Parents say the oddest things.

Gingernutty

I come from an Irish background

When telling a story that involved a stranger whose name he didn't know Dad would call him "a quare fella". A queer fellow.

"I was walking down the road when some quare fella...."

"Stone the crows!" was an uncle's exclamation of surprise.

"Between you, me and the gatepost" - former colleague who didn't want me to pass on gossip she was passing on.

simple_but_sweet

a common expression in our house in the 90s was "up your dunger" - i don't think it needs explained lol and "up your hole with a big jam roll"

all fur coat and no knickers

kettle calling the pot black a*se

do you think i came down in the last shower?

as black as your boot (meaning someone was another religion)
the other sort / the other side of the house (again another religion)

i'll just have a wee poke (when ordering ice cream)

were you reared in a field (when leaving the door open)

give me a pencil til i work this one out (when someone was constipated lol)

your heads up your a*se (not making sense)

thats cat (thats terrible)

anything strange or startling? - my mum said that in every single phone call to her sisters

danger pants (red underwear)

it's not up my ar*e picking daisies

sh*t stirrer (someone to says things just to get a reaction) - that person can be then handed a wooden spoon

stick ur arm up your ar*e and sit on your elbow (when there was no seats)

whats for dinner? - hamster jam (random one relating to a dead

hamster buried in the garden and dug up by a cat)


i know we've loads more but i can't remember them now

Rachylou1981

Loads of sayings already been mentioned, certainly we used to get that our mum had ran away with a black man or that our dad had gone to see a man about a dog. I can't really remember being confused about it or upset when we didn't get a dog. Ha.

Parents would say if we were naughty that the Bad Man or the School Board Man would come and take us away or they would send us to the 'Cottage Homes' which terrified us - doubt things like that could or would be said now.

One phrase I still hear from the older generation where I live (North) is when people are having affairs or who have had one, it is referred to as 'knocking on'. "Did you hear about Carol? She's been knocking on". I always giggle when I hear it.

GlasweJen

My mum used to threaten us with "hairy toes will get you".

She also said things like "if there's a god in govan....", "I didn't come up the Clyde in a banana boat", and if you asked the time the answer was always "time Big Ben had weans then we'd all have watches".

heartbreak_star

Remembered another one!

When faced with some of the spotty oiks I brought home as dates as a teenager, Mum used to say "Well I couldn't fancy him toasted"!

HBS x

Mrs_Huggett

If mum had a busy day or evening with us kids driving her mad she would say "Iv'e been up and down like a brides knickers" Dad would moan if we kept going in and out the front room,"Oi pack it in, your'e in and out like a fiddlers elbow" On asking after Mum's whereabouts we would be told "she's run orf wiv a sailor" when the same was asked of Dad we would be told "He's run orf wiv a showgirl". The reply to what's for tea Mum? was usually Air pie and windy pudding, when Dad was asked where he was going (usually the bookies grrrrr!) he would reply "there and back to see how far it is" . My dear Father in law who hailed from Barbados would say if a baby was crying loudly for a long time, "he/she killed a priest". Theres more, many more, but that's enough to be going on with.

lily76

marisco wrote: »

I'm not sure if these sayings were particular to my family or not. My grandad use to come out with some funny things at times though;

'When you're right no one remembers. When you are wrong no one forgets'. Often said when he was in the dog house for some misdemeanour or other with my nana.

'Cheer up, the worst is yet to come'. Said in a sarcastic manner to my sister, cousins and I when we were being stroppy teens.

I had my moments growing up and my dad could often be heard saying to me;

'Experience is what you get, when you dont get what you wanted'

'A word to the wise isn't necessarry, it is the daft ones who need all the guidance'. That one use to wind me up something cronic as my dad was well aware. I have him to thank for being worldly wise now though.

'Experience is what you get, when you dont get what you wanted'

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I love this one. It is so wise. :T