Odd sayings

Lilysmum · Post by **Lilysmum** » Sun 07 Dec, 2008 7:05 pm

My gran used to say when something awful happened "Worse things happen at sea" in other words it's not as bad as your making out.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sun 07 Dec, 2008 7:17 pm

Bramley4woods wrote: Said by a mother to a kid with a dirty face."Yer a livin' disgrace" Said by a mother to a kid with tousled hair."Get yer 'air combed, it's stuck out like sore fingers" or"yer look like yer've been dragged through an 'edge back'ards"

rangieowner · Post by **rangieowner** » Mon 08 Dec, 2008 12:13 am

Trojan wrote: or"yer look like yer've been dragged through an 'edge back'ards" i already said that!!!! lol!!

eddie666 · Post by **eddie666** » Mon 08 Dec, 2008 2:25 pm

One of the best ones ive herad is 'You couldnt smack sand if ya fell off a camel'. (being soft)Going back to the children scarer 'Greenteeth', I cant remember if it was Jenny or Jimmy Greenteeth in Castleford. Was always said to me to stop me from wandering off somewhere.Whenever I asked my dad where we were going he used to say 'Were off to Ossett there and bus it back'.

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Mon 08 Dec, 2008 2:35 pm

Bramley4woods wrote: Said by a mother to a kid with a dirty face."Yer a livin' disgrace" Said by a mother to a kid with tousled hair."Get yer 'air combed, it's stuck out like sore fingers" Another bodily item that sticks out, well, two of em on ladies actuallyLook at her n***les, stuck out like chapel hatpegsOR my faveShe ad n***les like brickies thumbs!!

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Mon 08 Dec, 2008 5:02 pm

N*****s like organ stops.

Arry Awk · Post by **Arry Awk** » Mon 08 Dec, 2008 5:12 pm

Chrism wrote: N*****s like organ stops. Eyes like Dog's goolies!(Or Rissoles in the snow!)Old Canadian Motto " Never,ever eat yellow snow! "(Polarbear Pee!)

Arry Awk · Post by **Arry Awk** » Mon 08 Dec, 2008 5:14 pm

rangieowner wrote: Trojan wrote: or"yer look like yer've been dragged through an 'edge back'ards" i already said that!!!! lol!! Quite right Rangie! I can't think why they started this thread as most of the posts have appeared in the Dialect and Slang thread

Arry Awk · Post by **Arry Awk** » Wed 10 Dec, 2008 5:13 pm

'Arry 'Awk wrote: Chrism wrote: N*****s like organ stops. Eyes like Dog's goolies!(Or Rissoles in the snow!)Old Canadian Motto " Never,ever eat yellow snow! "(Polarbear Pee!) Quoting dear old Willie Rushton on the subject of largeladies'When she's coming towards you, it looks like a dead heatin a zeppelin race!'

Si · Post by Si » Wed 17 Dec, 2008 11:22 am

On excusing oneself (to visit the gents)"I'm just going to turn my bike round."