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| hoosiercountry |
Posted - Sep 14 2011 : 5:42:40 PM
Would love it if you would share some of your favorite old sayings.
An elderly gentleman told this to me over 40 years ago.
Cold hands.
Warm heart.
Dirty feet.
And no sweetheart. |
| 25 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| herblady55 |
Posted - Nov 08 2011 : 2:54:43 PM
No Linda, I think it's cute & funny! Never heard it before. Thanks for sharing. Gonna try it out on hubby! *teehee*
Sister-chick# 905(Sept.14th 2009)
Judy
French-Hugs&Squeezles!
I am not contained between my hat and my boots! -Walt Whitman-
"Why couldn't I have been born Rich instead of So Good Looking?" |
| sissarge |
Posted - Nov 07 2011 : 5:59:23 PM
I have to share one that my hubby taught me. Example if I get up and get a cookie from the kitchen and go sit down to watch tv. He asks "what those come like dead men?" Ya know one to a box. And I could have brought him one.
I have used it and even my children use it. It always strikes me funny. I don't mean no disrespect, if any one gets offended. Farmgirl #946 Linda |
| Kirksmom71 |
Posted - Oct 28 2011 : 7:45:19 PM
Yeah Cindy......My Mom used to tell me to "stop jumpin' around like a fart in a mitten!"
My best to all,
Mel
Sassy City Girl with Farmgirl Fantasies! |
| Clee |
Posted - Oct 27 2011 : 11:47:10 PM
My dad had some real pleasers...like this one: "You're a fart on a griddle!"
You can take the girl from the farm, but never the farm from the girl.
http://www.thenourishednana.blogspot.com |
| pinokeeo |
Posted - Oct 27 2011 : 10:37:21 PM
My favorites: "Slicker than a pewter dollar in a mudhole" and "Some days you get the elevator and some days you get the shaft."
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I cannot master those things that I have not tried.
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| herblady55 |
Posted - Oct 14 2011 : 12:55:25 PM
I'm really enjoying this thread...I can hear my Grandparents voices.....
Sister-chick# 905(Sept.14th 2009)
Judy
French-Hugs&Squeezles!
I am not contained between my hat and my boots! -Walt Whitman-
"Why couldn't I have been born Rich instead of So Good Looking?" |
| Rosemary |
Posted - Oct 14 2011 : 01:08:09 AM
Some days you get the bear, some days the bear gets you. |
| hummingbirdjoy |
Posted - Oct 14 2011 : 12:08:47 AM
Lorraine,
Thanks for that list, there are some real jewels in there I
want to remember and got some good laughs out of a few too.
A dear friend in his 80's used this saying whenever he found
an exceptionally good bargain or some great advice...
"You can't beat that with a stick!"
Another my Scottish grandmother use to say a lot was
"Waste not, want not"
What I make with my
hands, I give with my heart .... |
| Tea Lady |
Posted - Oct 11 2011 : 06:41:16 AM
I just got this email and thought it would fit well into this thread. Kind of cute and wise at the same time...
An old Farmer's Words of Wisdom we could all live by.......
Advice:
“Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.”
“Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.”
“Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.”
“A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.”
“Words that soak into your ears are whispered…....not yelled.”
“Meanness don't just happen overnight.”
“Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.”
“Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.”
“It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.”
“You cannot unsay a cruel word.”
“Every path has a few puddles.”
“When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.”
“The best sermons are lived, not preached.”
“Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.”
“Don't judge folks by their relatives.
“Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.”
“Live a good and honorable life, then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.”
“Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't bothering you none.”
“Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.”
“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.”
“Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
“The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.”
“Always drink upstream from the herd.”
“Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.”
“Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.”
“If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.”
“Live simply, love generously, care deeply, Speak kindly, and leave the rest to God.”
“Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.”
Lorraine
(aka Tea Lady)
Farmgirl #1819
www.birdsandteas.com |
| Kaydee |
Posted - Oct 10 2011 : 10:07:57 AM
My dad used to tell me that once I was an adult I'd have to "root hog or die", meaning he wasn't going to help take care of me for the rest of my life. Also, he'd say "Every tub has to sit on it's own bottom" and "If you make your bed hard, you're going to be the one to lie in it". All sayings to make me grow up and be responsible for myself. I sure miss my daddy! I love reading all of these old sayings everyone is posting!
Whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, this is the meaning of success. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Colleen Easlon |
Posted - Oct 05 2011 : 10:46:29 AM
When we couldn't find something, and it turned out to be nearby grammy would say "if it was a snake it would have bit you".
Or when something is lost, instead of blaming someone it's "the invisible fairy strikes again". |
| Hoosiermom |
Posted - Oct 04 2011 : 10:44:52 PM
If we were having trouble with something & not making attempt to help ourselves, my grandma would say "can't never tried" or "God helps those who help themselves". |
| Tea Lady |
Posted - Oct 04 2011 : 4:35:40 PM
My mom use to say, "if everyone put their troubles in the same bag, you'd be happy to grab your own back out."
Lorraine
(aka Tea Lady)
Farmgirl #1819
www.birdsandteas.com |
| herblady55 |
Posted - Oct 04 2011 : 4:09:53 PM
how 'bout:
-grabbed him by the nape of the neck and pants of the britches.... and threw him out!
-slick as snot on a doorknob
-the early bird gets the worm...BUT the 2nd mouse gets the cheese.
-that's the pot calling the kettle black.
-don't let the door hit ya, where the Good Lord split ya
I worked with an English lady years ago and she would say things like:
-I was so clumsy yesterday, I fell a_ _ over teacups....and
-The devil's got him by the a_ _ on a downhill drag!
They used the (a) word a lot.
She always made me laugh with her sayings and her accent!
Sister-chick# 905(Sept.14th 2009)
Judy
French-Hugs&Squeezles!
I am not contained between my hat and my boots! -Walt Whitman-
"Why couldn't I have been born Rich instead of So Good Looking?" |
| 22angel |
Posted - Sep 25 2011 : 3:07:36 PM
I should have written down all the ones my "old people" used to say...Uncle Bud was a great one for coming out with sayings, Murray was a great one for "naughty rhymes", and Grandma had the wisest ones lol. Uncle Bud used to say "Gawd all fishhooks", "Wouldn't that just frost your gizzard?", 2 that I can think of off the top of my head. I don't know any of the naughty rhymes - I should have written them down when he'd just blurt them out lol. I like this topic :)
Life isn't about finding yourself. It's about creating yourself.
"When I grow up, I want to be dirt." seen on a box through construction in Wyoming 2010 |
| carolj |
Posted - Sep 25 2011 : 11:01:04 AM
My grandmother used to recite: Love is like a lizard--goes all around your heart and straight to your gizzard. |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Sep 24 2011 : 2:05:21 PM
I love the history of language too. It is rich with meaning and insight. My grandpa would say, if he did not recognize someone he knew, that "he would have passed him like a freight train passing a bum."
We still get these very succinct sayings today, if we pay attention.....can anyone think of new ones?
When my mom would lightly clean the house, she said she gave it a lick and a whistle......
Have to add a new one that our family has coined.....a couple of years ago, my daughter saw this great headboard for a bed. We both loved it (country chic) and she bought it, only to get it home and find out that it was plastic!!!!! It still looked kind of cool in my mind. But now we say, instead of don't take any wooden nickels, we say don't get any plastic headboards! tee-hee.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Sep 22 2011 : 05:45:53 AM
Interesting--I've always wondered where my father got "Hard Times will make a monkey eat red pepper!" and I did a little search online, yesterday. The first thing that popped up was a website devoted to African American horsemen from the 1900's to present--some of the men interviewed were asked what the sayings were on their farms or racetracks and that's where "Hard times..." comes from--the backside of the racetrack in Arkansas and Louisiana, exactly where my father raced and came up in the horse industry as a young boy and young man.
I love the history of language!!!
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Sep 21 2011 : 08:52:26 AM
My father and grandmother were full of those--and I still use them.
"Like water off a ducks back"
"Hard times will make a monkey eat red pepper"
"Keep your nose clean"
"Get outside and get the stink blown off ya!"
