Favorite "OLD SAYINGS"

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Old 05-24-2010, 04:29 PM
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Something that is impossible or nearly impossible -- "like going upstream in a canoe without a paddle."

An expression after eating a really big meal --"I'm full as a tick on a bear's a-- (behind)."

And -- "Don't let the door hit you on the way out!"

Finally --"What you don't know can't hurt you."
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Old 05-24-2010, 04:38 PM
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"Nothing ventured, nothing gained". This is one of my favorites!

A couple my mother used to say..."You're sharp today. You must have slept in the knife drawer". And... "You'd kick if you were in swimming".
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Old 05-24-2010, 04:55 PM
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Don't cry over spilled milk.
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Old 05-24-2010, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by suesews
My MIL used to say on a foggy day...looks like the inside of a mouse's pocket.

Also, haven't done that since Hector was a puppy...who was Hector??
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Old 05-24-2010, 05:22 PM
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You have 2 chances. Fat and slim!
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Old 05-24-2010, 06:18 PM
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I don't know that it would be considered old or not but
"Cowboy Up"
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Old 05-24-2010, 06:33 PM
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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Old 05-24-2010, 07:54 PM
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"To make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" is to take something not so pretty and make something very pretty from it. We do it all the time when we take "ugly" fabric and make a beautiful quilt.
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Old 05-24-2010, 08:01 PM
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One of my favorite sayings is

"What takes nerve to ask takes no nerve to refuse"
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Old 05-24-2010, 08:28 PM
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From my old Nana,"Goodness gracious Godness Agnes!" and "Oh, my sainted Aunt!"

I love, "Go with love and come back safe."
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