Old sayings

[signal_line]

My Mom grew up on a dairy farm. "Something went haywire." Being a little kid I always thought that was something electrical. It wasn't until years later I learned that bailing wire is used to make in-the-field repairs.

 

[signal_line]

Hell's Belles

 

[signal_line]

"Not worth a plug nickel." The electrical connection boxes had knock-outs for extra wires to fit in about the size of a nickel.

Phonier than a three-dollar bill.

 

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"Somebody beat the tar out of him." I thought that was just being polite not to use the "S" word. Then I read about colon cleanse there is a black, tar-like substance that comes out after everything else.

 

[Doubter in MD]

Gonna reveal my past some more:

Drunk as a skunk.

Two sheets to the wind.

Higher than a kite.

copped a buzz

ride the porcelain bus

Being Irish, we needed to be three sheets to the wind.

And for vomiting there are many phrases...

Technicolor yawn.

Praying to the porcelain god.

Making a sidewalk pizza.

Blowing chunks.

tossing your cookies.

 

[Chadeaux]

Drunker'n Cooter Brown!

 

[signal_line]

A Native American saying, "Tomorrow is promised to no one."

 

[Hillbilly Prince]

He ain't got a lick of sense... Wild goose chase...don't know whether to s*** or go blind...got more money than sense...gone to hell in a hand-basket.

 

[nomad 11]

the proof is in the pudding.

 

[nomad 11]

Lawrence Welk always used to say ? whaeerful ! whaeerful !

 

[nomad 11]

i'm never gonna do that again ?

 

[nomad 11]

thats right ! thats right ! you know it all ?

 

[kingskid1611]

Don't go galivanting around

 

[kingskid1611]

Where in tarnation are you?

 

[kingskid1611]

Who do you think you are?

 

[kingskid1611]

Enough is Enough

 

[kingskid1611]

This hurts me more that it hurts you

 

[kingskid1611]

Hairbrained idea.....cockamaimie idea

 

[kingskid1611]

Quit dawdleing ….don't dilly dally.....quit lollygagging

 

[Duckshot]

Mind your P's and Q's.