Good one!
And thank you for the background.

I remembered this morning an old timer saying years ago, “you can’t push a rope.” —> some things, you just can’t force.

Surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet. An oldie but a goodie....

From back when advertising was fun!

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Originally posted by architect:
Probably should apologize for being slow, but it was years after I first heard, "that's a good place to be from" to appreciate that it wasn't a compliment about one's place of origin.

Living in Florida, I use that one a lot. I’d say less than 1 in 10 get it.

Intrepid Traveler—Is that the guy cutting the cheese from Band of Brothers?

Disclaimer: The following is for historical context only:

"Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle".

Apparently this was referring to fathering a child out of wedlock, and generally in a racist manner.

Some of our bowel movement euphemisms…

Have a deuce in the departure lounge.

Got to take the brownies out of the oven.
Launching a scud.
Deploying a seal team.

Well, this thread has sure gone to shit!

When my father got mad he would say "piss up a rope".
Another one I didn't understand until later in life was "don't get your tit in a ringer". Actually in the 80's someone gave me a new ringer washer when my washer went down. Took a while to get a load done. At least it helped out for a month before we bought a new washer.

Want in one hand shit in the other, see which one fills up first.

I was raised by my grandparents and my grandfather was a WW II vet. It was one of his favorites

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Originally posted by Glynn863:
Disclaimer: The following is for historical context only:

"Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle".

Apparently this was referring to fathering a child out of wedlock, and generally in a racist manner.

Didn't know that!

I always thought it somehow referred to the Scopes Monkey Trial

“Gotta go shake hands with the unemployed.” To urinate!

I met a guy years ago and when asked what he did for a living, he replied "I work for the government."

In reality he collected unemployment.

When my mom was young and begging for a canopy bed, grandad told her she could have a can of pee under her bed if she insisted, but she wasn’t getting a canopy over it.

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Originally posted by JYuma:
Want in one hand shit in the other, see which one fills up first.

I was raised by my grandparents and my grandfather was a WW II vet. It was one of his favorites

Hahaha!

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Originally posted by MelissaDallas:
When my mom was young and begging for a canopy bed, grandad told her she could have a can of pee under her bed if she insisted, but she wasn’t getting a canopy over it.

That one took me a moment...