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Lorna at Vicenza

Oct 7th 2008 6:33 pm

Re: Strange British sayings

Quote:

Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy (Post 6855033)

as much use as a one legged man at an arse kicking party

did you just make that one up ?

Butch Cassidy

Oct 7th 2008 6:34 pm

Re: Strange British sayings

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lorna at Vicenza (Post 6855083)

did you just make that one up ?

Sorry no ;)

kiddy2ns

Oct 7th 2008 8:40 pm

Re: Strange British sayings

Quote:

Originally Posted by IckleHelen (Post 6850153)

My mam says she should eat a scabby horse when she's hungry.

My Mom is from Liverpool and she says "I am so hungry i could eat a scabby donkey between 2 buggy mattresses."

babybiggles

Oct 7th 2008 9:04 pm

Re: Strange British sayings

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrew & linda (Post 6850948)

What about some Scottish sayings -

Skinny malinky longlegs;

Haud yer wheesht;

awayegoyabamye

and

awayanbileyerheid.

L
:wink_smile:

How about......
I'll make you smile on the other side of your face.
Who flung dung and never missed
Couldna hit a coos ar$e while houldin it by the tail

kiddy2ns

Oct 7th 2008 11:40 pm

Re: Strange British sayings

Hi
2 heads are better than 1 even if they are sheep heads.

Emmjay

Oct 7th 2008 11:54 pm

Re: Strange British sayings

Couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery - meaning: she/he is a waste of space and cannot do anything right.

I could eat the horse and go back fro the saddle - meaning: starving.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

Thick as pig shit. , meaning: I think this is self explanatory!!

Two heads are better than one. - meaning: ask for help

Every day is a school day - meaning: you learn something new every day.

Emmjay

sans	Oct 8th 2008 2:10 am

Re: Strange British sayings

Put wood in ole............

dazzlerdaz

Oct 8th 2008 2:14 am

Re: Strange British sayings

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emmjay (Post 6856053)

"Every day is a school day" - meaning: you learn something new every day.

No it doesn't...............it means you're a Teacher :p

dazzlerdaz

Oct 8th 2008 2:15 am

Re: Strange British sayings

Quote:

Originally Posted by sans (Post 6856537)

Put wood in ole............

Thats just "rude" :lol:

Steve_P

Oct 8th 2008 2:31 am

Re: Strange British sayings

I see said the blind man as he picked up a hammer and saw.

It's nowt a blind man on a trotting horse wouldn't notice.

LotteW

Oct 8th 2008 3:50 am

Re: Strange British sayings

Quote:

Originally Posted by sans (Post 6856537)

Put wood in ole............

My dad used to say "Were you born in a barn?" whenever someone left the door open.

He stopped when I answered him with "No, In a hospital with swing doors" :rofl:

How about "Nowt so queer as folk"

DaveLovesDee

Oct 8th 2008 4:40 am

Re: Strange British sayings

Quote:

Originally Posted by LotteW (Post 6856859)

My dad used to say "Were you born in a barn?" whenever someone left the door open.

He stopped when I answered him with "No, In a hospital with swing doors" :rofl:

I got my mum to stop saying it after jokingly answering her with a "If you'd been there you'd have known.

sans	Oct 8th 2008 5:39 am

Re: Strange British sayings

QUOTE=dazzlerdaz;6856552]Thats just "rude" :lol:[/QUOTE]

Ya faff around like a fart in a cullender:p

dazzlerdaz

Oct 8th 2008 5:45 am

Re: Strange British sayings

Quote:

Originally Posted by sans (Post 6857155)

QUOTE=dazzlerdaz;6856552]Thats just "rude" :lol:

Ya faff around like a fart in a cullender:p[/QUOTE]

YUK :lol:

Arris

Oct 8th 2008 7:50 am

Re: Strange British sayings

I've seen more fatty on a greasy chip - when talking about a particularly slender person ;)

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