Parents say the oddest things.

thorsoak

Oh we were told we'd have a chase round the table and a kick at the cat for dinner!

Gleek

Egging back o'Doigs - my dad. Means 'mind your own business'

Frith

My mum's sayings include - "Just a cotton picking moment" and my smaller son has started saying that. Grandma would say "put the wood in the hole" meaning shut the door.

Ex mother in law had several including "I'll go to Hannover" when surprised and (our favourite) if she was talking and forgot what she was going to say next "Sure to have been a lie" !

If she was pairing stuff up (like socks) the second half of a pair would be the "butty" to the first as in "Where's the butty to this one?"

joedi

When asked what was for tea, my mum would say "bread and pull it".

My dad would say "Haud yer weesht" if I was talking too much.

Two of my grans favourites were "handsome is as handsome does"

and "dont let the flat caps pass you by, waiting for a bowler hat!" (This meants dont pass up the ordinary lads, waiting for a posh one!)

When my great aunt was surprised, she would exclaim "God love a duck!"...never worked that one out!

Jo
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Spendless

'Do you know that for a fact or have you read it in a book?' is one of mine. It irritates my husband no end. The origin of it though is better suited to the Arms.

Richard53

Tigsteroonie wrote: »

One of the tales from wartime was of a message that originated as "Send reinforcements: we're going to advance" but by the time it had passed through all the messengers (think Chinese Whispers) it had turned into "Send three and fourpence, we're going to a dance".

You beat me to it!

My favourite (from Yorkshire) was the traditional reply to a child constantly asking "what's that?"

"It's a whim-wham for ducks to peek on."

No, I don't know why either.

fireyfirenze

my grandma exclaims 'blood and stomach pills' when shocked/frustrated etc, a bit like somebody else might say bloody hell.

stiltwalker

If we'd left lights on my Dad would ask 'do you think this is Blackpool Illuminations?' Also used to get 'how's your belly for spots' from an uncle. Also got the usuals like 'if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all' and 'I want never gets'.

Worrying thing is I now say the Blackpool one to DH and I'm sure as the kids get old enough to reach the light switches I'll say it to them too!

Loved, loved, loved the second half of 'you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on' - so going to have to remember that for DH's brother and his family who are forever losing and mislaying stuff.

MrsAtobe

Hells bells and buckets of blood. (Used as a curse)

Heavens to Betsy (expressing surprise)

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride (as would I, I would have loved a horse when I was younger)

I'll post again when I think of some more, our family have loads

elisebutt65

Where you born in a barn? For leaving doors open & ' you make a better door than a window' when standing in front of something like the tv. Lol.