tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955071586429125990.post2364779089059074556..comments2023-08-07T09:09:51.610-04:00Comments on Melinda: SayingsMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673930610844503371noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955071586429125990.post-46182237202400243402007-09-10T20:44:00.000-04:002007-09-10T20:44:00.000-04:00Fairlie, we have the same saying but we say man in...Fairlie, we have the same saying but we say man instead of monkey.<BR/><BR/>My last entry until my next entry.<BR/><BR/>"Went to bed at 2 with a 10 woke up at 10 with a 2." --Many a guy after one too many beers and too few options left at the bar-- Lesson: Past a certain hour its better to drink until you pass out rather than to trust your "beer goggles".Cell Blockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03629956809928956688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955071586429125990.post-71994350942760656252007-09-10T05:06:00.000-04:002007-09-10T05:06:00.000-04:00My husband is partial to the old saying she has "a...My husband is partial to the old saying she has "a face like a dropped pie"<BR/>And I don't know if it is an australianism but we use "better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick" all the time, as in trepsonse to such question as, "How was the movie?"Sussanahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472496432389157230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955071586429125990.post-65390191677777843242007-09-09T01:51:00.000-04:002007-09-09T01:51:00.000-04:00I have no idea if it is particular to Australia or...I have no idea if it is particular to Australia or not, but one of my favourite sayings is: "I'm as busy as a one-legged monkey in an arse-kicking contest."Fairlie - www.feetonforeignlands.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145612102935177016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955071586429125990.post-82607247632486181882007-09-07T23:27:00.000-04:002007-09-07T23:27:00.000-04:00Australina-isms for mad: they have a few kangaroos...Australina-isms for mad: they have a few kangaroos loose in their top paddock or some possums in their attic. If they're dumb they are a stubbie short of a sixpack (this is to do with beer of course). Also I've heard someone described as being uglier than a bucket of frogs. But I like Rob's 'ugly tree' better. <BR/><BR/>I love Kirsty's sperm example, I will be using that one.Stomper Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038937073264645029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955071586429125990.post-51400306401479613432007-09-07T22:09:00.000-04:002007-09-07T22:09:00.000-04:00From father in law - he/she is as ugly as a hatful...From father in law - he/she is as ugly as a hatful of monkeys arseholes - (revoltiing and crude but makes me laugh)<BR/>As Kirsty says - I reckon - is used a lot here<BR/>Stupid/dumb - not the sharpest tool in the tool box<BR/>Had enought to eat - as full as a fat girls sock<BR/> Bugger political correctness!!!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578720378832806483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955071586429125990.post-91776715967814324392007-09-07T21:47:00.000-04:002007-09-07T21:47:00.000-04:00"Life is short and death is sure" --My Grandmother..."Life is short and death is sure" --My Grandmother-- Translation: Don't sweat the small stuff.<BR/><BR/>"I'd buy her groceries." and "I'd drink her bath water." --High School Friend-- Translation: She looks like a nice wholesome girl that I would like to get to know better on an emotional level.<BR/><BR/>Actual transcript of high school conversations had with above friend....<BR/>Rob: So Andy, what do you think of Girl X?<BR/>Andy: She's an ugly, stuck-up, bi#@h. I can't stand to even see her.<BR/>Rob: So you would do her?<BR/>Andy: Oh Yeah!<BR/><BR/>"He/She fell off the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down." --Who Knows--Cell Blockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03629956809928956688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955071586429125990.post-84484412487527858602007-09-07T20:36:00.000-04:002007-09-07T20:36:00.000-04:00In our house we use and modify this phrase frequen...In our house we use and modify this phrase frequently:<BR/>That is the crappiest car in crapland.<BR/>That is the ugliest man in ugly town.<BR/>I went to stupid land and asked to meet the stupidest person and they told me it was you<BR/>etc, etc.<BR/>It is a competition to come up with these sayings.<BR/>Parenting - the appropriate way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955071586429125990.post-85436201653246333262007-09-07T19:13:00.000-04:002007-09-07T19:13:00.000-04:00Of course you Southerners have grammar rules! As d...Of course you Southerners have grammar rules! As do Aussies when it comes to slang...a fact completely disregarded by the bright gals of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8* when they came to Sydney and had to interview locals using Aussie slang. When one used the term "cactus" in the following way, "Don't be cactus! You guys are all cactuses", it was positively excrutiating.<BR/><BR/>To say something is "cactus" is to imply it is broken, beyond hope e.g "I tried to start the car, but I think it's cactus".<BR/><BR/>I love all your Southern sayings! <BR/><BR/>(*I was watching it purely for research reasons, really!!)Ms Asteriskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885488912729446487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7955071586429125990.post-80881331969424261532007-09-07T18:49:00.000-04:002007-09-07T18:49:00.000-04:00I nearly wet myself every time Dr Phil says some "...I nearly wet myself every time Dr Phil says some "old boy is dumber than a box o' rocks". Haven't heard the bag of hammers one. We do the sandwich/picnic and "I reckon".<BR/>A Dumb As... that I heard and loved a couple of days ago was "Can't believe he beat 1 million other sperm"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com