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"C'mon, c'mon, c'mon the grey goose is gone and the fox is off with his dinner." Said by Dad when he was trying to get us kids to get our ass in gear and get out to the car for church or scouts or whatever.
Folk wisdom and family sayings
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revjohn
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Grampa used to be fond of telling folks to pound salt.
I've used it once or twice.
Not a lot of familiarity with the salt industry in my family so it only produces confusion.
Some of my favourite friend slang has made its way into our family lexicon. Foghorn (being too loud) shouted in the house will get the sound on devices or conversations dialled back. Fathead (always used in a cheery tone) communicates pleasure at some foolishness. The other day I completely failed at some physical task and my daughter said "feeb" which is short for feeble. Even what I was managing to accomplish had to stop because of my shock that she remembered that slang to employ it properly.
Generational disputes never last long without somebody referencing a "get off my lawn" routine.
The most reviled saying in a family that was never much interested in history is when I start to talk about ignorance of history and being doomed to repeat it. That heats up the room pretty quickly. Though I did catch my Son listening to a history podcast the other day that was, I thought, very well done.
I've used it once or twice.
Not a lot of familiarity with the salt industry in my family so it only produces confusion.
Some of my favourite friend slang has made its way into our family lexicon. Foghorn (being too loud) shouted in the house will get the sound on devices or conversations dialled back. Fathead (always used in a cheery tone) communicates pleasure at some foolishness. The other day I completely failed at some physical task and my daughter said "feeb" which is short for feeble. Even what I was managing to accomplish had to stop because of my shock that she remembered that slang to employ it properly.
Generational disputes never last long without somebody referencing a "get off my lawn" routine.
The most reviled saying in a family that was never much interested in history is when I start to talk about ignorance of history and being doomed to repeat it. That heats up the room pretty quickly. Though I did catch my Son listening to a history podcast the other day that was, I thought, very well done.
Thus salt can erupt as a pillar in the desert ... and the watchman is SET!
Said to be an archaic myth ...
revjohn
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I think Grampa was allowing folks to knock themselves out. The tone of the command probably just as important. I never earned the phrase.
Having a grandson of my own I have not been tempted to address the phrase at him. Do pronounce him foghorn or fathead with regularity.
Having a grandson of my own I have not been tempted to address the phrase at him. Do pronounce him foghorn or fathead with regularity.
Those terms may fit well into the greater story ... before the headman erupts! Simulates what Venus does to the initiation of Deis or de Deus ...
busts??????????
KayTheCurler
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My family said - Better than a clip round the ear with a wet kipper.
KayTheCurler
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The local biology teacher shared his amazement with me. Apparently my four kids were the only kids he had in class who knew what was meant by flagella or flagellate. What amused him most about it was that they all gave the same story for how the knew the word.
"When we were getting too noisy, or too silly, mum would tell us to quiet down or she would flagellate us with a well boiled noodle".
"When we were getting too noisy, or too silly, mum would tell us to quiet down or she would flagellate us with a well boiled noodle".
BetteTheRed
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Foghorn not part of our lexicon, but fathead definitely was. You're right; there's an affectionate overtone to that word. I think my Dad applied that word to me liberally.
revjohn
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Certain words prove that there is a heavy component of communication that goes beyond mere word choice.
PilgrimsProgress
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Just read through this list - it's interesting how most of these sayings are familiar to me here in Oz.
Here's some more -
You catch more flies with honey than vinegar
What you eat today walks and talks tomorrow
Where there's smoke there's fire
We seem to have a national concern about lacking in er ability -
A picnic short of a sandwich
A load short of a brick
A kangaroo loose in the top paddock
Here's some more -
You catch more flies with honey than vinegar
What you eat today walks and talks tomorrow
Where there's smoke there's fire
We seem to have a national concern about lacking in er ability -
A picnic short of a sandwich
A load short of a brick
A kangaroo loose in the top paddock
Mendalla
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A few sticks short of a bundle
A few bricks short of a load
A few cards short of a deck
The number of ways to suggest someone is, um, not all there are myriad.
We apes like "a few bananas short of a bunch."
Mrs.Anteater
Just keep going....
The German equivalent would be: he’s got a loose screw. ( maybe Germans are more into engineering)
KayTheCurler
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Thick as two short planks
Too slow to catch a cold
Dumber than a bag of hammers
Too slow to catch a cold
Dumber than a bag of hammers