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Post by geron on Apr 1, 2020 17:36:01 GMT -7
Thought this might be fun and maybe relieve some boredom. In a recent post I mentioned a saying my Daddy used: Take that with a grain of salt.
Might be fun and interesting to share some of the old sayings we learned or heard from our Parents.
Another one my Daddy used when he met an individual that was mechanically challenged was:
"That fellow couldn't scratch his butt without getting his thumb stuck"
Maybe Share yours?
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Post by olebama on Apr 3, 2020 7:13:28 GMT -7
Mentally challenged from a carpenter.
He is a half bubble off plumb.
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rebel71
Starting to settle in
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Post by rebel71 on Apr 4, 2020 15:08:12 GMT -7
Two I remember my Parents saying going back to World War Two; "Make do and Mend" As to repairing old cloths instead of just throwing them away and buying new, And related to that one; "A stitch in time saves nine" relating to the same thing as above.
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Post by Ceorlmann on Apr 4, 2020 16:36:45 GMT -7
They get their licenses out of Cracker Jacks boxes! - grandpa
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Post by crashdive123 on Apr 5, 2020 8:23:55 GMT -7
Not from my Dad, but one I like and use often......If stupid were painful, there would be less of it.
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Post by geron on Apr 5, 2020 8:50:53 GMT -7
When Pappy caught me dilly dallying, day dreaming, not getting the job done he's say, "If you're not gonna s#!^ get off the pot."
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Post by mud on Apr 6, 2020 7:45:55 GMT -7
That's like wiping before you poop
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Post by sirderrin on Apr 6, 2020 10:15:49 GMT -7
One that I use fairly regularly I can't fix stupid but, I can muffle it with duct tape!
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Post by olebama on Apr 6, 2020 14:02:53 GMT -7
When I was aggrevating my father (usually on purpose), he would say, "Boy, I'm going to knock into the middle of next week!".
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Post by geron on Apr 6, 2020 17:00:39 GMT -7
I was cutting grass today and the wife briefly interrupted so I got back on the mower and failed to engage the PTO. After a couple rounds I noticed the mower wasn't cutting and it dawned on me what I'd done. Then I thought my Pappy would've used one of his sayings, "Boy you're running around like a chicken with its head cut off." That is busy getting nothing done!!!!
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Post by ColcordMama on Apr 15, 2020 13:40:40 GMT -7
When I did a poor or unfinished job on something, my Mom would say I'd given it a "lick and a promise." One of my Dad's favorite exclamations was "Hells bells!" He was raised on a ranch in Arizona.
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Post by woodyz on Apr 15, 2020 14:49:00 GMT -7
Life sucks, then you die.
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Post by geron on Apr 16, 2020 12:44:13 GMT -7
When I was a kid and helped myself to more than I could/wanted eat, my Mamma would say, "your eyes are bigger than your stomach." She'd usually insist I "clean my plate!"
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Post by geron on Apr 26, 2020 6:36:17 GMT -7
When I was working with Pappy in the Sign Shop (1957-1960)I'd be working on a job and have it pretty much done and then keep on messin' with it and Pappy would Say, "Leave 'good enough' alone." Idea is if you keep fiddlin' with it you're more than likely to make it worse than better.
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Post by Sctr22 on Apr 26, 2020 12:19:34 GMT -7
"Perfection is the enemy of good enough."
If it works, even if it's not exactly the way you wanted, don't waste time trying to make it so when you could be moving on to something else. Something I still struggle with to this day.
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