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PrintableTheFrogSpawn said: subhuman09 said: Well you can certainly apply it to some things in life.  
like making beans on toast, for example. 
why, the number of times in haste i've simply thrown the tin into the saucepan, only to realise that it needed opening first.  The explosion is part of the culinary experience though, isn't it? | |
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subhuman09 said: TheFrogSpawn said:
like making beans on toast, for example.
why, the number of times in haste i've simply thrown the tin into the saucepan, only to realise that it needed opening first. The explosion is part of the culinary experience though, isn't it? that's what i told the insurance company.  | |
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TheFrogSpawn said: subhuman09 said: The explosion is part of the culinary experience though, isn't it? that's what i told the insurance company. They should at least bring a pizza for you. 
(Bastards...) | |
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doctormcmeekle said: 2the9s said: I'm not sure. It's British though he's not. British PM Robert Gascoyne-Cecil promoted his under-qualified nephew, Arthur Balfour, to Secretary of State for Ireland in 1886. You can work out the rest from there.
(I've got a book on the origins of everyday phrases....) Wouldn't it make more sense then for the phrase to be "British PM Gascoyne-Cecil's your uncle"?  | |
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2the9s said: Wouldn't it make more sense then for the phrase to be "British PM Gascoyne-Cecil's your uncle"?  | |
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2the9s said: doctormcmeekle said: British PM Robert Gascoyne-Cecil promoted his under-qualified nephew, Arthur Balfour, to Secretary of State for Ireland in 1886. You can work out the rest from there.
(I've got a book on the origins of everyday phrases....) Wouldn't it make more sense then for the phrase to be "British PM Gascoyne-Cecil's your uncle"? You should see the origin of the term shaggy dog story!  | |
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Hey...You.....Troll.....C'm'ere
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Steadwood said: Hey...You.....Troll.....C'm'ere
I'm surprised it wasn't 'Look out for billygoats trip trapping across your bridge' That might have been wiser!!
if you've gotta pay for things that you've done wrong I've gotta big bill coming at the end of the day- Gil Scott Heron
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soulyacolia said: Steadwood said: Hey...You.....Troll.....C'm'ere
I'm surprised it wasn't 'Look out for billygoats trip trapping across your bridge' That might have been wiser!!
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Steadwood said: soulyacolia said: I'm surprised it wasn't 'Look out for billygoats trip trapping across your bridge' That might have been wiser!!
OOOhhhhh .....aaahhhhh.....Yes.... 
.....I see what you mean.... 
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Steadwood said: soulyacolia said: I'm surprised it wasn't 'Look out for billygoats trip trapping across your bridge' That might have been wiser!!
Google the three billygoats gruff for fucks sake!! I don't know call yourself a troll....mumble...mumble
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the extent of my father's slang use is "cool" and "sucks" (thankfully )--he's never attempted to be "hip" with me while i was growing up, he's totally old-school. some of his other words/phrases:
"y'unnastand" (he's from louisiana, so he uses that a lot) "uh-uhhhhh!" (his trademark phrase of disappointment/disbelief) "good stuff, maynard!" (he'd say this all the time when i was little and i'd be like, "who's maynard?" )
"i'd walk through hell with gasoline drawers on for you" (i'd hear this a lot whenever he'd chastise me for something) my mom used a couple weird phrases too: "that's cold-blooded!" (her trademark phrase for disappointment/disbelief" and her little nickname for ronald reagan (she hated the cat), "ronald mcdonald". | |
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soulyacolia said: Steadwood said:
Google the three billygoats gruff for fucks sake!! I don't know call yourself a troll....mumble...mumble
Can't ya read!!!.....
....I just said ...I know what ya mean....
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Steadwood said: soulyacolia said: Google the three billygoats gruff for fucks sake!! I don't know call yourself a troll....mumble...mumble
Can't ya read!!!.....
....I just said ...I know what ya mean....
My mother used to read me that story when I was three years old and the troll freaked me out. I had to hide behind the sofa saying I don't like a troll!! 
I'm more tolerant of you guys now though!!  if you've gotta pay for things that you've done wrong I've gotta big bill coming at the end of the day- Gil Scott Heron
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doctormcmeekle said: 2the9s said: Wouldn't it make more sense then for the phrase to be "British PM Gascoyne-Cecil's your uncle"? You should see the origin of the term shaggy dog story! Did Disraeli once own a dog grooming business? | |
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"I'll give you a skid across the ear"
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soulyacolia said: Steadwood said: Can't ya read!!!.....
....I just said ...I know what ya mean....
My mother used to read me that story when I was three years old and the troll freaked me out. I had to hide behind the sofa saying I don't like a troll!!
