asking someone how they are doing and they reply "fair to midland" and actually finding out it is "fair to midling."

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Ms. Meander

I was just going to post, "Are you making these up?!", when I saw...

Feel free to make up your own, but at least give us a definition!

Flanapple sounds like a mighty tasty treat, actually.

Originally Posted by Mister Bent

Can't believe this one hasn't come up:

Best thing since sliced bread.

or

Cuter than a bug’s ear.

No need for disbelief; sliced bread *was* mentioned a ways back.

Let's see....

shit eatin' grin
ten ways to Tuesday
don't know him from Adam
apple of my eye
throwing the baby out with the bathwater
baker's dozen
did you get out on the wrong side of the bed today
that takes the biscuit aka that takes the cake
for the birds
throw me a bone
blood is thicker than water
giving someone the bum's rush
bury the hatchet
calling a spade a spade
nitty-gritty

That's all I've got for now.

[Ebon]

"Six of one, half-dozen of the other"

I think I like the explanation the best.

"Six of one, half-dozen of the other" says that two things which people refer to differently are actually the same thing. A "dozen" is a counting word that represents twelve (12) of some particular item, so a "half-dozen" is equal to six (6) of that item, and saying "six of one" is equal to saying "a half-dozen of the other." The "one" and the "other" refer to the two things which you are saying are not so different. Example: "I say she's a stewardess. She says she's a flight attendant. It's six of one, a half-dozen of the other." Although something has been said in two different ways, they ultimately mean the same thing.

[Ms. Meander]

Originally Posted by Ebon

"Six of one, half-dozen of the other" says that two things which people refer to differently are actually the same thing. A "dozen" is a counting word that represents twelve (12) of some particular item, so a "half-dozen" is equal to six (6) of that item, and saying "six of one" is equal to saying "a half-dozen of the other." The "one" and the "other" refer to the two things which you are saying are not so different. Example: "I say she's a stewardess. She says she's a flight attendant. It's six of one, a half-dozen of the other." Although something has been said in two different ways, they ultimately mean the same thing.

I'm so glad we've got that cleared up.

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Gemme

Flanapple sounds like a mighty tasty treat, actually.



No need for disbelief; sliced bread *was* mentioned a ways back.

Let's see....

shit eatin' grin
ten ways to Tuesday
don't know him from Adam
apple of my eye
throwing the baby out with the bathwater
baker's dozen
did you get out on the wrong side of the bed today
that takes the biscuit aka that takes the cake
for the birds
throw me a bone
blood is thicker than water
giving someone the bum's rush
bury the hatchet
calling a spade a spade
nitty-gritty

That's all I've got for now.

Damn you're good. I must know...did you come up with these yourself, or did you find this on google or something?

Not that you couldn't come up with them yourself, it is just a lot to come up with and I want to know just how impressed I should be!