Old-Timey Sayins and Their Origins....

[stefen]

Screwed up again didinya boy...now y'all go pick a switch offen da tree...dad Not a smart answer (1 or 2 leaves?)

Ain'y ya had no raisin...mom Not a smart answer (I et mine)

 

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[Mackaydon]

The longest journey begins with the first step--in the wrong direction.
Don.....

 

[Frankn]

Non sequitur

 

[Frankn]

Ex animo- From the heart; sincerely

Errare humanus est- To error is human

E pluribus unum- From many one

Emeritus- Honarary; by reason of merit

Circa- About; approximate

Cum grano salis-With a grain of salt

Deus ex machina- What our leader has just throughn out

 

[packerbacker]

Don't cry over spilled milk.............................must have originated in a affluent household. Try saying that to a starving baby.

 

[spartacus53]

Here's an oldie, but a goodie.. Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater

 

[AU24K]

Ex animo- From the heart; sincerely

Errare humanus est- To error is human

E pluribus unum- From many one

Emeritus- Honarary; by reason of merit

Circa- About; approximate

Cum grano salis-With a grain of salt

Deus ex machina- What our leader has just throughn out

Ah, yes! True etymology!

Best Wishes,
Scott

 

[onfire]

"Piss poor" Came from a time when people would sell their urine for tanning leather.

 

[Frankn]

I think I would rather have a jacket tanned with salt, I think the other would cause BO. Frank

 

[onfire]

Don't throw the baby out with the bath water Back then a family of many would share the container of water the baby was last. think it was dirty

 

[onfire]

I think I would rather have a jacket tanned with salt, I think the other would cause BO. Frank

When you get a bladder infection urine trouble.

 

[Dixiegal]

From my Irish family : " what the eye can't see the heart won't grieve for"

"over the fence is out"

 

[bevo]

@^%8* two good sized ducks.

 

[bevo]

that'l take a month of sundays

 

[bevo]

Granny used to tell me"some folks would complain bout gittin hung with a new rope".

 

[uglymailman]

"Sleep tight". I was near 50 before I found out the meaning. Comes from the days when beds had rope to hang the mattress on. Ropes 6" apart. The ropes would stretch. They made a "dealey" , made of wood that fit on the ropes. You would twist the ropes tight and tie it off somehow.
Oh yea, and "Man can not live by bread alone...he must have peanut butter".

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

Don't know where he got it, but my grandpaw (Native American bounty hunter from Louisiana, who worked Oklahoma and Texas back in the 20's and 30's) always told us kids:

"Believe nothing that you hear, and only half of what you see."

My mom always would say that, too! Meaning, people talk, believe none of what you hear, only half of what you see, cause your eyes will lie to you.

"if you want to double your money, fold it in half, and stick it back in your pocket"

On having to do something difficult, like breaking up with someone, she would tell me: "There was once a little boy, wanted to cut his dogs' tail off, but he didn't want to hurt his dog, so he'd just cut off a little everyday".

(Packerback, my mom said they couldn't wait for the country peddler to come around once a month. She would buy a pack of Dentyne gum for a nickel. When they run out of gum, or there was none left in their "spot" behind the door, they would chew on the pine resin off the pine trees. She was stringin tobacco at 3 yrs old, for 2 cents a day, in 1922.)

 

[truckinbutch]

"If that boy ever meets a turtle it'll be face to face ; cause he ain't never gonna pass one "
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"Obviously , that boy has been educated beyond his intelligence ."
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"I don't care how much you rub it ; you can't polish a turd !"
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"I can't stop you from doing that ....... I can , BY GOD!, break you of making it a habit !"

 

[AU24K]

My Mom used to say, "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride."

She also would say, "If 'ands' and 'buts' were candy and nuts, we'd all have a Merry Christmas."

Best,
Scott

 

[releventchair]

Our Auntie would say "tattle tale tattle tale hanging on a bulls tail" to which one of us kids would say,"when he pees you get a cup of tea"if another sibling was around they would add"when he poops you get a bowl of soup".


She also kept a saying in sight in sitting room,"don,t talk about yourself,we will do that after you leave."