I'm more tolerant of you guys now though!! That's not what she told me
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senik said: subhuman09 said: My Mom is so sweet and you'd never expect it but she has those moments. Only makes her more funny. That remind's me... I was at a friend's house once watching "Dusk Til Dawn" in his open plan living room that walks into the kitchen. At the point in the film where they arrive at the 'titty twister bar' (when Cheeh Marin is "promoting" guests in), my pal's elderly aunt quietly came downstairs to get a drink from the kitchen and suddenly started screaming (in her broken English), "Waat is all this 'pussy, pussy, pussy!' that stooopid small man is saying!"  I was like, "How long has she been there "
I always think of her when that fim is now mentioned.  Omg...lol | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: "good stuff, maynard!" (he'd say this all the time when i was little and i'd be like, "who's maynard?" )
Oh, I like that one!!...lol | |
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Teacher said: My mom has a problem with finding the right words to use in front of things, like she'll say "a piece of coffee"...
Obviously your mom's had my coffee before... | |
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AzureStarr said: Natsume said: My mom says "whee doggers!" and "hold your horses" a lot. I love those phrases and while I know she did not invent them, she's the only person I know who uses them consistently. Sometimes she will also make a horse-like noise after "hold your horses."
Awesome thread, byron. Hi, Nat!! Anyway... my mom says "Whooo, Doggies" to my kids and "Hooold your horses" a lot, too! lol... 
For your mom, too...lol  | |
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Ocean said: Sit down and shut up!
Now stand up and start talkin', young lady...  | |
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instead of cussing my mom would say really loud
P-Z-Y-R-T !! ( spoke the letters ) i was always like wtf ma... 
damn  | |
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Mach said: instead of cussing my mom would say really loud
P-Z-Y-R-T !! ( spoke the letters ) i was always like wtf ma...
damn You ever get it figured out??...lol | |
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Byron said: Mach said: instead of cussing my mom would say really loud
P-Z-Y-R-T !! ( spoke the letters ) i was always like wtf ma...
damn You ever get it figured out??...lol no ... i just changed it into Sh*t F*ck D*mn ( but i dont say it around my kids ) | |
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My father has so many catchphrases. Most of them are now used as self-parody, such is the number of times he's said them.
(knocks on living room door) "Um, I'd have thought we'd have had a coffee by now." "Don't tell me the bad things, just tell me the good things." "Have I ever told you the joke about the two flies in the saucer?" "Don't tell me what you can't do, just tell me what you can do." (when I'm hanging around) "Why don't you go for a nature walk?" "This doesn't go here does it?" "Preferably before Christmas." "Well when we were kids we didn't even have shoes." "Well when we were kids we had to eat stale buns from Old Ma Cook's." There are so many more. He loves playing the role of grumpy Dad. At one time I'm sure most of these catchphrases were said genuinely. | |
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Byron said: senik said: That remind's me... I was at a friend's house once watching "Dusk Til Dawn" in his open plan living room that walks into the kitchen. At the point in the film where they arrive at the 'titty twister bar' (when Cheeh Marin is "promoting" guests in), my pal's elderly aunt quietly came downstairs to get a drink from the kitchen and suddenly started screaming (in her broken English), "Waat is all this 'pussy, pussy, pussy!' that stooopid small man is saying!" I was like, "How long has she been there "
I always think of her when that fim is now mentioned. Omg...lolYou may laugh B, but I was truely
Imagine if she asked us to actually explain Cheech's "Apple pie pussy" ? I mean, I could somehow blag all the other "Pussy" nouns and adjectives but THAT one 
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My mum...
'Do you think money growz on treez?!?' ...you mean it doesn't? Well i neverz... 'Y'all young people think you know everything' ...yerrrr datz cause we DO... 
My dad... 'you see? Your dad is COOL.' ... ...
My nana.. 'Arreh bup-re bup!' ... (i fink this meanz oh my God)
'Never take the highway for the biway'... 
'Oh fatherz...!!!' ...refer 2 1st phrase
My late dada (grandfather) 'Tell him i'll knock his block off for you!' 
'hang it all' 
'Melbourne Weather!!!' ...this was in reference particularly 2 me as a kid...one minute i'll be playing peacefully, next minute my cousin and i are pullin eachotherz hair...for some reason i got blamed for it...but im tellin ya she was a sneaky lil thang who quietly pissed me off...and then i'd go  and dat was it
I had one when i was toddler: 'Dada has 2 many wordz in his mouth!' ... My grandma uses this lil phrase to this day 2 actually 'as missy used 2 say...2 many wordz in his mouth!' No hablo espanol,no! 
Pero hablo ingles..ssii muy muy bien...
 "Come into my world..."
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lilmissmissy said: My nana..
'Arreh bup-re bup!' ... (i fink this meanz oh my God)
Jeeeeez, the amount of times I've heard that! Used it myself many-a-times
Literally means sumfin' like "Father O' Father!", translates to "On my gosh!" 
For your Dada
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