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Common Sayings, Uncommon Understanding
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I’m going to introduce a few sayings to one another so they can help each other out:
The darkest hour before the dawn, ... meet the light of my life.
Seven year itch, ... meet chicken scratch.
Chicken of the Sea, ... meet Salt of the Earth
The short end of the stick, ... meet the long arm of the law.
The darkest hour before the dawn, ... meet the light of my life.
Seven year itch, ... meet chicken scratch.
Chicken of the Sea, ... meet Salt of the Earth
The short end of the stick, ... meet the long arm of the law.
Your name is Mud in this town!
According to Wikipedia, this expression is often attributed to:
Samuel Alexander Mudd I, M.D. (December 20, 1833 – January 10, 1883) was an Americanphysician who was convicted and imprisoned for aiding and conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the 1865 assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. He was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson and released from prison in 1869. Despite repeated attempts by family members and others to have it expunged, his conviction has never been overturned.
According to Wikipedia, this expression is often attributed to:
Samuel Alexander Mudd I, M.D. (December 20, 1833 – January 10, 1883) was an Americanphysician who was convicted and imprisoned for aiding and conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the 1865 assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. He was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson and released from prison in 1869. Despite repeated attempts by family members and others to have it expunged, his conviction has never been overturned.
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Theres not enough room to swing a cat. :eek: that one has always got me.
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Moving at a snail's pace..... can snail's pace? I thought they just slid!
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My Aunt used a new one ( to me ) on this theme. She said her kitchen is 'not big enough to swing the mouse the cat brought in'
Made me smile:tup:
I have always been confused by "Waste not, want not".
I am a hoarder (though my husband, "Mr. Clean", forbids it getting out of hand so it's not like you see on tv) so I definitely waste not but I sure as hell have a whoooooole lotta wants!
The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart.
Wouldn't the seat of anything be at the butt?
What goes around, comes around.
What about the flu? A rumor? Any number of things that prompt a person to say "there's a lot of that going around"?
Every rose has it's thorns.
Um, Ive bought plenty of roses that had no thorns.
You've made your bed, now lie in it.
Well, what if I DIDNT make my bed and what if I'm not tired or don't want to lie down at all?
Money makes the world go 'round.
Well, I have no money and the world keeps right on spinning. Beside, in science class, they didn't attribute it to money at all.
And, a few just for my own morbid curiosity, wouldn't a "smoking section" in a restaurant sorta be like a "peeing section" in a swimming pool?
I was always told "you have to eat it because there are starving children in Africa"...yet she never once took me up on my offer to send my food over there.
"When life throws you lemons, you make lemonade"...well, if you don't have any sugar, isn't it still just as bitter??
Put on a pair of jeans? Why don't I put on a jean, instead?
I have always wondered about the first guy who ever decided to eat an egg...really, think about it.
I am a hoarder (though my husband, "Mr. Clean", forbids it getting out of hand so it's not like you see on tv) so I definitely waste not but I sure as hell have a whoooooole lotta wants!
The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart.
Wouldn't the seat of anything be at the butt?
What goes around, comes around.
What about the flu? A rumor? Any number of things that prompt a person to say "there's a lot of that going around"?
Every rose has it's thorns.
Um, Ive bought plenty of roses that had no thorns.
You've made your bed, now lie in it.
Well, what if I DIDNT make my bed and what if I'm not tired or don't want to lie down at all?
Money makes the world go 'round.
Well, I have no money and the world keeps right on spinning. Beside, in science class, they didn't attribute it to money at all.
And, a few just for my own morbid curiosity, wouldn't a "smoking section" in a restaurant sorta be like a "peeing section" in a swimming pool?
I was always told "you have to eat it because there are starving children in Africa"...yet she never once took me up on my offer to send my food over there.
"When life throws you lemons, you make lemonade"...well, if you don't have any sugar, isn't it still just as bitter??
Put on a pair of jeans? Why don't I put on a jean, instead?
I have always wondered about the first guy who ever decided to eat an egg...really, think about it.
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*A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush*
A dirty bird came up with this didn't he? :p
*Wolf in sheep's clothing*
Where on Earth do sheep wear clothing? I thought they were clothing.
*About Face!*
What about my face? :cautious:
*Hair of the dog*
Is that before or after eye of newt?
*Lickety Split*
What/who is a lickety?
*Like a chicken with its head cut off*
:eek: Do chicken bodies really run around without a head?
*Piece of cake ... or ... Easy as pie*
Nothing about making good cake or pie is simple. I should know; I suck at baking. :p
*Barking up the wrong tree.*
Is there a right one to bark up? Have prey really eluded dogs in the past, and sent a decoy bird or whatever they are chasing up the tree? Reminds me of a commercial here that is announcing hunting season open. They have 2 guys with hunting gear on in the woods and they come up on a bunch of beer cans on the ground with a sign that says 'Free Beer'. The camera pans out and there is a cage made of twigs up in the air, with a squirel sitting on a branch holding a rope attached to the cage ready to capture the hunters.
A dirty bird came up with this didn't he? :p
*Wolf in sheep's clothing*
Where on Earth do sheep wear clothing? I thought they were clothing.
*About Face!*
What about my face? :cautious:
*Hair of the dog*
Is that before or after eye of newt?
*Lickety Split*
What/who is a lickety?
*Like a chicken with its head cut off*
:eek: Do chicken bodies really run around without a head?
*Piece of cake ... or ... Easy as pie*
Nothing about making good cake or pie is simple. I should know; I suck at baking. :p
*Barking up the wrong tree.*
Is there a right one to bark up? Have prey really eluded dogs in the past, and sent a decoy bird or whatever they are chasing up the tree? Reminds me of a commercial here that is announcing hunting season open. They have 2 guys with hunting gear on in the woods and they come up on a bunch of beer cans on the ground with a sign that says 'Free Beer'. The camera pans out and there is a cage made of twigs up in the air, with a squirel sitting on a branch holding a rope attached to the cage ready to capture the hunters.
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I just heard this one on an old 'Twilight Zone' episode, and had to share it (it made gingerale come out my nose).
* Sounds like the bull is off the nickel * :laugh:
Which I think it is similar to
*A few fries short of a Happy Meal*
or *Not the sharpest knife in the drawer*
Um... did someone hack my profile? I don't remember posting the post before this one. :cautious:
* Sounds like the bull is off the nickel * :laugh:
Which I think it is similar to
*A few fries short of a Happy Meal*
or *Not the sharpest knife in the drawer*
Um... did someone hack my profile? I don't remember posting the post before this one. :cautious:
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Fight fire with fire. :cautious:
I've never seen a fire truck spitting fire at any kind of fire they were fighting. I know you can prevent fire using a controlled burn. This must be similar to those sayings like 'an eye for an eye'.
This mentality is so oldschool, which was deep-seated in my 'family's' and their friends beliefs. It is how my ptsd got started. They didn't have the mind set to think 'hey, maybe I just don't know enough about certain things; is there a way I could find out more before I go reacting to it?'. Wouldn't that be nice, eh?
I've never seen a fire truck spitting fire at any kind of fire they were fighting. I know you can prevent fire using a controlled burn. This must be similar to those sayings like 'an eye for an eye'.
This mentality is so oldschool, which was deep-seated in my 'family's' and their friends beliefs. It is how my ptsd got started. They didn't have the mind set to think 'hey, maybe I just don't know enough about certain things; is there a way I could find out more before I go reacting to it?'. Wouldn't that be nice, eh?
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