Ould sayings that are useful to know

goat2

for landlords,

an empty house is better than a bad lodger,

goat2

bird in hand, better than two in bush,
many hands make light work,
theres no fool like an old fool,
too many cooks spoiled the broth.

EZ24GET

too soon we grow old
too late we grow wise

Esel

mathepac wrote: »

Is minic a bhris beal duine a shron (talking out of turn can hurt)

My father had another version of this one:

There's no bones in the tongue, but it often broke a man's head.

goat2 wrote: »

bird in hand, better than two in bush

My own version of this one:

A hand in the bush is worth two on the bird.

goat2

never judge the book by the cover,

Alice1

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

There's many a slip twixt cup and lip.

A drunken body speaks a sober mind.

FREDNISMO

wouldnt shovel s**t from a crow. A person of a lazy disposition

gaziah

Little off topic, but when I was back in school in woodwork class, everyone was sawing up and generally messing around with the wood when our teacher came out with the golden ould saying " ah lads, the wood does'nt grow on trees", and he was deadly serious too

policarp

In vino veritas.

FanadMan

Always buy a good bed and a good pair of shoes because if you're not in one, you're in the other

icjzfmq7ewon1t

He wouldn't tip s**t out of a wheelbarrow ( describing a person who tips horses that never win)

tonydude

Fools and their money soon part

the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune

loose lips sinks ships

lend your arse and **** through your britches

You've been drinking from too many damp glasses ( usually said to a person who has a hangover or flu )

blastman

He's as odd as two is even

He'll be all right if nothing falls on him

(Taken from my forthcoming Twitter feed, "Random stuff my ma comes out with"!)

mattjack

Measure twice and cut once.

mathepac

What did poor auld Mick die of? He died of a Tuesday.

What did poor auld Joe die of? I'm not sure but 'twas fairly serious anahways

Bad auld day Tommy. It sure is and if the weather stays like this it'll not change.

Jeweller: This is a seven-day clock, it'll go for seven days without winding
Customer: If I wind it how long will it go for?

passremarkable

what date is it today? its the 25th...all day!!

Ted_YNWA

never cast a clout before May is out

DeBurca

He is as useful as tits on a bull

muffler

DeBurca wrote: »

He is as useful as tits on a bull

or....an ashtray on a motorbike

mathepac

or a chocolate tae-pot ...

or a glass hammer ...

or a used match ...

muffler

or Brylcreem on a bald head

dan dan

If you got too much money and you want to be poor.
just keep a horse ,a hound, or a whore.

A good run is better than a bad stand.
He would coax a scillaun (small spud) off a gander.

mathepac

muffler wrote: »

or Brylcreem on a bald head

Oi! Less of the personal remarks, you, you moderator you! :mad: I didn't get where I am today by not having a baldy head. (mutter mutter, rhubarb, rhubarb ...

miltonkrest

an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

cofy

"It's how you would'nt know until afterwards, but it's then you would be wondering."

enfield

This was was used to calm down an angry person.."You are taking yourself too serious." You would be surprised how many times the reply is " Maybe I am." go on try it.
Not sure if it was Spike Milligan or Tommy Cooper said this next one. Its a saying that's supposed to sound intelligent but means nothing.
"An owl, boiled with cardboard never drops a claw!"

enfield

Don't forget "Indecision is the key to felxibility." it works too.

Moll'll fix it

"Smooth seas don't make good sailors"

"He that loveth the danger shall perish therein"......(a favourite of my mother's!)

"She could eat an apple through a letterbox" (about prominent front teeth"!)

"You wouldn't get on him what would set a mousetrap" (about a very thin person!)

...and about being an unlucky person "If it was raining soup, they would only have a fork"!

Alice1

Better to seek forgiveness than permission

Moll'll fix it

Put a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the devil.....

If a poor person becomes wealthy, he or she will quickly become corrupt..is this what happened during the boom??