Old-Fashioned Words and Phrases - Page 8

DamselFly · 06-18-2011, 09:41 PM

i've heard this a before but had forgotten it until i came across it again while i was reading today:
HORSEFEATHERS!!!
damselfly

Gemme · 06-18-2011, 11:33 PM

Are you daft?

I still refer to myself as a flibbertygibbet, though I've seen it spelled other ways too. I've called myself a fussbudget too.

Now, don't lollygag around.

My Gramps used to warn me against engaging in tomfoolery, but I think someone may have said that one already.

A couple more for the road:

...on a wing and a prayer
...lickety split
...snug as a bug in a rug

Tcountry · 06-18-2011, 11:41 PM

whenever someone complained about getting old my grandpa(& now dad does too) said "its better than the alternative"

little_ms_sunshyne · 06-18-2011, 11:45 PM

"Ambulance you got a chance...If its a hearse its got to be worse"

Not sure how old this one is...but I love it! lol

Venus007 · 06-18-2011, 11:47 PM

"Why isn't she just cuter than a bug's ear?"

Tcountry · 06-19-2011, 12:09 AM

just heard tonight at work.....
-Raining like a cow pissin' on a flat rock

-bout as worthless as peein' in the ocean

CherryFemme · 06-19-2011, 12:44 AM

When a was very young, I used to refer to myself as a "sexual invert" because that was what people in my rural town called me "like me" back then.

I used it about half a dozen times after I moved to San Francisco, but no one knew what the Sam Hill I was talking about, so I stopped.

Yes, Dorthy, I really am 63 in many, many ways.

*Cheers to my ex, Radcliff Hall*

~CF

Mtn · 06-19-2011, 01:47 AM

Pretty is as pretty does.

cinderella · 06-19-2011, 09:54 AM

"Yerba mala nunca muere."

Lol. I remember that one too - my mom used to say it about my father all the time. She wasn't too far from the truth - he died a few months ago at the age of 91!

Quote:

Originally Posted by little_ms_sunshyne

Whenever my Abuelita (granny) says she is getting old and it will be her time soon, my Dad always jumps in and says:

"You know what they say about the bad weed...it never dies" lol

Now imagine this conversation in Spanish...yup..very animated.

When referring to "grooming" your special areas...Grandma's advice to me was (keep in mind I didnt ask for any advice),

"If there is no nest, there will be no bird" Ummmm..wonder if Grandma realizes I am not looking for any visits from birds lol

Gemme · 06-19-2011, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcountry

just heard tonight at work.....
-Raining like a cow pissin' on a flat rock

-bout as worthless as peein' in the ocean

This reminded me of:

as useless as teets on a bull

Hollylane · 06-19-2011, 01:18 PM

I've been working my brain to the white meat!

Gemme · 06-19-2011, 01:20 PM

I'm so hungry my stomach's gnawing on my backbone.

Elijah · 06-19-2011, 02:15 PM

Some of My favorites:

Drat!
Ornery
and Shenanigans

Andrea · 06-19-2011, 03:50 PM

It's just going to get a lick and a promise..... means I will clean lightly now and promise to do a better job soon.

Andrea

tapu · 06-19-2011, 04:13 PM

sit a spell

tapu · 06-19-2011, 04:13 PM

prit' near

tapu · 06-19-2011, 04:20 PM

batty: She's been a bit batty since she got older.

tetched: He's a bit tetched in the head if you know what I mean.

three sheets to the wind: When they come outta that bar, they was three sheets to the wind.

to beat the band: She was a-singin' and a clappin' to beat the band.

lick o' sense: Billie Joe never had a lick o' sense. (Pass the biscuits please.)

Gentle Tiger · 06-19-2011, 04:45 PM

They don't have a pot to pee in but they spent money on foolishness.

Stomach so full you could crack a flee on it.

Gemme · 06-19-2011, 05:36 PM

'retch 'round as in I'm gonna 'retcha 'round and smack the crap outta you if'n you don't mind.

I might have heard that once or twice.

jenny · 06-19-2011, 05:38 PM

I haven't read all the posts, so my apologies if this one has been posted...

Keeping company.

I love that term for a courting couple...

