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Post by everso on Nov 15, 2010 12:40:52 GMT
In the 40th Anniversary of the Goodies thread I went off topic (there's a surprise) and mentioned a family saying that we have and how it originated.
Do any board members have family sayings that originated years ago? What are they, and how did they come about?
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Post by Weyland on Nov 15, 2010 12:57:33 GMT
In the 40th Anniversary of the Goodies thread I went off topic (there's a surprise) and mentioned a family saying that we have and how it originated. Shame on you, Ev! The thread was already so far off-topic that I was fully expecting it to get in the Guinness Book of Records, but now you've went and gone and spoilt it with your insistence on sticking to the rules. Bah, humbug. The only one I can think of right now is "Hang on to your boxes!", originally from a driving-in-a-non-ideal-situation situation. The details are lost in the mists of time, but I know it started somewhere in France when I was driving a van with no seats in the back, and everybody else was in the back. Wouldn't dream of doing that now. I'll check it out with the family when I see them later in the week. They might remember, and/or come up with a few more. Oh -- and there's "FGS put your <flaming> head in that bucket" to express exasperation. Came from my son's early habit of wearing a bucket on his head at the drop of a <teehee> hat. Good thread.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2010 13:09:26 GMT
tis a good thread! unfortunately i carnt think of any thou.. there must be some... "Ah can't carry deese fings". i likes that! i might start using that meself, perhaps next time im helping someone do removalling. ooh, just thought of one.. 'innit marvellllous?' twas my dads kind of victor meldrew-esqwue grumble.. ( stuck in traffic, someone nicks a parking space, any sort of ill fortune, you get the gist) we all used to take the mick out of him. innnnit marvelllous? ;D
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Post by tarzanontarmazepam on Nov 15, 2010 13:12:56 GMT
Probably not what you were looking for but my Grandfather would always say 'It's all over now' on Christmas night, which kind of put the dampers on the entire evening. There is a rumour (which I don't believe) that those were his last words (he died about four years ago aged 92) which would be great if it were true. But I have my sister's word he enquired about paying his sewerage bill just before his final breath.
I of course keep his spirit alive by too uttering the words 'it's all over now' at 3pm on Christmas afternoon, but I don't quite rekindle the sheer sense of doom that my Grandfather had the knack of doing.
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Post by everso on Nov 15, 2010 18:52:01 GMT
Chris, my nan used to say "Ah well, the doll's done dancing", meaning much the same thing. My dad used to reply "Mine's dropped dead".
We are a family that relies much on sayings.
Another one we have is "Ants DO have six legs, don't they?". This is in reply to someone's long boring diatribe (like Mr. E trying to tell me about the workings of a car, or my trying to give him a list of the ingredients of a dish he's just enjoyed). This originated when our son (again, the son) was little and he asked me who would be king or queen when Queen Elizabeth died. I was so pleased at his very intelligent question that I launched into the whole line of succession, which to a young boy was probably very boring. When I'd finished he looked at me and said "Ants do have six legs, don't they?"
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Post by aubrey on Nov 16, 2010 18:01:57 GMT
"Raspberry Ripple" for a male dog's - er, for when a dog gets over-excited.
One of our friends came out with it when our dog had been, er, having dreams one day, and we've used it for the last 30 or 40 years. Raspberry Ripple doesn't mean anything else now.
Today, I was looking for some squash with my mother, and we saw a bottle of Raspberry Ripple squash, and enjoyed that very much. She told me that she had used the term about a dog from the local rescue centre that she and her husband were taking for a walk, and he laughed for ages over it.
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Nov 16, 2010 22:23:28 GMT
Probably not what you were looking for but my Grandfather would always say 'It's all over now' on Christmas night, which kind of put the dampers on the entire evening. There is a rumour (which I don't believe) that those were his last words (he died about four years ago aged 92) which would be great if it were true. But I have my sister's word he enquired about paying his sewerage bill just before his final breath. I of course keep his spirit alive by too uttering the words 'it's all over now' at 3pm on Christmas afternoon, but I don't quite rekindle the sheer sense of doom that my Grandfather had the knack of doing. Thats's pretty damn awesome IMO. I shall endevour to miserably say "it's all over now" every Christmas from now on (Partly as a tribute to Chris's Grandpop, and partly because it's just too flipping good to let go). Oh, the only thing that resembles a family saying here is my uncle who had a thing about people leaving doors open - "put the wood in the hole" AH
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Post by Weyland on Nov 17, 2010 14:46:01 GMT
I shall endevour to miserably say "it's all over now" every Christmas from now on (Partly as a tribute to Chris's Grandpop, and partly because it's just too flipping good to let go). AH Reminds me of that good old saying: I used to kiss her on the cheek, but it's all over now.
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Post by trubble on Nov 19, 2010 19:34:52 GMT
Another one we have is "Ants DO have six legs, don't they?". This is in reply to someone's long boring diatribe (like Mr. E trying to tell me about the workings of a car, or my trying to give him a list of the ingredients of a dish he's just enjoyed). This originated when our son (again, the son) was little and he asked me who would be king or queen when Queen Elizabeth died. I was so pleased at his very intelligent question that I launched into the whole line of succession, which to a young boy was probably very boring. When I'd finished he looked at me and said "Ants do have six legs, don't they?" Ev, that's fabulous. And so brilliant that you still use it.
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