Phrases

[nowthen]

Originally Posted by grad

mad as eggs

or

mad as cheese

both are equally crazy foodstuffs..

or...

mad as a bucket of frogs.

[Northern Star]

A pig in a poke (never understood that)

Its like taking candy off a baby (in the words of chubby...have u ever tried taking candy off a baby)

Slept like a log (logs dont sleep ..... theyr'e dead)

Slept like a baby (who ever came up with this one wants a slap - babies dont sleep lol)

[Vickles]

When someone buys something expensive they always say it cost me an arm and a leg How much are these to buy exactly lol

Raining cats and dogs

[turpieaj]

Sweating like a vagina in a microwave.
All over her like a cheap suit.

[Northern Star]

Couldnt organise a sunday school picnic

Couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery

[Random]

"a face like a clumbsy Bee-Keeper" (an ugly person).


Next time someone says to you "i slept like a log",
you should reply "did you wake up in the fireplace?".

[old_skool_daze(Phil)]

I'll Have Your Guts For Garters

[old_skool_daze(Phil)]

Originally Posted by Northern Star

A pig in a poke (never understood that)

Something that you buy or accept without first seeing it or finding out whether it is good

[Saysay]

Originally Posted by old_skool_daze

I'll Have Your Guts For Garters

Reminds me of me mum..When meeting new boyfriends (when i was younger) she would say to them, ''If you upset her in any way i'll have ya balls on a skewer!''

[Saysay]

When asking someone where they were going....

Up kellys kilt

to paint the town red

[sirius]

She's got more wrinkles than an Elephants' scrotum

He's as tight as a Camels arse in a Sand-storm

She's stroked more wood than a Furniture Polisher

She's seen more ceilings than Michelagelo (lol)

and one I use quite a lot in summer.....or in tricky situtuations...."Sweating like a pig in a slaughterhouse"

or

My throats as dry as a Pharo's sock (ie, get me a pint in! lol)...

Then theres the 'you want your cake and to eat it too!'......which I do use sometimes, even though I dont really understand why somebody wouldnt want to eat thier own cake.....

Happy as a pig in shit....

"Left two thou' on for grinding".....I hear that a lot in the engineering trade where people have really short/shaven heads lol.

More front than a double decker bus

Tickled pink!........what thats all about I dont know!

I'll go to the foot of our stairs

Don't get your knickers in a twist

and I sometimes use this: "now we're cooking with gas"



Sirius.

[turpieaj]

Adams wine - for water.... show me the alcohol...

When asked how did you get to a location - answering "shank's pony" means travelling on foot.

Andy

This thread is a hotbed of new info

[turpieaj]

another classic mother turpie quote from yesteryear.

"Mum can I have some money to go out."

"Ye can go an' take a run and jump at yersel"

That will be no then...