Old-Fashioned Words and Phrases - Page 18

Ascot · 03-30-2015, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemme

I haven't heard any of these but I dare say I love them just a little bit.

I don't know that anyone else has every heard any of these. Grammie was quite unique and I'm sure these gems were all her own. Glad you like them.

kittygrrl · 03-30-2015, 05:14 PM

(she has) a bee in her bonnet
(kisses) sweeter then wine
Love is not love, which alters when it's alteration finds..

Gemme · 03-30-2015, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by kittygrrl

Love is not love, which alters when it's alteration finds..

What???

homoe · 04-02-2015, 07:19 PM

Barking Up the Wrong Tree

Bèsame* · 04-02-2015, 10:21 PM

bitchin'....

puddin' · 04-03-2015, 01:03 PM

tight as a tick (on eatin' way too much)

i don't give a rats ass

a leopard can't change it's spots

Degotoga · 04-03-2015, 04:50 PM

"They don't have sense enough to poor piss out of a boot with the directions written on the heel."

ksrainbow · 04-03-2015, 05:29 PM

"finer than the hair on a snakes a**"

ks-

Gemme · 04-03-2015, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ksrainbow

"finer than the hair on a snakes a**"

ks-

That's new. I've heard 'finer than frog hair' though.

I've used these in the past 2 days:

...righter than rain aka righter'n rain

....shit or get off the pot

JDeere · 04-03-2015, 06:57 PM

Colder then a witches tit in a brass bra!

homoe · 04-04-2015, 02:30 PM

Pocketbook ( I believe it's now called a purse or handbag?)

cinnamongrrl · 04-04-2015, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by homoe

Pocketbook ( I believe it's now called a purse or handbag?)

I still say pocketbook... I hear my nana's Irish accent when I do lol

"Doesn't amount to a hill of beans!"

I used this today while attempting to clean windows that are fixed in place. Made the parts of the window I did wash look out of place

CherryWine · 04-04-2015, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl

"Doesn't amount to a hill of beans!"

I used this today while attempting to clean windows that are fixed in place. Made the parts of the window I did wash look out of place

My mom says that a lot. She also says "What's that got to do with the price of onions?" when someone says something irrelevant to the conversation at hand.

Gemme · 04-04-2015, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by CherryWine

My mom says that a lot. She also says "What's that got to do with the price of onions?" when someone says something irrelevant to the conversation at hand.

"What's that got to do with the price of tea in China?"

Heard it often growing up.

Venus007 · 04-05-2015, 06:52 PM

Ken meaning know or understand for example "It is beyond my ken"
I grew up hearing it all the time but I haven't heard anyone say it in years

JDeere · 04-05-2015, 07:15 PM

As Sure as hell or high water

puddin' · 04-09-2015, 03:01 PM

a fly in the ointment.

beck and call

chock-a-block

make no bones about

Smiling · 04-09-2015, 05:26 PM

For crying out loud!
For the "umpteenth" time....

homoe · 04-11-2015, 04:55 PM

Hanky Panky

Gemme · 04-11-2015, 05:28 PM

horizontal mambo

03-30-2015, 05:14 PM	#342
kittygrrl Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: 'dark matter' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: near the wild mushrooms Posts: 9,321 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,565 Thanked 21,925 Times in 7,058 Posts Rep Power: 21474861	(she has) a bee in her bonnet (kisses) sweeter then wine Love is not love, which alters when it's alteration finds.. __________________ "MAKE AMERICA THINK AGAIN"

04-02-2015, 10:21 PM	#345
Bèsame* Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femm Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: loved by many Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Closer to the waves Posts: 15,339 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,060 Thanked 40,896 Times in 10,696 Posts Rep Power: 21474864	bitchin'.... __________________ kisses A kiss is a whisper in your mouth. Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back.

04-03-2015, 01:03 PM	#346
puddin' Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: a genderqueer nuisance Preferred Pronoun?: bitchboi Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: new zealand Posts: 7,120 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,467 Thanked 7,967 Times in 2,341 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	fun thread... tight as a tick (on eatin' way too much) i don't give a rats ass a leopard can't change it's spots __________________ be true, be you, be brave.

04-03-2015, 04:50 PM	#347
Degotoga Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stone Butch Preferred Pronoun?: Respectful and situational appropriate ones Relationship Status: Enjoying butchelorhood Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 3,301 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,390 Thanked 4,380 Times in 1,233 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Compliments of my mom, who still says it. lol "They don't have sense enough to poor piss out of a boot with the directions written on the heel." __________________ Don't try to explain yourself to stupid people. You're not the jackass whisperer.

04-03-2015, 05:29 PM	#348
ksrainbow Member How Do You Identify?: Valued Relationship Status: UNO Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 773 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,758 Thanked 2,195 Times in 573 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	My Dads Fav... "finer than the hair on a snakes a**" ks-

04-02-2015, 07:19 PM	#344
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04-03-2015, 06:57 PM	#350
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04-04-2015, 02:30 PM	#351
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,561 Times in 14,920 Posts Rep Power: 21474890	Pocketbook ( I believe it's now called a purse or handbag?)

04-05-2015, 06:52 PM	#355
Venus007 Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Serene Highness ;} Relationship Status: Dreamily contemplating some outrage against conventional morality Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,362 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,417 Thanked 4,748 Times in 1,139 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Ken meaning know or understand for example "It is beyond my ken" I grew up hearing it all the time but I haven't heard anyone say it in years __________________ . "I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction. " Ayn Rand, Anthem "So you'll die happily for your sins. You'd rather die in guilt then live in love?" Timothy Leary

04-05-2015, 07:15 PM	#356
JDeere Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Transgender Preferred Pronoun?: He/him/his Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 17,752 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 31,018 Thanked 28,840 Times in 9,708 Posts Rep Power: 21474864	As Sure as hell or high water __________________ Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Albert Einstein

04-09-2015, 03:01 PM	#357
puddin' Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: a genderqueer nuisance Preferred Pronoun?: bitchboi Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: new zealand Posts: 7,120 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,467 Thanked 7,967 Times in 2,341 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	a fly in the ointment. beck and call chock-a-block make no bones about __________________ be true, be you, be brave.

04-09-2015, 05:26 PM	#358
Smiling Senior Member How Do You Identify?: with a distinct flair Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: somewhere else Posts: 1,852 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,623 Thanked 4,388 Times in 1,009 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	lol, I usually heard these as I was being yelled at.... For crying out loud! For the "umpteenth" time.... __________________ Beauty is truth's smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror. -Rabindranath Tagore Last edited by Smiling; 04-09-2015 at 05:28 PM. Reason: hahaha, and I forgot "Oh, for the love of God!"

04-11-2015, 04:55 PM	#359
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04-11-2015, 05:28 PM	#360
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