QOTD: Fri 20 Sept: Say what...?

[danger_dan]

Yesterday we went back to look forward, today we'll stay here and look back...
Which old, out-dated phrases do you still enjoy using?
Would the general population know what you mean by it today?

[coyote00]

"the bee's knee's".....granny used to say that

"you can catch a theif but you can't catch a liar"

[gracesmommy]

my mom used to say this a lot and I find myself saying it now. 'patience is a virtue, seldom found in a woman, never in a man'

[Lynn49]

"they sure got their knickers in a twist", "trippy", and of course, "that's the bees knees" (wherever that came from...anyone know?)

[Candini]

Sometimes I say ' Simmer down! ' if somebody is irked.

My Polish friends don`t get it lol


I don`t know if that is old but my mother said it so, it must be.

[Natalka]

Up your nose with a rubber hose.

Hosers

Take off, eh?

[Natalka]

Apparently, the bee's knees has a complex history...

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/the-bees-knees.html

[Lynn49]

Lol...thanks, Natalka...and for the record, I think "dogs' bullocks" are charming and toooo cute!! I also didn't know that a "dumb cluck" was a 20's expression...we used it in high school...lol..! I also use the word, "cattywampous" or however it's spelled, to describe things all askew or muddled up.....I'll have to look that one up when I'm not working on this wedding and Baptism...

[vesper]

'It only hurts the first time' - to someone who is hesitant to try something new

'empty barrels make the most noise' - to someone who seems to be thrown off by someones stupid discouragement.

'Nice pair of sweater' - don't ask... the body language is the punchline

'The Fuzz' - Old term for law enforment

'Hey Meatball' Old police term for person if ill repute.

[Lynn49]

"empty barrels make the most noise"....weird since empty barrels really don't make the most noise, but somehow it works..

[vesper]

"empty barrels make the most noise"....weird since empty barrels really don't make the most noise, but somehow it works..

When you roll them down the hill, those barrels sure are loud!

[Lynn49]

You've lived such an exciting life, Versper....sadly I've never had that wondrous experience...

[Darth Penguin]

he's/she's as bent as a 9 bob note..either..she/he is a criminal or g*y..bob being shorthand for shilling..and the notes came in 10 shillings demoninations..so pre-1970..

I'm sure I have more ...

[Darth Penguin]

"empty barrels make the most noise"....weird since empty barrels really don't make the most noise, but somehow it works..

I know this as empty vessels make most noise due to the echos when you speak into them..

[Shwa Girl]

Bob's your uncle