What's your favourite saying?

[E. maculata]

Sometimes when I get home from work when someones asks how it went? I'll reply with a deadpan "I see stupid people"

and my wifes' favourite when someone does something really dumb is "Here's your sign" a thinly veiled reference to an old Jeff Foxworthy skit about warning the rest of you about us stupid people

and to go one further on "Fugly" we use "Super Mega Fugly"

[Gingermick]

I'm amazed at how many of these I haven't heard.

Do you keep a little book with things like that for your writing? A quick reference guide to insults from across the world. That may be a good book to write.

Or are you eidetikk:eek:

[Daddles]

Do you keep a little book with things like that for your writing? A quick reference guide to insults from across the world. That may be a good book to write.

Or are you eidetikk:eek:

I don't, I prefer to make these things up as needed in my fiction. As for a non-fiction collection, that's not such a bad idea. It's been done but there's always a new twist you can put on it.

A gem from Billy Connelly - never travel with an eejit, you can always pick one up when you get there

Richard

[Iain]

Holy snapping asreholes, a Magistrate I once worked with used this frequently but never in court (that I was aware of).
And for card players 'don't shuffle the t*** of the queens'.

[knucklehead]

This is a throw back to top condition livestock often being grain fed. That is the biggest and best are grain fed.

i.e He's a grain fed idiot!

[journeyman Mick]

..........................and to go one further on "Fugly" we use "Super Mega Fugly"

Bruce,
that's because you've got uglier (and more stupid) people in northern NSW than we do in North Queensland!

Mick (the handsome and clever! )

[Daddles]

Bruce,
that's because you've got uglier (and more stupid) people in northern NSW than we do in North Queensland!

Mick (the handsome and clever! )

Gee, I had no idea they were THAT bad :eek:

Richard

[Caliban]

and in moments of extreme anger (or pain) "f#%k me dead!"

Mick

Had a mate who had a variation of that which I still use when the brain is on autopilot
"f#%k me running!"
Don't know where he got it from or if it's even possible but I do use it.
Knew a bloke once whose girlfriend's father told him he'd be a waste of a good horn.
I think it's interesting how many variations we all have of the same sayings and find it surprising that I've heard most of them.

[dazzler]

I remember an old sergeants reply to a young bloke as we were putting him in the paddy wagon;

Young Bloke: "do you know who my father is?"


Old Sgt: "Son, thats probably something you might want to ask your mother"

cheers'

dazzler

[arose62]

My favourites, as in most used, are aimed at our 3 & 13 y.o. kids.

Hopefully a succint distillation of useful life guidance:

1) Don't hurt yourself, don't hurt people, don't hurt things

2) Do the things you have to do, THEN you can do the things you want to do

3) Finish it properly the first time.

I also recently read (Readers Digest??) a saying along the lines of

"Good, better, best.
I will never rest
until my good is better,
and my better best"

Sorry for derailing the filth and insults

Cheers,
Andrew

[Daddles]

You ought to be ashamed of yourself Andrew, bringing this board into good repute like that. If you're not careful, I'll sic Al on you, or Col, or Zed, or, worst of all ... Christopha :eek:

Richard

[julianx]

ha ha ha ha ha.................. shut up

[Harry72]

One from work from a particular indiviual, "kick' er in tha gutz mole" or kickitinthagutzmole... which means push the start button, we actually call this bloke (all 6'7 1/2" of him) "the mole" because of it!
A very colourful character indeed!

[Harry72]

And mine are, toungin like a lizard for a draught... even tho I dont like beer go figure.
When someone says "Im off" as in leaving I say "Yep off like a bucket'o'prawns in the hot sundy sun".

[NewLou]

Ooooooooorrrrrrrrr Fair go Gladdys!!!! :eek:

Stop talking to yourself!!

Get it inta Ya!!!

Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrr I think I'm loosen It!

Ya in the Mood Babe

Regards Lou