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Re: Old man phrases you like

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:40 pm
by sparky
A friend’s dad, a linguist, has adopted a Spanish phrase that this meal has me stealing: “full as an egg!”

Re: Old man phrases you like

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 3:03 pm
by Dachshund
"Jesus H. Christ in a chicken basket!!" is a pretty good one.

Re: Old man phrases you like

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 4:32 pm
by ErikG
Older electrician fella at work referred to a past troubleshooting experience as “pissing in the dark.”

Not sure why I’d not heard that until today.

Re: Old man phrases you like

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 4:56 pm
by Geiginni
"If you act like a dumbshit, they'll treat you as an equal." Heard from my dad more than a few times.

Re: Old man phrases you like

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 5:04 pm
by GuyLaCroix
"Sexy as socks on a rooster"

Re: Old man phrases you like

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 10:10 pm
by RyanZ
"How's it hanging?"

"Low and loose and ready for use."

Re: Old man phrases you like

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2021 11:04 am
by Geiginni
"Don't equate your own lack of ambition to others' lack of opportunity."

Re: Old man phrases you like

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:13 pm
by catwoman
HeavenIsInYrBeard wrote: Wed Aug 18, 2021 5:49 am "The world's going to hell in a bloody handcart!", especially when delivered in an Australian accent.

"Going to hell in a handbasket" was my mom's version.

Re: Old man phrases you like

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 4:11 am
by Dovira
Hell in a handbasket sounds pretty manageable actually.

Re: Old man phrases you like

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 4:52 am
by sparky
"Get your arse in gear."
"Hands off your cocks on with your socks."
Suspect these started their decline from common currency around the time National Service in the UK was abolished; suspect my familiarity with them reflects a laziness manifested in childhood that remains my staunch companion.