Published on 12, July, 2020
My head is a repository of all the old sayings my mum used when I was little and they stuck.
I only ever hear people my age (50+) using these now.
It's a shame if their use disappears completely.
I'd be curious to know whether any of the younger members of the forum know/use these.
Please share any you know.
There is a lot of wisdom in these.
A few that spring to mind immediately.
A stitch in time saves nine.
He who hesitates is lost.
Look before you leap.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Jack of all trades, master of none
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Out of the frying pan, into the fire
Youth is wasted on the young
Kill two birds with one stone.
A bad workman blames his tools
A fool and his money are soon parted
Honesty is the best policy
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Careless talk costs lives
Don't rob Peter to pay Paul
Not my circus, not my clowns.
Roy said:Can’t see the wood for the trees.
I use that one constantly.
That's probably significant
Can’t see the wood for the trees.
Good sayings.
Shame a lot of them are ghosts now you know.
Or a window to cast it out of!
Number said:Haven't got a pot to pi ss in
If you obtain one, I hope it has a silver lining ... and that it is sitting at the end of a rainbow alongside a pot of gold ....
Mixed Metaphors R Us.
"Haven't got a pot to pi ss in."
I see the hermit tarot card in my mind.
My Dad used to say " As bright as a TocH lamp." TocH was (and still is) a religious organisation that has as its symbol an antique oil lamp. As such, it was not very bright.
Another phrase I heard was " He's got a full six-pack but has lost the plastic thingy that holds them together." I guess quite a few of us feel like that at times.
"He doesn't know whether he's inbound, outbound or fogbound." (Possibly RAF in origin)
" He needs cranio-rectal disarticulation therapy " (Because he's got his head stuck up his ... well, you get the idea.)
Slightly off topic, I remember the training I got when I first started working with students with ASD, at the time ASD and Learning Needs were interchangeable (sadly for many - still is!!!!).
One of the things I was told by a "respected" educator of additional needs was
"You can't use any phrases like 'raining cats and dogs' because an autistic child will take in literally, and think it's actually raining cats and dogs"
Most of the people will still be in positions of authority in education, and will probably still think this is the case.
Yesterday I read, "His bread isn't quite baked in the middle"...
"Better the devils you know than the ones you don't."
Too true as well...
Who doesn't love Dorothy!
I had never seen this quote, but I do SERIOUSLY rate it's wit.
Thank you for educating me.
"You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think." - Dorothy Parker
Pig in a poke and letting the cat out of the bag have the same derivation, according to this article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_in_a_poke
Someone said on this forum the other day "saying no to others means saying yes to yourself".
I liked this!
"dumber than a bag of hammers"
"not the sharpest knife in the drawer"
Mad as a box of frogs
"Is this the hill you want to Die on?" when deciding which resistant cause to focus on.
'Less is more'
'May your tree has the softest leafs'
'Everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about - be kind'