"Close your mouth you'll let the flies in!"
"Runnin' around like a chicken with its legs cut off!"
"singin' and dancin' as fast as I can." My grandma, Helen, would always say this when people asked her what she was up to.
Grandma Helen also used to say, "You think I came down with yesterday's rain?" when I'd try to fib or get my way.
Jeannie's right--a lot of these are regional gems that stay within a region, and have some sort of historical, agricultural or other significance. You should see the looks I get when I say, "hard times will make a monkey eat red pepper!"
My personal favorite, that I use quite often, is "rode hard and put up wet"...my daddy was a horseman and he used that one frequently!
"That dog will hunt" (when I had a good idea)
"Use your head for more than just to put your cap on!" (when I had a bad idea :))
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Sep 21 2011 : 08:41:44 AM
Mom would tease me......and say, "you are smarter than you look and it's a darn good thing."
Also, "that is not worth a plug nickel"
and, "running around like a chicken with it's head cut off"
"red sky at morning, sailors take warning, red sky at night, sailor's delight."
These sayings contain a lot of history when you look closely at them, and lots of rural references that people do not immediately understand anymore.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
| AmethystRose |
Posted - Sep 20 2011 : 9:15:02 PM
Luanne, that could have been her words, too. She died when I was six, and my mother's side is PA Dutch. |
| Oggie |
Posted - Sep 20 2011 : 09:43:29 AM
My Dad died when I was very young leaving Mom to raise four kids so she was (and still is) everything to us, especially our disciplinarian. She used LOTS of sayings on us and still does to this day, only now they aren't about discipline! I don't think I've met another person that uses them as much as she does, seriously.
For discipline we heard:
You're cruzin' for a bruzin'
Do you think money grows on trees
Your so loud you could wake the dead
When pigs fly
You're jumping from the frying pan to the fire
It's not worth a hill of beans
There's more than one way to skin a cat
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face
Six of one half dozen of another
Don't let the door hit you in the backside
Chip off the old block
I'm a hard nut to crack
When hell freezes over
You're to big for your britches
Knock it off
That's a bunch of marlarky
And ones of encouragement were:
Where there's a will there's a way
Whatever you set your mind to, you can do it
You are fit as a fiddle, stay that way
The early bird gets the worm
You're as cute as a bugs ear
Aren't you just the cat's pajamas
Sweet Pea (My nickname which she still uses)
Don't let anyone tell you differenlty, you're smart as a whip
You're sweet as honey
And probably my all time favorite is:
We may be dirt poor but be grateful, we've got each other
When we had to live at my grandparents for a while, while Mom was putting herself through college and couldn't find a place for us to live, we also had my Aunt and cousin (my Uncle also died) living there at the time. My grandfather would always say "it will cost you (fill in the blank money wise) when we would be eating or asking for anything. Example: if I asked him to pass the bread as he was passing it he'd say "It will cost you a dime". We always thought it was funny but in later years my Mom said he was a mean old goat who probably meant it because he didn't like having to help support his five grandkids! Yet, he was always there helping us in one way or another, always teaching us how to do things, and awas always our pitcher for all nine innings of baseball with other local kids! I look back on it now and marvel at how hard it must have been on the adults during that time period.
Ginny
Farmgirl #2343
www.thedewhopinn.com
"I always have a wonderful time, wherever I am, whomever I'm with."
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, Doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it." Both by Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart) in the Movie Harvey
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| forgetmenot |
Posted - Sep 20 2011 : 08:44:28 AM
"If wishes were horses beggars would ride".
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
| Sandy Fields |
Posted - Sep 20 2011 : 06:35:38 AM
My great-grandmother was the master of little sayings. My favorite of all was "fine as frog's hair".
Love writing about "My Field Days"
www.field-days.com
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| beekeepersgirl |
Posted - Sep 20 2011 : 04:37:22 AM
My grandma's version of that saying was similar:
It won't rain if there is enough blue sky to make a Dutchman a new pair of britches"
Don't you wonder where these things come from!?!?
Luanne
beekeepersgirl #691
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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