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Outdated expressions your Dad used when you were a kid
May 11, 2020, 03:27 PM
Rolan_KrapsOutdated expressions your Dad used when you were a kid
When my father spoke on making a "small adjustment" he would say that he needed to just move it a "cat's hair". It wasn't until I got grown I realized he substituted "Cat" for another "C" word.
Rolan Kraps
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Gainesville, Georgia.
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May 11, 2020, 04:17 PM
SportshooterTo dad, someone who was a little odd was “half a bubble off.” Anyone who was crazy as a loon would be “a good four bubbles off.”
There was a speed of accomplishment known as “quicker than a cat can lick it’s a**.”
May 11, 2020, 04:47 PM
IntrepidTravelerYou make a better door than you do a window - when we were standing in front of the TV
You need that like a moose needs a hat rack
Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.
- Dave Barry
"Never go through life saying 'I should have'..." - quote from the 9/11 Boatlift Story (thanks, sdy for posting it) May 11, 2020, 07:46 PM
bendableGood one I.t., If I had a doller for every time I heard that. . . . . .
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
May 12, 2020, 12:54 AM
DaBigBR"Time for bed, Fred."
I tell my dog that at night. His name's not Fred and neither is mine, but I'll be damned if I didn't get it from my dad...
May 12, 2020, 04:36 AM
stkfoxIt ain’t plumb plumb but it’s plumb some.
May 12, 2020, 06:22 AM
satchLiving in the Midwest and farm country you would likely hear, “He’s worthless than tits on a boar hog“. Usually ment for a certain Public figure.
May 12, 2020, 09:04 AM
DoubleAdobequote:
Originally posted by OKCGene:
Cruisin for a bruisin
Yup, and achin' for a breakin'
May 12, 2020, 09:20 AM
PHPaulquote:
Originally posted by satch:
Living in the Midwest and farm country you would likely hear, “He’s worthless than tits on a boar hog“. Usually ment for a certain Public figure.
Yup, heard that a lot. When I moved to Maine, I heard the local version: Worthless as tits on a trout. I'm a sucker for alliteration...
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
May 12, 2020, 10:42 AM
DoubleAdobequote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
quote:
Originally posted by satch:
Living in the Midwest and farm country you would likely hear, “He’s worthless than tits on a boar hog“. Usually ment for a certain Public figure.
Yup, heard that a lot. When I moved to Maine, I heard the local version: Worthless as tits on a trout. I'm a sucker for alliteration...
A variation from my Dad was, "makes as much sense as tits on a goldfish."
May 12, 2020, 12:39 PM
Woodman"Now we're cooking with gas!"