Sayings

marco murphy

With the country being made smaller with ''the celtic toiger'' and the american shows on TV, I think the old sayings are being lost.

What funny sayings have you heard from your parents or grandparents?


''Here's me head me arse is comin''

''Be the lord lantern jaysus''

''I'd sleep on a wheelbarra''


I have dozens, they'll spring to mind soon

charliecon

My ma on overhearing someone complimenting an already big-headed girl on how pretty she was........"talk about rubbing grace(grease) in ta the fat pig's arse"

Another one to describe stomach flattening underwear 'galvanise knickers' mind you she could be right there:)

SoupyNorman

I wouldnt touch her with yours.

T'wod be a grand little country if only we could roof it.

Get up the yard, smell of bengy reardon off ya.

Schism

"I didn't slide down the mountain on a duck****e" classic, more commonly known as I wasn't born yesterday.

Tzetze

From me Granny: "It's not off the ground he licked it!"
Translation: He gets that particular trait from his father!

Overheal

For me, it was using the word "Bad" to mean something Good. Or cool. Or gnarly.

Ah America 1994... I will miss you.

Or from gran-folks it was always "when I was young n' brave..."

Steve

Overheal wrote: »

For me, it was using the word "Bad" to mean something Good. Or cool. Or gnarly.

Bless your little heart:p

"Where was Moses when the lights went out...."
Fave of my gran when the ESB meter ran out and you had to search for 50p by candlelight.