Chatting to mate yesterday, was talking about daft sayings my mum or gran said to me.. like.
Don't come running to me if you fall and break your leg.
when i asked her why. when she said " i couldn't have a certain thing " she would reply " because Y is Z and Z is Y." still didn't work that one out.
or if your not a good boy. the black man will come and take you away. never realised she was a racist in the 60's...lol
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Never you mind, his 4rse is in two haufs the same as yours!
"lube up and hide"
Peas and carrots make you see in the dark. (No they don't) Well have you ever seen a rabbit wearing glasses?
translation: if it's meant to happen it will X)
my fav quote so far!!!!
no idea, she was as batty as a very nutty fruitcake served with a side of nutella
If I said ain't she would say aint in the dictionary ain't ain't
If I called someone she,Mum would say who's she the cat's mother ?
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made me giggle that Jeany, spat my budweiser everywhere when reading that...
"Eating the crust will make your hair go curly"
"Carrots will make you see in the dark"
she's got her fur knickers on back to front
up the pole without an anchor
my mum would do the same ....but not that phrase...her staple mean comments were in punjabi....if u are gonna lay into ur kids...that's the language u need.
uloo dah patah ... meaning 'u owl's ear' what the heck?!
mum what are u cooking , mum: 'kuteh dah sur' meaning a dog's head
and many more i cant remember/have repressed!
"when you're older, you'll realise school was the best time of your life"
well i'm older now... and guess what mum .. school was sh*t
Especially if the ice cream van owner was a wafer too long.
Wheelie tyred.
...but you've got to go son... you're the headmaster.
That was a common one
pmsl
I was never old enough
"Your eyes are bigger than your belly ^ if ever I couldn't finish eating anything I had asked for.
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Intriguing, meaning?
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I've started saying it to.my.2 year old who asks me at least 50 times a day the same question.
All of my friends say they've never heard it before, anyone else?
i do that to my kids now except i usually say something stupid lol
What as oppose to something sensible like knitting a pig!?!