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Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

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GoldenRod
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Shawn

Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

I was watching a car TV show the other day, and the test driver said "This car can stop on a dime and give you 9 cents change."

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Any other interesting/weird/funny colloquialisms?

Posted 1/26/17 6:38 PM
 
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Funkybutt
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Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

My DH has a ton, but mostly bc he grew up in East TN mountains. The one that comes to mind now is:

If a frog didn't want to bump its butt on the rocks, he'd grow wings.

A non-pc one:

If my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle.

Posted 1/26/17 7:53 PM
 

Mushesgirl
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Re: Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

my dad said this all the time:
"don't p*** on me and tell me it's raining"

Posted 1/26/17 8:01 PM
 

PitterPatter11
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Momma <3

Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

I use the term "spring chicken" and my DH claims I am the only person he has ever heard use it...

Posted 1/27/17 8:15 AM
 

APT910
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Ashley

Re: Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

My FIL always says 'It's like trying to fit 10 pounds of bologna in a 5 pound bag' and 'If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck..'

Posted 1/27/17 9:21 AM
 

luvmykids8
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Re: Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

Posted by Mushesgirl

my dad said this all the time:
"don't p*** on me and tell me it's raining"



that's so funny Chat Icon

Posted 1/27/17 9:32 AM
 

Mill188
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Re: Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

My mom always says:

"Balls said the Queen. If I had 'em I'd be king."

Posted 1/27/17 9:34 AM
 

MDF
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Melissa

Re: Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

My grandmother always says tables are for glasses not little asses.

Posted 1/27/17 10:38 AM
 

beachbabe
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Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

I always say "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink"

Posted 1/27/17 2:43 PM
 

chilltocam
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Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

Whenever anyone asks DH how he's doing or how his day is (like in a store etc), DH always responds, "I'm blinking and breathing, so it must be a good day."

Posted 1/27/17 2:52 PM
 

APT910
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Ashley

Re: Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

Posted by chilltocam

Whenever anyone asks DH how he's doing or how his day is (like in a store etc), DH always responds, "I'm blinking and breathing, so it must be a good day."



This just made me think of another one! I have a patient who always says 'I'm better than some, worse than others' any time I ask how he is.

Posted 1/27/17 3:27 PM
 

nraboni
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Member since 10/09

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Nicole

Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

When something didn't make sense my mom always said "Like tits on a bull".

Message edited 1/27/2017 3:29:13 PM.

Posted 1/27/17 3:29 PM
 

jlm2008
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Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

A former boss used to say, "I don't drink anymore, but I don't drink any less"

Posted 1/27/17 3:35 PM
 

MrsD121011
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Elicia

Re: Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

Its about as useful as tits on a bull!! LOL one of my customers said this to me today!!

One of my faves is "six of one half a dozen of another."

Posted 1/27/17 3:38 PM
 

BaseballWidow
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Re: Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

My dad is full of them but my favorite 2 are when someone says they want something. His response is:
1. People in hell want ice water or
2. Want in one hand, shit in the other. See which fills up first

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Posted 1/27/17 3:58 PM
 

Pinkisles
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Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

My grandfather always says "go piss up a rope!"

Posted 1/27/17 10:37 PM
 

Mill188
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Re: Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

I use this one a lot

You can put lipstick on a pig but it's still a pig

Posted 1/27/17 10:38 PM
 

LSP2005
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Re: Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

Posted by PitterPatter11

I use the term "spring chicken" and my DH claims I am the only person he has ever heard use it...

I use this one too.

Posted 1/28/17 12:11 AM
 

LIRascal
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Member since 3/11

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Michelle

Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

The one that drives me nuts is: "as the crow flies..." Chat Icon since we don't have wings, or a helicopter, give the actual mileage/distance
My MIL: "I call a spade a spade"

Posted 1/28/17 8:36 AM
 

MrsG823
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S

Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

My brother in laws says: "I was born at night but not last night".

Posted 1/28/17 10:28 AM
 

MarathonKnitter
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EMBRACING CHANGE

Re: Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

busier than a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest.

if i wanna clean it up...

busier than a one-armed man in a paper-hanging contest.

i tend to say them more in spanish

Posted 1/29/17 10:31 AM
 

drpepper318
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Re: Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?


If you're eating a shit sandwich, you probably ordered it.

(When you're trying to get rid of something/someone but it won't go away).. It's like shit on your shoe, you can scrape and scrape it but it still stinks.

A guy I used to work with would use these constantly... and probably others I'm forgetting. I miss him! I just might email him and ask for a full list of his sayings Chat Icon

Posted 1/29/17 1:45 PM
 

DancinBarefoot
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The One My Mother Gave Me ;-)

Re: Know any weird/funny colloquialisms?

Posted by Mushesgirl

my dad said this all the time:
"don't p*** on me and tell me it's raining"



I use a variation of this all the time. "Don't pi$$ in my ear and tell me it's raining."

Don't get your knickers in a knot, is another fave.

Posted 1/29/17 6:39 PM
 
 

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