Made-up Sayings

My Step-Father always said "I'm off to see a man about a dog or there & back to see how far it is" when I, as a child, asked where he was going

My Mum when I asked what was for Dinner would reply "2 kicks at the Pantry door" (this applied to any request for meal information)

My late DH when he heard some-one had died would comment "oh another Barbeque" meaning a Cremation, used widely by the family. His other saying to DC & DGC when they said "it's not fair" would be the response "neither is a black man's bum", not very PC but factual

We always call remote controls Zappers.

2 sayings when the children were young. If they asked where I was going I would say 'there and back to see how far it is', the other when they asked 'what's for dinner?' reply was 'air pie and windy pudding', have no idea where they came from.

A little rude but my Nan used to say “ooh, she wants to know the in’s and out’s of a fat mans arse” ironic really as she was the nosiest person I knew?

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My darling Mum, gone 7 years and missed every day would always say if we were doing something she didnt approve of....if you fall and break your leg dont come running to me!!

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I have sadly just informed my son who lives in a different city, married in mid forties, three young children , that my beloved 10 year old dog seems to have a cancerous growth.

The point is he replied (on messenger)

‘Oh no! Sending lots of Christmas love.’

Christmas love?

Has the world gone mad?
If only he’d said ‘sending lots of love’

What do you think Grans? Do you think it’s odd or is it me?

That was odd. Yes. But I'm sure he meant it nicely. Men don't think! :-)

I often used to overhear a lady on the bus to work say, 'it just shows to go you' and I was never sure if it was an accidental Spoonersim or on purpose.

I've been told that I've got a 'tea belly' as I consume too much - but really, is that possible?

Many years ago a friend was visiting us with her little boy. He saw some tomatoes in our kitchen, pointed to them and said something that sounded very much like "tommy farters". Ever since that's what they are known as in our house, and even our daughter says it, who wasn't even born at the time. "A cheese and Tommy farter quiche".

My dearest MiL would say ‘Let’s be about right about this’ I was never really sure what she meant. When we moved to the West Midlands I was fascinated by the saying ‘ I played my face’. I’d never heard it before but it so clearly describes what a person does to get their own way!

My dad used to say that he was ‘going to see a man about a dog’ , when we weren’t to ask where he was going .

Coming from Geordie stock, my Mum, when surprised by something would say, “well I’ll go to Shields.” I have no idea if it was the north or south one!

Ours was a variation of that - Use your head and save your legs...

I have sadly just informed my son who lives in a different city, married in mid forties, three young children , that my beloved 10 year old dog seems to have a cancerous growth.

The point is he replied (on messenger)

‘Oh no! Sending lots of Christmas love.’

Christmas love?

Has the world gone mad?
If only he’d said ‘sending lots of love’

What do you think Grans? Do you think it’s odd or is it me?

We always took “swanjets” on a picnic and sucked “Charlie Buggers” in the car.
Raised an eyebrow when asked for in a petrol station.

(Barley Sugars, in case you didn’t get it )

If someone ask .. where are you going.. the reply is .. up nuck Sparra catchin.. god only knows where that came from!!

" Don't tell it"

This was one of my husband's favourite sayings . If you use something for which it is not intended but will do the job we say " Don't tell it"
For example if you use bathroom cleaner spray in your kitchen instead of kitchen spray he would say " Don't tell it " meaning don't tell the spray that you shouldn't be using that spray . It's amazing how many situations it applies to. Silly but it has us in hysterics. Now my son in law uses it. I said it when I was using a knife to unscrew a screw and my son in law told me off jokingly. I said " Don't tell it" and we all fell about.

Our family, when describing something complicated would use the phrase ‘fandangle’.
Also, forgetting the name of something, it became the ‘doohickey’.

My son in law said he didn't understand Six of one and 1/2 a dozen of the other. He always said 6 of one and 9 of 3 we still say that. He insists its just random numbers.

We had a few in our family, one was "hasn't our cat got a long tale" that was when one of us wouldn't stop rabbiting on about something (hence the spelling) and the other was "I'm going round the back at Jossie's yard". That meant "I'm off out and don't ask me where I'm going". The men would also say "I'm just going to turn my bike round" when they were off to the loo.

We link little fingers and say, ' that's a pinkie promise' and once made never broken.

I heard of someone who used to say “is the pope a Dutchman “

My DM used to say ‘ they’re throwing their money around, like a man with no arms’ ?

Should that be ‘don’t do it??’ I’m sure you get the gist!

Our house motto is ‘a journey upstairs empty handed is a wasted journey’. Surprisingly we all know it, but seems only I do it!