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Post by Sus on Oct 25, 2011 11:10:01 GMT -6
When I was little.. maybe 8... 10 yo... my Dad got in the car and left rather abruptly... so I asked Mom where Dad was going... she replied "To see a man about a horse." For MONTHS... I WAITED for that horse... Finally asked Dad where the horse was? "What horse?" and then explained the saying to me! What are some other goofy sayings we have that make very little sense!  LOL! Attachments:
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Post by JazzyMaxie on Oct 25, 2011 11:30:28 GMT -6
We say that we are going to see a man about a horse when we have a meeting at work. We have no idea what we are talking about!
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Post by doeeyedgirl on Oct 25, 2011 11:54:53 GMT -6
I've still never quite figured out what the saying, "Deader than a door nail" really means.
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Post by jrose on Oct 25, 2011 11:57:43 GMT -6
I never understood what people meant by "you make a better door than window", until I was in high school. hahahah I got told that A LOT when I was younger....I guess I liked standing in peoples view of the tv often!  |
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Post by apryllraye87 on Oct 25, 2011 12:29:08 GMT -6
My mom has 2 sisters and they are each 2 years apart so they would fight A LOT when they were little. They were in the car once and my grandpa got sick of them fighting and said "Damnit girls, I wouldn't take you to a dog fight!!" they all got quiet and my moms youngest sister started crying because "she wanted to see the dogs!"
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Post by JazzyMaxie on Oct 25, 2011 13:22:59 GMT -6
pronounced: Awwwww.....siulky siulky na!
loosely translates to: Awe, silky silky now.
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Post by laurac on Oct 25, 2011 14:01:58 GMT -6
We would ask, Where's Mom? My Grandma would say, she broke her leg and we had to shoot her.
When I would walk around or stand in front of my Dad he would say, would you light somewhere? I think that meant sit down!
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Post by Sus on Oct 25, 2011 15:33:46 GMT -6
I still don't understand what that means...what was your dad's explanation on that?I never understood what people meant by "you make a better door than window", until I was in high school. It means "None of your business.... " Kinda a snarky comeback from Mom, don't ya think? But SERIOUSLY... I was so excited we were getting a horse!!! LOL Apryll!!! LOL!!! |
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Post by Sus on Oct 25, 2011 15:34:28 GMT -6
I've still never quite figured out what the saying, "Deader than a door nail" really means.
a doornail is not alive (and stiff straight) ... so if someone is deader than a doornail it means that they are past the chance of being resussitated or stiff with rigamortise.... so in otherwords there's no doubt that the person has been dead for quite some time... WOW... VIC... You so SMART!!!! |
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Post by ballerinamomma on Oct 25, 2011 21:08:46 GMT -6
I catch myself now saying "when I was knee high to a pigs eye" all the time when I tell stories since my dad always said it as I was growing up. It just means When I was a kid.
And when people are driving slow (and I catch myself saying this one too) he always says... Put the petal to the medal lady or gent and feed them squirrels! I have no clue what squirrels have to do with driving but it's catchy!!
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Post by nevaehsmom327 on Oct 26, 2011 9:16:20 GMT -6
omg...never heard the horse thing lol but pretty funny. i might have to pull that one out on dd once in a while! lol
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Post by sarahisis on Oct 26, 2011 9:27:51 GMT -6
take a picture, it'll last longer....
that's one I heard people say a lot when I was younger.
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Post by ladyandrearose on Oct 28, 2011 18:29:16 GMT -6
Back in the old, old day, people would use the phrase, "seeing a man about a horse" as a polite way to say they were going potty.
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