Silly sayings
Oct 13, 2010 | 07:23 AM
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Silly sayings
So where to phrases come from?
Cuter then a bugs ear-
Whole nine yards-
Buy a new "ALBUM"
Mind your P's and Q's
Most of these phrases are out of date--
Much like Your Phone is RINGING (phones beep now a days)
Or Dial a number - you can't Dial anymore.
What are some phrases you know that are out of date.
Oct 13, 2010 | 08:36 AM
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window shopping
because either all the windows are covered in advertisements, or you look online, or actually in the store, because they are open all 24 hours. In addition, all stores nowadays, have taken out their windows, and replaced them with walls
neater than a skeeter's peter..
Totally Tubular!!
Like Gag me with a spoon!
Gee that's Swell!
Oct 13, 2010 | 08:42 AM
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Lock, stock, and barrel.
Fork in the road.
Hard row to hoe.
Forty rods.
Can't get the engine to crank. Have you ever really cranked an engine?
Oct 13, 2010 | 10:23 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
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Can't get the engine to crank. Have you ever really cranked an engine?
Yup! Shore nuff have.
Oct 13, 2010 | 07:46 PM
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Talk to the Hand
Cowabunga
Ha! I kill me!
B.F.F.
Bite Me!
Oct 13, 2010 | 08:01 PM
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From: Wyoming
Oct 13, 2010 | 08:08 PM
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Is the pope catholic?
Does the bear "scat" in the woods?
That went over like a pregnant pole vaulter.
Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you.
Oct 14, 2010 | 07:40 AM
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its a dog eat dog world (and I'm wearing milkbone undies)
That's good $heet
He's Gay -- meaning bad
He's gay --meaning happy
He's gay --meaning light in the loafers
You are $-h-i-t-tin' me -- (what does that actually mean)
Beat you into the middle of next week
" U Cracker"
Pair of Pants
Pair of scissors
"Chilli Soup" of course Chilli is soup unless it has a color in front of it-- green chilli, red chilli---
or an adjective-- It's chilli - I'm Chilli :-)
Hamburger Sandwich-- (did they really originate in Hamburg?)
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Oct 14, 2010 | 01:15 PM
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Del brought up "head Cheese" in another thread-- which also leads to THE BIG CHEESE-- Just not Fromunda Cheese
The big Kahuna
THE MAN -
Big fish in a little pond
El Cap-i-tan
El Conquestador
Oct 14, 2010 | 01:32 PM
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Chief potentate.
Had to add chief because you can't post less than 10 characters.
Oh, lead character.
Oct 14, 2010 | 09:24 PM
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Oct 15, 2010 | 07:07 AM
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Oct 15, 2010 | 07:59 AM
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why do they call it a roach clip? because the name "Pot Holder" was already coined.
Oct 16, 2010 | 11:12 PM
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Why is it called AFTERDARK-- shoul,dn't it be called -- after light?
Oct 17, 2010 | 08:07 AM
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