The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
Old Sayings
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"You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar."
I never got that one, as I never had any desire to catch flies.
More wisdom from MAD:
"A stitch in Time holds the magazine together."
"A rolling stone gathers momentum."
"A bird in the hand makes blowing your nose difficult."
I never got that one, as I never had any desire to catch flies.
More wisdom from MAD:
"A stitch in Time holds the magazine together."
"A rolling stone gathers momentum."
"A bird in the hand makes blowing your nose difficult."
Man who catch fly with chopsticks do anything........Mr. Miyagi
If you put all his brains on the edge of a razorblade, it would be like rolling a BB down a 4 lane highway.
Never eat at a place called Mom's
Never play cards with a man named Doc.
Never lay down with a woman who has more troubles than you.
Nelson Algren
Fresh oats cost more than the ones that have gone through the horse.
The bitterness of of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten
A delihtfull response
My intent when I started this thread was to share my cherished Old Sayings. In my original post I said that my dad and I were at constant odds, but so was my mom and I., and she also had an endless number of Old Sayings.
My list of favorite Old Sayings now number 750, and I’m always adding to that list.
It seems as though almost everyone enjoys their favorite Old Sayings, and sharing them with others, so, I’ll just enjoy yours, with you.
Chubbo
My intent when I started this thread was to share my cherished Old Sayings. In my original post I said that my dad and I were at constant odds, but so was my mom and I., and she also had an endless number of Old Sayings.
My list of favorite Old Sayings now number 750, and I’m always adding to that list.
It seems as though almost everyone enjoys their favorite Old Sayings, and sharing them with others, so, I’ll just enjoy yours, with you.
Chubbo
Aircrewman
Member
One of my Dad's favorites was "Hell isn't half full"......
What I'm finding is that some of my dad's sayings are now coming out of my mouth,
They're selling like hotcakes.
That's slicker than greased owls.
If you had a brain you'd play with it.
He's so ugly he has to slip up on a dipper to get a drink.
She's so ugly she could bite a pumpkin through a fence.
If you had a brain you'd be dangerous.
Can't never could do nothing.
Wish in one hand and **** in the other. See which one fills up faster.
**** fire and save matches.
Trying to carry everything at once was described as "a lazy man's load."
One of my old sayings when some one is working hard - You're starting to smell like a genius. I usually have to explain that one - Thomas Edison once said . . .
You couldn't find your (butt) with both hands.
That's slicker than greased owls.
If you had a brain you'd play with it.
He's so ugly he has to slip up on a dipper to get a drink.
She's so ugly she could bite a pumpkin through a fence.
If you had a brain you'd be dangerous.
Can't never could do nothing.
Wish in one hand and **** in the other. See which one fills up faster.
**** fire and save matches.
Trying to carry everything at once was described as "a lazy man's load."
One of my old sayings when some one is working hard - You're starting to smell like a genius. I usually have to explain that one - Thomas Edison once said . . .
You couldn't find your (butt) with both hands.
meaneyedcatz
Member
Busier than a one armed paper hanger
Old Police saying here in Australia; "It's not a problem until it's a problem".
Grayfox
US Veteran
These threads pop up every now and then. I always like to contribute the best advice my Dad ever gave me.
"Never pass up a good opportunity to shut up."
"Never pass up a good opportunity to shut up."
UncleEd
Member
As a rebuke:
"You want egg in your beer too?"
Finishing a meal:
"I've had an elegant sufficiency."
"You want egg in your beer too?"
Finishing a meal:
"I've had an elegant sufficiency."
If at first you don't succeed, maybe skydiving wasn't for you...
So many good sayings offered that I have not read all of them. So if this a repeat.,sorry.
"He/she could talk the dogs off a meat wagon."
"He/she could talk the dogs off a meat wagon."
Need to drive stakes to see if he is moving.
We should thank him for making the rest of us look good.
We should thank him for making the rest of us look good.
About as handy as handlebars on a toilet seat.
Prettier that a speckled pup.
Prettier than a new set of snow tires.
I know I'm not slow. My dad called me half fast all my life.
Now comes one from the past:
" To sit there like a Stoughton bottle."
A common phrase from the past, meaning to sit there with a dumb look on your face and have little to nothing to add to the conversation. Stoughton bottles were originally made and filled with a snake oil elixir in the late 1700's and later used to be filled with various bitters. The bottles, when empty bottles were often used to fill with hot water and put at the foot of the bed to warm your feet.
Prettier that a speckled pup.
Prettier than a new set of snow tires.
I know I'm not slow. My dad called me half fast all my life.
Now comes one from the past:
" To sit there like a Stoughton bottle."
A common phrase from the past, meaning to sit there with a dumb look on your face and have little to nothing to add to the conversation. Stoughton bottles were originally made and filled with a snake oil elixir in the late 1700's and later used to be filled with various bitters. The bottles, when empty bottles were often used to fill with hot water and put at the foot of the bed to warm your feet.
My favorite of Grandad's sayings, "If it had been a snake, it would have bit you."
Make your reputation something you have to live up to, not one you have to live down.
Robert
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He didn't have sense enough to pour sand down a rat hole.
I'm slow but I do good work. If you want junk, I'll hurry.
Clumsier than a cub bear in mittens.
If you had a brain you'd be dangerous.
He was born ignorant and has been losing ground ever since.
I started out with nothing and I have most of it left.
I'm slow but I do good work. If you want junk, I'll hurry.
Clumsier than a cub bear in mittens.
If you had a brain you'd be dangerous.
He was born ignorant and has been losing ground ever since.
I started out with nothing and I have most of it left.
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