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Silly Sayings

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Joelsnan Thu 20-Feb-14 08:17:58

Last night I said something which I thought afterwards, how stupid it was. I have been saying it for years. I don't know if I invented it myself or heard it somewhere else. The saying is:
'I was sweating tin hats and dog biscuits'.
Does anyone else say this, or do you have your own 'silly sayings'?

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Mishap Sat 22-Feb-14 22:55:42

Yes - my Dad (a cockney) used to say strike a light, rather than shine a light.

Our silly saying is "I've got the feelups" to describe how you feel when you first wake up. It is a warning to others to steer clear as you are a bit grumpy.

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rosequartz Sat 22-Feb-14 23:08:01

I was just reading an old thread on mispronunciation which was very funny, being a 'mizzled' (misled) person myself.

DD1 told me that she was grown up before she realised what the correct words were to 'row, row, row your boat'. Apparently she always thought the last line was 'life is butter dream' and always wondered what a 'butter dream' was.

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Elegran Sun 23-Feb-14 09:05:36

Life is butter
Life is butter
Life is butter melon
Cauliflower.

Sung as a round.

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rosequartz Sun 23-Feb-14 09:10:35

grin elegran

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annodomini Sun 23-Feb-14 09:43:59

... to the tune of Frere Jaques. We used to sing that in Guides.

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