06-18-2011, 09:41 PM	#141
DamselFly Member How Do You Identify?: QueerStoneFemme Preferred Pronoun?: Ma'am or Damsel Relationship Status: single Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: hovering here and there Posts: 259 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,053 Thanked 771 Times in 199 Posts Rep Power: 396593	a good expletive! i've heard this a before but had forgotten it until i came across it again while i was reading today: HORSEFEATHERS!!! damselfly __________________ so long as space remains so long as sentient beings remain i will remain in order to help, to serve, to make my own contribution (Buddhist prayer, a favorite of H.H.)

06-18-2011, 11:33 PM	#142
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,631 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,498 Thanked 107,995 Times in 25,667 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	Are you daft? I still refer to myself as a flibbertygibbet, though I've seen it spelled other ways too. I've called myself a fussbudget too. Now, don't lollygag around. My Gramps used to warn me against engaging in tomfoolery, but I think someone may have said that one already. A couple more for the road: ...on a wing and a prayer ...lickety split ...snug as a bug in a rug __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

06-18-2011, 11:41 PM	#143
Tcountry Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Country Boi Preferred Pronoun?: call it as u see it Relationship Status: Completely...complete ;) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Either at the beach or in the pool Posts: 1,665 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,929 Thanked 4,287 Times in 1,181 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	whenever someone complained about getting old my grandpa(& now dad does too) said "its better than the alternative" __________________ "You don't Find life worth living; You MAKE IT that way"

06-18-2011, 11:47 PM	#145
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06-19-2011, 12:09 AM	#146
Tcountry Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Country Boi Preferred Pronoun?: call it as u see it Relationship Status: Completely...complete ;) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Either at the beach or in the pool Posts: 1,665 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,929 Thanked 4,287 Times in 1,181 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	just heard tonight at work..... -Raining like a cow pissin' on a flat rock -bout as worthless as peein' in the ocean __________________ "You don't Find life worth living; You MAKE IT that way"

06-18-2011, 11:45 PM	#144
little_ms_sunshyne Senior Member How Do You Identify?: . Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: . Posts: 3,312 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,339 Thanked 12,241 Times in 2,541 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	"Ambulance you got a chance...If its a hearse its got to be worse" Not sure how old this one is...but I love it! lol

06-19-2011, 12:44 AM	#147
CherryFemme Member How Do You Identify?: .... Relationship Status: On good days, in love. On bad days--well, there are no bad days with hym... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Leeward Posts: 129 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 134 Thanked 246 Times in 60 Posts Rep Power: 1211853	Well of Loneliness When a was very young, I used to refer to myself as a "sexual invert" because that was what people in my rural town called me "like me" back then. I used it about half a dozen times after I moved to San Francisco, but no one knew what the Sam Hill I was talking about, so I stopped. Yes, Dorthy, I really am 63 in many, many ways. Cheers to my ex, Radcliff Hall ~CF

06-19-2011, 01:47 AM	#148
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06-19-2011, 02:15 PM	#153
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06-19-2011, 03:50 PM	#154
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06-19-2011, 04:13 PM	#155
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tapu Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Understated butch. Preferred Pronoun?: I Relationship Status: Party of One Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Maine Posts: 1,654 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,324 Thanked 3,114 Times in 1,103 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	prit' near __________________ Really? That's not funny to you?

06-19-2011, 04:20 PM	#157
tapu Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Understated butch. Preferred Pronoun?: I Relationship Status: Party of One Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Maine Posts: 1,654 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,324 Thanked 3,114 Times in 1,103 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	batty: She's been a bit batty since she got older. tetched: He's a bit tetched in the head if you know what I mean. three sheets to the wind: When they come outta that bar, they was three sheets to the wind. to beat the band: She was a-singin' and a clappin' to beat the band. lick o' sense: Billie Joe never had a lick o' sense. (Pass the biscuits please.) __________________ Really? That's not funny to you?

06-19-2011, 04:45 PM	#158
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06-19-2011, 05:36 PM	#159
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,631 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,498 Thanked 107,995 Times in 25,667 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	'retch 'round as in I'm gonna 'retcha 'round and smack the crap outta you if'n you don't mind. I might have heard that once or twice. __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

06-19-2011, 05:38 PM	#160
jenny Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme Relationship Status: inquire within Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 956 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 434 Thanked 1,593 Times in 580 Posts Rep Power: 5091118	I haven't read all the posts, so my apologies if this one has been posted... Keeping company. I love that term for a courting couple... __________________ "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." ~ Anne Frank “Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.