Yes, I know this is a "gun" website. Just remember, this is the general disucssion section...so don't state; "There goes that ding dang, Cohiba and his silly little threads!!!!!
There have been phrases I have heard as a kid and it seems they have either died out with the times, or aren't as common, or maybe I'm just "city-slicker" in my older age.
List phrases and maybe when or where you heard them in your life.
DAM^ -IT- TO- H#LL!!!!: This one my grandad used all the freakin' time something went wrong. When he busted his knuckles workin' on the tractor, to getting kicked in his knee by a mule, to having a bunch of calves break down a fence and scatter like the wind.
THAT THING'LL BITE YOUR HEAD OFF!!! My great uncle Otis would yell this out when we were around snakes, wasps, spiders,skunks, opossums.....
I guess that was his way of trying to scare a kid into leaving something alone??
That thing's neater than sliced bread-or-That thing's neater than pockets.
Mainly, older relatives. Any time a cousin got a new car, gun, coat...something I guess to compliment....that phrase came up.
Colder than a well digger's azz: All the time...when its cold that is.
Slicker than snot on glass: My cousin use to say this about icey roads or really muddy roads or trails. We use to ride dirtbikes and when we took a break, if it was real muddy or wet clay, he'd say this.
Like white on rice: My grandad used this when he torqued down a nut on a bolt, or used lock-tite. He meant it wasn't going to come loose or come off.
Tighter than a tick on a dog: Old grandad used this to explain that whatever the situation was in front of us...it wasn't going to be fun or easy.
Useless as t!ts on a boar hog: Totally worthless.
Happier than a coon dog during mating season: Happy,happy, joy, joy.
Hotter than a two dollar pistol: A bunch of my relatives used this phrase in different ways. Describe a stolen item or a goodlooking woman.
Hotter than a June bride on a feather bed: I haven't heard this one in years...I came home from college with a girlfriend, and I introduced her to my family. She was a VERY attractive blonde!! Later that night, I asked my grandad what he thought about my college cutie. He liked to LOOK, yes LOOK at the women!! He sit there for a few seconds, looked at the ceiling, put a grin on his face and stated those words.
A possum just ran across my grave: My mom said this when she got chilled or cold and shrugged her shoulders.
Bless your heart: Any time someone had a hardship or had an injury, my mom said this to them.
There's a million more, but I'll stop and let you write some. I may have heard of them or there might be some new ones....who knows.
Cohiba
There have been phrases I have heard as a kid and it seems they have either died out with the times, or aren't as common, or maybe I'm just "city-slicker" in my older age.
List phrases and maybe when or where you heard them in your life.
DAM^ -IT- TO- H#LL!!!!: This one my grandad used all the freakin' time something went wrong. When he busted his knuckles workin' on the tractor, to getting kicked in his knee by a mule, to having a bunch of calves break down a fence and scatter like the wind.
THAT THING'LL BITE YOUR HEAD OFF!!! My great uncle Otis would yell this out when we were around snakes, wasps, spiders,skunks, opossums.....
I guess that was his way of trying to scare a kid into leaving something alone??
That thing's neater than sliced bread-or-That thing's neater than pockets.
Mainly, older relatives. Any time a cousin got a new car, gun, coat...something I guess to compliment....that phrase came up.
Colder than a well digger's azz: All the time...when its cold that is.
Slicker than snot on glass: My cousin use to say this about icey roads or really muddy roads or trails. We use to ride dirtbikes and when we took a break, if it was real muddy or wet clay, he'd say this.
Like white on rice: My grandad used this when he torqued down a nut on a bolt, or used lock-tite. He meant it wasn't going to come loose or come off.
Tighter than a tick on a dog: Old grandad used this to explain that whatever the situation was in front of us...it wasn't going to be fun or easy.
Useless as t!ts on a boar hog: Totally worthless.
Happier than a coon dog during mating season: Happy,happy, joy, joy.
Hotter than a two dollar pistol: A bunch of my relatives used this phrase in different ways. Describe a stolen item or a goodlooking woman.
Hotter than a June bride on a feather bed: I haven't heard this one in years...I came home from college with a girlfriend, and I introduced her to my family. She was a VERY attractive blonde!! Later that night, I asked my grandad what he thought about my college cutie. He liked to LOOK, yes LOOK at the women!! He sit there for a few seconds, looked at the ceiling, put a grin on his face and stated those words.
A possum just ran across my grave: My mom said this when she got chilled or cold and shrugged her shoulders.
Bless your heart: Any time someone had a hardship or had an injury, my mom said this to them.
There's a million more, but I'll stop and let you write some. I may have heard of them or there might be some new ones....who knows.
Cohiba
