Sayings.....Rural/Regional even Funny!

red bull

A tall girl " she'd ate hay outta a loft"

shar01

We were talking last night about stuff my grand-dad would say.

Not sure if it's a Limerick thing but when you'd ask him where was he going he'd say "I'm going to Ardagh for chaff, will you follow me with the bag."

patsy_mccabe

Any one familiar with the expression 'to turn inside out'. I used it a bit recently to describe an animal that got better looking after being sick for a while. Got some funny reactions when I used it. I thought it would be very common.

foxy farmer

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Any one familiar with the expression 'to turn inside out'. I used it a bit recently to describe an animal that got better looking after being sick for a while. Got some funny reactions when I used it. I thought it would be very common.

Yeah hear one or two using it usually referring to fields getting slurry etc.
Jaysus the field was turned inside out after the pig slurry.

Lady Haywire

Yea we'd use turn inside out of an animal under a bit of a fail suddenly got back thriving. Like after a worm dose or that.

El_Duderino 09

2 good ones I heard over Christmas were 'out the gap' for finishing work. as in 'come 5 o clock I'm out the gap'!

And 'elected' meaning you're made up. E.g. If you bought those shares before thw price went up then you're elected.

Snowfire

I asked a fella lately how he was. He replied “ah pulling the devil by the tail “. Haven’t a clue what it means or how he actually was..

whelan2

Snowfire wrote: »

I asked a fella lately how he was. He replied “ah pulling the devil by the tail “. Haven’t a clue what it means or how he actually was..

A lad that worked here years ago used to say that to us and put the terrors up us, he also used to tell us the boogie man would take us away

Reggie.

Snowfire wrote: »

I asked a fella lately how he was. He replied “ah pulling the devil by the tail “. Haven’t a clue what it means or how he actually was..

It means ya have the devil by the tail so that you know where he is at all times.

Lady Haywire

Usually means you're tempting fate/low on funds in the bank round here.

Reggie.

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Usually means you're tempting fate/low on funds in the bank round here.

Means your doing ok around here as you know where the devil is

El_Duderino 09

Reggie. wrote: »

Snowfire wrote: »

I asked a fella lately how he was. He replied “ah pulling the devil by the tail “. Haven’t a clue what it means or how he actually was..

It means ya have the devil by the tail so that you know where he is at all times.

Having a tiger by the tail mens you know there the tiger is but it could turn on you. I always took pulling the devil by the tail to mean the same thing. E.g. changing your arm and it's going grand for now.

CloughCasey1

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

Having a tiger by the tail mens you know there the tiger is but it could turn on you. I always took pulling the devil by the tail to mean the same thing. E.g. changing your arm and it's going grand for now.

Same with "are ya busy" and the reply "Keeping the wolf from the door sure"

MeTheMan

Reply to 'How's things?'

Hanging on like a loose button.

One I heard years ago in the pub when two lads had a bit of a falling out.

Lad one: I'll kick the sh1t outa ya.

Lad two: You wouldnt kick with pain ya cnut ya.

The laughing stopped the disagreement there.

Reggie.

MeTheMan wrote: »

Reply to 'How's things?'

Hanging on like a loose button.

One I heard years ago in the pub when two lads had a bit of a falling out.

Lad one: I'll kick the sh1t outa ya.

Lad two: You wouldnt kick with pain ya cnut ya.

The laughing stopped the disagreement there.

Or ya wouldn't kick your way outta a wet paper bag

zetecescort

Reggie. wrote: »

Or ya wouldn't kick your way outta a wet paper bag

You wouldn't bate snow off a rope or you wouldn't bate eggs with a hammer

MeTheMan

Reggie. wrote: »

Or ya wouldn't kick your way outta a wet paper bag

Ya wouldn't kick a hot coal off your foot.

Grueller

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Same with "are ya busy" and the reply "Keeping the wolf from the door sure"

Asked my mechanic this same question recently, seriously laid back man.
Are ya busy Joe?
Sure I could be if I wanted to.

Thought it was a great reply.

freedominacup

zetecescort wrote: »

You wouldn't bate snow off a rope or you wouldn't bate eggs with a hammer

You wouldn't keep $hit away from a sick turkey is a favourite of the oul boy.

Jeju

About lazy people.... Laziness they will never offend

razor8

The local priest was visiting a sick persons house where the outlook wasn’t looking good. In the middle of a prayer he says do you denounce the devil and all his work...... when a person in the room announces “this isn’t the time to be making any enemies”

Lady Haywire

A sleepy pig never refused a spud. Heard that from the AI man yesterday after I told him that young bull of ours could be too lazy to bull cows

patsy_mccabe

Two I heard on the tv series Hardy Bucks. From the same character.

'If there was work in the bed, he'd sleep on the floor.'

'You should see the one he's with now. She'd tear up the floor boards looking for pipe.'

Grueller

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Two I heard on the tv series Hardy Bucks. From the same character.

'If there was work in the bed, he'd sleep on the floor.'

'You should see the one he's with now. She'd tear up the floor boards looking for pipe.'

Often heard the 1st one but the second one is class.

MeTheMan

That's the craic she said with her leg above on the table.

stop animal cruelty

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

'You should see the one he's with now. She'd tear up the floor boards looking for pipe.'

Can someone explain!?

decky1

warfie35 wrote: »

yer man is so safe he'd mind mice at a cross roads for ya

or sneeky 'he shave a sleeping mouse':D

decky1

a bad tradesman [insert trade] if he's ever hung for being a plasterer he'll die innocent'

decky1

as cute as a Wet Fox.

decky1

A bad footballer' he would'nt get a kick in a horse box'