Silly Phrases/ Sayings

WelshBlue

Coming home from an an appointment today I hit a pothole … first words out of my mouth were "There's nothing worse" than hitting a hole you can see but not miss

What a pointless phrase when there's so much worse that can happen

Or … when life gives you lemons make lemonade … who's providing the sugar ?

It takes more muscles to frown than to smile … not true. 3 to frown … 10 to smile

So many more sayings that annoy me these days … or am I turning into a grumpier ol' man ?

Zipz

Pointless phases can be invalidating in the context of disability.

I loathe "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"

I also dread the question, "Keeping well?" when I've had a progressive condition since childhood.

michael57

i like the saying since light travels faster than sound some people appear bright until you hear them speak

Ross1975

Some that I've not heard for many years while growing up in Greater Manchester, not sure if they're were that common elsewhere.

Is it eckers like

Sack it

Top one

Do one

Donkeys years

Ironside1990

"Shy bairns get nowt"

JessieJ

No gain without pain, okay in a gym, but…

I say, when life gives you lemons, pour a gin & tonic

66Mustang

"They seem to want to have their cake and to eat it."

Well obviously… why would I want a cake if I couldn't eat it? I'd just be providing free storage for whoever gets to eat it 🤔

66Mustang

@Ross1975

Part of my family comes from "oop norf" but now I live "daan saff" the last two you mentioned are used a bit - especially "do one" was used a lot by prepubescent boys at school… but I think you're right about them being regional

Amberpearl

My late mum knew dozens of daft useless sayings lol

I was born in Rotherham and it's like a different language Yorkshire speak lol

E by gum

Gerroff

Be reight

Mardy

Chuffed

Ey up

Lug

Faffin

Eck

Nowt

Born in a barn

Biblioklept

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1051384#Comment_1051384

😅 this made me giggle far more than it should!!!

Biblioklept

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1051403#Comment_1051403

I wish I'd been told this more!!

Mary_Scope

"I'll be there now in a minute" is a classic in my house😄

Albus_Scope

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1051443#Comment_1051443

The breakdown of it is "you cannot simultaneously retain possession of a cake and eat it too, as if you ate the cake, there would be no cake."

I just say "They want the moon on a stick!" ie; they want everything.

WelshBlue

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1051491#Comment_1051491

Very Welsh 😁 That's a popular one here in this house … either be there now or in a minute !!!

Like, who's coat is that jacket

Interesting to see how regional some things are

I'm Welsh and extremely proud of it, but boy we've got some strange sayings/ mannerisms … like putting hellish in front of everything … hellish good … hellish late … hellish annoying

Or everyone having nicknames. Mine was fine when I was 18 … at 58 I'm hardly the "blonde bomber" now … I'm bald for one 🤣

my biggest question to myself … when did I become so intolerant

66Mustang

@WelshBlue I was listening to Karl Pilkington about nicknames on working class estates in Manchester … he was explaining that "Jimmy the Hat" was because he never wore a hat 😆 then there was "Dave the Screw" which scared the others as they needed to keep it clean, luckily it was because Dave ran a DIY shop

66Mustang

@Albus_Scope Please don't think I thought it really was a stupid saying, I know all these old sayings have a meaning and I actually really like them!! Thanks for teaching me that one though as I didn't know the meaning behind that one 😊

Albus_Scope

Haha no worries @66Mustang I had to check, I remember many people on TV were talking about it around the elections and it just got stuck in my head. 😆