Things that make you go hmmm...
Nov 3rd, 2003, 05:16 PM
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My sister, a german student, likes to repeat what she says is a German saying, "I only know train station," which she translates loosely as "It's all Greek to me." For some reason, this saying amuses her greatly, but invariably, we look at her and say "Huh?" If indeed this is a German saying, some nuisance is missing in the translation. I always smile weakly when she says it, and then I change the subject.
Anyone ever heard of that saying in Germany?
Anyone ever heard of that saying in Germany?
Nov 3rd, 2003, 07:05 PM
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As a feeder of three cats, I can tell you that you do not herd them from the back, you lead them from the front. Try a bowl of kibble or electric can opener in front of the carriers.
The Canadian version of one brick short of a load usually involves something like 'one beer short of a six-pack'.
The Canadian version of one brick short of a load usually involves something like 'one beer short of a six-pack'.
Nov 4th, 2003, 04:43 AM
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Dpon't know if these phrases are just British or more international:
"She had a face like a bag of spannners"
(actually means "she wasn't very happy"
And admiring an attractive member of the opposite sex:
"You wouldn't kick him out of bed for eating crisps"
"She had a face like a bag of spannners"
(actually means "she wasn't very happy"
And admiring an attractive member of the opposite sex:
"You wouldn't kick him out of bed for eating crisps"
Nov 4th, 2003, 05:53 AM
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I like "dumber than a box of rocks" myself, and "if his IQ were any lower they'd have to water him twice a week." Both came my way courtesy of Molly Ivins, from the great state of Texas.
Nov 4th, 2003, 12:45 PM
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Apologizing in advance for the scatalogical content of some of favorite sayings!
"Built like a brick sh*thouse"
"Fine as frogs' hair"
"Knee-high to a grasshopper"
and my very favorite, incredibly descriptive expletive.....
"Sh*t on a stick with sugar on it!"
"Built like a brick sh*thouse"
"Fine as frogs' hair"
"Knee-high to a grasshopper"
and my very favorite, incredibly descriptive expletive.....
"Sh*t on a stick with sugar on it!"
Nov 4th, 2003, 01:15 PM
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Righty-ho, Pat, you are correct. Grace Poole is Berthe Rochester's gaoler in "Jane Eyre." It has been donkey's years since I have heard my aunt use that expression, but whilst travelling from Philadelphia to New York via train, I did hear a woman use a similar expression. She was saying to her husband, "Keep at it, Colin, and up to the nursery you go with Grace Poole." I burst out laughing. The woman looked at me and said, "My dear man, you are either British or a teacher because no one in this country gets that one."
Nov 4th, 2003, 03:48 PM
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"I've seen better legs on a piano."
From the South:
"Higher than a Georgia pine" (someone who's drunk)
"I wouldn't kick him out of bed for eatin' crackers" (someone handsome)
"Plime (plumb) blank" as in "She's plime blank like her daddy" (i.e. she's the spitting image)
"Crazier than a woodrat."
"Country as cornbread."
"Sweatin' like a whore in church."
"Slicker than a greased pig."
"Ain't worth the powder to blow his brains out."
"Sky's blacker than pitch."
"Dumber than a coal bucket."
"It's raining like a cow pissing on a rock."
"Rougher than a (corn) cob." (in reference to when corn cobs were used in lieu of toilet paper at the outhouse but means someone who has a rough manner)
"Can't hear thunder." (someone who's deaf)
"She'd do it if it harelipped Texas (or the governor)." (someone who's stubborn)
"As independent as a pig on ice." (again, someone's who's stubborn)
"Now that dog won't hunt." (what you've just said doesn't make sense)
"If it had been a snake it would've bit you." (looking for something that's right in front of you)
"Nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs."
And I'm still mulling this one:
"Butter wouldn't melt in her mouth" (someone who's insincere)
From the South:
"Higher than a Georgia pine" (someone who's drunk)
"I wouldn't kick him out of bed for eatin' crackers" (someone handsome)
"Plime (plumb) blank" as in "She's plime blank like her daddy" (i.e. she's the spitting image)
"Crazier than a woodrat."
"Country as cornbread."
"Sweatin' like a whore in church."
"Slicker than a greased pig."
"Ain't worth the powder to blow his brains out."
"Sky's blacker than pitch."
"Dumber than a coal bucket."
"It's raining like a cow pissing on a rock."
"Rougher than a (corn) cob." (in reference to when corn cobs were used in lieu of toilet paper at the outhouse but means someone who has a rough manner)
"Can't hear thunder." (someone who's deaf)
"She'd do it if it harelipped Texas (or the governor)." (someone who's stubborn)
"As independent as a pig on ice." (again, someone's who's stubborn)
"Now that dog won't hunt." (what you've just said doesn't make sense)
"If it had been a snake it would've bit you." (looking for something that's right in front of you)
"Nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs."
And I'm still mulling this one:
"Butter wouldn't melt in her mouth" (someone who's insincere)
