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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:50 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:16 am
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sisu1969 What a fun thread! Around here "dig in" means to start eating. As in "Dig in you guys before the foods all gone!" I "tuck in" my kids to bed at night. (OK, well my two year old anyway, the others I just send off to bed with a kiss and a hug.) Let's see... the pot calling the kettle black. (means you do the same as whatever you are accusing the other person of doing.) Get off your high horse (don't be so uppity thinking you are better than everyone else) Hold your horses. (Don't be in such a rush) When I was young we'd insult people by calling them "Richard Cranium" (d**k Head) I'll write more as I think of them.
We use all these phrases in England too 3nodding Though as Harbone said tuck in as opposed to dig in when refering to food 3nodding many older educational establishments such as boarding schools have 'tuck shops' that sell sweets. But tucker is a term that i associate with Australia ninja
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:53 am
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:06 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:50 pm
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sisu1969 Rhiannon2006 I'm sure everyone's heard of "kit and kaboodle" (everything or all of it). Example: He took the whole "kit and kaboodle." There was one my granddaddy said, that to this day, I haven't figured out the origin. "Skin the cat." I must have been around 6 or so and my playset had a set of metal rings hanging from chains... much like the rings the men have in the Olympics/ gymnastics. He saw me playing on them and asked if I could "skin the cat." I had no idea what he meant. He rephrased his question, asking if I could a flip over with the bars. I could and demonstrated. Then he said, "Okay, now skin the cat. Do it backwards." From then on, "skin the cat" meant a backwards flip. Anyone else ever hear this term before? My mom used to say, 'There is more than one way to skin a cat' (I used to think that was pretty gross.) But I took it to mean there is more than one way to get a particularly difficult job done.
Between my granddad and your mom, there must have been some very naked cats running around... *checking PetsMart for kitty clothes* 4laugh
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:05 pm
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Oh, I've heard so many of these... bringing back some memories...
Skinning the cat ~ solving the problem another way 3nodding Beat us up one-side and down the other 3nodding Kit & Kaboodle, galivanting, the horse phrases, pot/kettle ~ yup some of us coulda almost grown up together lol
My mom tells a story on my grandfather from when he was a young boy (with 11 sibs). One of his younger sibs went into the house saying, "Salmon Ditch." Needless to say, didn't take my great grandmom much to figure out what he was really attempting to say, and boy was grandad in a good deal of trouble. Needless to say, we use "Salmon Ditch" frequently.
More family specials ~ you'll be home by midnight, or you're shoes will turn into pumpkins... eek Your a** is gonna be grass, and I'm the biggest lawnmower you've ever seen... emo and from dear old dad: "I'm gonna kick your a** up between your shoulderblades, you'll part your hair to wipe." gonk
Don't know if my family is just really warped, or if other parents/families had oddball sayings that seem to be unique. sweatdrop
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:06 pm
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Lil Brat Oh, I've heard so many of these... bringing back some memories... Skinning the cat ~ solving the problem another way 3nodding Beat us up one-side and down the other 3nodding Kit & Kaboodle, galivanting, the horse phrases, pot/kettle ~ yup some of us coulda almost grown up together lol My mom tells a story on my grandfather from when he was a young boy (with 11 sibs). One of his younger sibs went into the house saying, "Salmon Ditch." Needless to say, didn't take my great grandmom much to figure out what he was really attempting to say, and boy was grandad in a good deal of trouble. Needless to say, we use "Salmon Ditch" frequently. More family specials ~ you'll be home by midnight, or you're shoes will turn into pumpkins... eek Your a** is gonna be grass, and I'm the biggest lawnmower you've ever seen... emo and from dear old dad: "I'm gonna kick your a** up between your shoulderblades, you'll part your hair to wipe." gonk Don't know if my family is just really warped, or if other parents/families had oddball sayings that seem to be unique. sweatdrop
rofl I think you're right. We're all long lost cousins! I love this thread! Bringing back a lot of good memories. biggrin
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:26 pm
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