Same friend, when annoying child (me) asked where she'd just come back from; "There & back to see how far it is"
Another one of hers, for anywhere dark, or if the sky was very overcast it was "As black as Newgate's knocker" (Presumably referring to the knocker on Newgate Prison) (Wonder how she knew that??)
My Mum, from a family of wavy/curly heads always described my hair as "straight as a yard of pumpwater" probably because I hadn't eaten my crusts!
When someone forgot to shut the door the question was asked - Were you born in a barn?
'I'm still ' fresh as a daisy' though 'I'm getting long in the tooth' - I hope 'I'm not ready to kick the bucket', 'put the final nail in the coffin' remembering that 'you are only as old as the man/woman you feel'!
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Hey James - have you got your quota yet
When asked what was for dinner my dad would reply with one of there's two sayings:
A run round the table and a kick at the cat
A run up the cupboard door and a slide down it
Ah, what's for dinner?
Highland Aunt; "Tatties & point"
Elderly London friend; "Bread & iffit"
Same friend, when annoying child (me) asked where she'd just come back from; "There & back to see how far it is"
Another one of hers, for anywhere dark, or if the sky was very overcast it was "As black as Newgate's knocker" (Presumably referring to the knocker on Newgate Prison) (Wonder how she knew that??
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My Mum, from a family of wavy/curly heads always described my hair as "straight as a yard of pumpwater" probably because I hadn't eaten my crusts!
My mum and dad used to say newgates knocker, had forgotten all about that one! They were Londoners, sorry have I already said that?
Enjoying this one hope we can go way past 50
There's one about shutting the door, something about being born in a barn???
Can youremember that one jeannie
You can take a horse to water but can't make it drink
Time to go up the wooden hill to Bedfordshire - meaning it's bed time.
Jumping out of the frying into the fire.
When someone forgot to shut the door the question was asked - Were you born in a barn?
'I'm still ' fresh as a daisy' though 'I'm getting long in the tooth' - I hope 'I'm not ready to kick the bucket', 'put the final nail in the coffin' remembering that 'you are only as old as the man/woman you feel'!
This is giving me so many memories, well done clueless
If you walked into the room and left the door open my Gran would say "Put the wood in the hole"
An old Bristolian saying to someone looking a bit glum was "What's the matter with'ee, hitched thee face on a nail?"
A neighbour of mine (now deceased) used to say "Wanna see a good fight? tie 2 cats tails together and chuck em over a washing line!"