Funny Sayings

[rivonia]

Hello, I just had a thought.(I know) My wife always says "Reversing Backwards" and " Kill em Dead ". Can you think of similar phrases?

Merry Christmas

Peter

 

[sailorman]

Hello, I just had a thought.(I know) My wife always says "Reversing Backwards" and " Kill em Dead ". Can you think of similar phrases?

Merry Christmas

Peter

if you see 3 Crows in a field there Rooks

 

[Twister_Ken]

A PIN number.

Almost unique.

 

[MoodySabre]

Silly woman

 

[Humblebee]

People who give 105% of themselves.

 

[MASH]

King Pharoah

Onward travel

This train will terminate

there Rooks

roll out, owning (as in having responsibility for a problem), going forwards - and all other corporate w*nk speak.

the awful americanism " will be landing/stopping momentarily" which is a real pisser for those that want to get off.

 

[johnalison]

I married Mrs Malaprop's daughter who inherited her talent, so we tend to get mixed metaphors like "brand clean".

 

[Little Five]

My mother always used the words de-thaw in relation to food from the freezer.

also a teacher at school used the phrase " don't be backward in coming forward"

 

[Appleyard]

Fall down.

 

[BurnitBlue]

Go STRAIGHT round that corner then CATCH the bus when it stops. (at the bus stop)

 

[Boreades]

My wife likes jumping to conclusions.
She gets more exercise that way.

 

[Koeketiene]

My wife likes jumping to conclusions.
She gets more exercise that way.

I get mine pushing my luck

 

[toad]

My favorite this time of year is the local paper headlines, POLICE ZERO TOLERANCE TO DRINK DRIVEING. So the rest of the year if you are over the limit you get a slap on the wrist and sent on your way.

 

[pugwash60]

POBs
(They're their rooks there.)
Estimated ETA
Have a wee seat - seems to be taught to everyone in the Scottish NHS.
We WOULD like to welcome you aboard
(also the momentarily thing but I was beaten to it)

 

[guernseyman]

Faster speed.

River Avon.

 

[sailorman]

putting Down Pipe Up

 

[Slipstream 34]

Our daughter, when she was 6, woke one morning complaining of "Nins and peedles" in her arm !

 

[MASH]

Too right Pugwash, that "would" expression drives me nuts, makes me want to yell, "Well, just bloodywell do it then!"

on a train..."the next station-stop will be..."

cooks who pan-fry things

recipes that say, put the xyz on the plate and pour over the sauce.
err, steak doesn't pour. I've tried...

horse-back riding. The alternatives makes the mind boggle.

sail boat ride...!

in-store.

that unstoppable, punctuationless, monotonous gush of verbal small-print ending in "-----------termsandconditionsapply" that cuts misleading TV adverts short like an unexpected attack of diarrhoea.

Renewable energy, an oxymoron if ever there was one.

Carbon footprint. Related to a sticky fingerprint, perhaps?

straight up = straight ahead (for a helicopter, maybe.)

phenomenons

that famous airline pilot Captain Speaking

The boss of Heathrow who was droning about "reflecting" on the recent crisis. Someone ought to suggest he "absorbs", not reflects. Back to management w*** speak again, sorry.

Traffic reports of the "earlier accident" when it is only the current or most recent one that we're interested in.

Traffic reports again, If you're going/travelling southbound...

 

[Victoria Sponge]

As I said before, I never repeat myself.

 

[agurney]

"avoid unnecessary accidents" .. presumably the others are acceptable.