Mums sayings.

If you haven't got anything nice to say about anyone, come sit by me ))

I'm all behind like the cow's tail.
Up and down like a fiddler's elbow.
Don't do as I do, do as I tell you

Teetime, do hope your mum was joking as that was a really
horrible thing to say to you.

Children at my primary school who swore (usually boys) hands their mouths washed out with soap. I used to think it quite appropriate as they had said 'dirty' words!

I remember " Dont care was made to care "

Had their mouths....

"Pick you feet up" errr ok mum.

Of someone in a dress that was too tight was like a sack of shit tied in the middle

"just wait till your dad gets home"

Dad used to come home and give us cuddles (he worked away for long periods of time) and tell mum she should have sorted it out herself at the time (in the kitchen when they thought we couldn't hear)

Where have you been? Here there and back again to see how far it is!
As I was born with squints I had "one eye on the pot and t'other up the chimney!
If I was limping I had "one leg and a flapper"
And as a chubby child was told giving me a cuddle it was " one arm round me and twice round the gasworks"
"Mum am I pretty ..well your not pretty your not ugly just pretty ugly"
My mum had such a way with words..

When asking mum what was for tea her answer would be
'A run round the table and a kick at the cat!'

My Dad would say "pigs feet and custard " for tea.

Me rather anxiously: "Mum"" have I got your nose or dad's nose?" Said noses were both quite large!
Mum: rather briskly "Oh for goodness sake I don't know, you've got a nose like God only knows!"
The other good one was "sticks and stones may break your bones but names will never hurt you" I didn't believe her then and haven't changed my mind!!

She's got hair like a yard of pump water.
About anyone with really straight hair, like mine

Least said, soonest mended
Mutton dressed as lamb
Street angels, house devils
Stitch in time saves nine
Up and down like Brown's cows
Mind your P's and Q's
You've made your bed, now lie on it (usually reported speech about someone else)

'What time do you call this?' When I was late. No answer was acceptable!

Also 'bread and pull-it' when I asked what was for tea

'If the wind changes you'll stay like that' if I pulled a face

My dad once asked me "what time do you call this". It was 11 pm, I was half an hour late and 17 years old. I answered "Alfred" and ran up to my bedroom, fast! Not that dad was aggressive but his disapproval wasn't something I sought out usually.

Dont do as I do, do as I say

When my friends children asked what was for tea they were told green sh*te and sugar, i hate that saying

A whistling woman
A crowing hen
Brings the devil
From his den

Hubbies used to say when he asked what he could have for Christmas was all you can see with your eyes shut
.

She's all sugar or all shite

pam

When asked what was for tea she'd say, "A walk round and a kick at the table leg."

Red hat no drawers !
No better than she should be !

It was my dad who used to say

"that person has no bottom".

Took me a few years to work out what he meant.

Chickens knees and foxes elbows , if asked what was for dinner.

It's colder where there's none , if complaining my meal had gone cold

Only God knows and he doesn't have to answer to you , if I asked a difficult or stupid question

You will knock me into the middle of next week. Every time the lounge door hit the back of mums chair!