American Phrases - Page 6

Shawnee123 · 11-14-2006, 12:24 PM

My grandma says "finer than frog hair."

Also "colder than a popcorn fart."

Flint · 11-14-2006, 12:36 PM

What about not knowing the difference between "your ass and a hole in the ground"?

wolf · 11-15-2006, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Flint

What about not knowing the difference between "your ass and a hole in the ground"?

Which reminds me about "not being able to find your own asshole with both hands and a flashlight," which may be used to refer to anyone who is "a piece of work."

mrnoodle · 11-14-2006, 01:06 PM

Some of these are southern, some aren't. I don't know which are which anymore. Levels of humor also vary....

"She looks like a bag of cats headed for the river"

"If he was playing for syrup, he wouldn't get a sop"

"He smelled so bad he'd knock a buzzard off a gut wagon"

Bodacious (I've only ever heard it used in reference to food, but it has other connotations apparently).

"You look like the frazzled end of hard times"

"You look like the morning after the night before" (for hangovers)

"He's all hat, no cattle"

"He doesn't have the sense God gave a billy goat."

"You make a better door than a window" (you're blocking my view)

"What, do I look stupid?" (or "What do I look, stupid?" -- never knew how to phrase it right) -- this always sounds like it should be said with a Brooklyn accent, to me.

"Get off your high horse"

"Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me"

"You writing a book? Leave that chapter out" -- when asked a prying question.

"If you had dynamite for brains, you wouldn't have enough to blow your nose"

Flint · 11-14-2006, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mrnoodle

"He's all hat, no cattle"

Great one. Nobody likes a fake-ass cowboy.

Shawnee123 · 11-14-2006, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

Great one. Nobody likes a fake-ass cowboy.

It's been used much for Bush. I thought Ann Richards had used it, but I couldn't find reference. However, I liked this one:

"Poor George. He can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth."

Shawnee123 · 11-14-2006, 01:19 PM

A euphemism for...uh, you know!

As in "Wanna play hide the sausage?"

Sundae · 11-14-2006, 01:22 PM

I can guess which thread you've come from without even stalking you! (but I'm off to check anyway)

footfootfoot · 11-14-2006, 05:08 PM

crapping:
laying cable, downloading a mag (film magazine) from my gaffer days, oinching a loaf.

I feel like I've been eaten by a coyote and shit off a cliff

It was cats fucking dogs <--all fucked up

and my own invention: "He's got his head so far up his ass he has to open his mouth to see where he's going"

11-14-2006, 05:56 PM

"He ain't got the sense God gave grass", I use that one a lot.
"Bout' as sharp as a sack of wet mice".
"Bless his/her heart" used at the end of any insult.

Happy Monkey · 11-14-2006, 06:03 PM

"You look like you were shot at and missed, and shit at and hit."

"Your eyes look like two pee-holes in the snow."

Both to indicate a discheveled, tired appearance.

11-14-2006, 06:15 PM

"Shit in one hand and wish in the other and see which one fills up first."

DanaC · 11-15-2006, 09:26 AM

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"Bless his/her heart" used at the end of any insult.

That's quite similar to one we use: "Bless his/her little cotton socks" sometimes shorterned to just "aww, bless" which can be insulting, or just indicating that someone has been cute.

BigV · 11-15-2006, 11:33 AM

So dumb he couldn’t pour pee out of a boot if there were directions on the toe saying tip up.
If I have to explain this one, I’m talking about you.

Looks like he fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

Busier than a two tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs

Busier than a one armed paper hanger

Busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest

Rode hard and put away wet

God bless your pointed little head

Rides the short bus

Fine as paint
Pretty fine/smooth/well.

Hook, line and sinker; rod, reel and arm.
I’ll see your everything and raise you.

Like white on rice
How tenaciously one will follow or stick to

Btw, mrnoodle, bodacious goes with ta-tas

Flint · 11-15-2006, 11:35 AM

Sweatin' like a whore in church.

11-14-2006, 12:24 PM	#1
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	My grandma says "finer than frog hair." Also "colder than a popcorn fart." __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-14-2006, 12:36 PM	#2
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	What about not knowing the difference between "your ass and a hole in the ground"? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

11-14-2006, 01:06 PM	#4
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	Some of these are southern, some aren't. I don't know which are which anymore. Levels of humor also vary.... "She looks like a bag of cats headed for the river" "If he was playing for syrup, he wouldn't get a sop" "He smelled so bad he'd knock a buzzard off a gut wagon" Bodacious (I've only ever heard it used in reference to food, but it has other connotations apparently). "You look like the frazzled end of hard times" "You look like the morning after the night before" (for hangovers) "He's all hat, no cattle" "He doesn't have the sense God gave a billy goat." "You make a better door than a window" (you're blocking my view) "What, do I look stupid?" (or "What do I look, stupid?" -- never knew how to phrase it right) -- this always sounds like it should be said with a Brooklyn accent, to me. "Get off your high horse" "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me" "You writing a book? Leave that chapter out" -- when asked a prying question. "If you had dynamite for brains, you wouldn't have enough to blow your nose" __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

11-14-2006, 01:19 PM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Hide the Sausage A euphemism for...uh, you know! As in "Wanna play hide the sausage?" __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-14-2006, 01:22 PM	#8
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I can guess which thread you've come from without even stalking you! (but I'm off to check anyway) __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-14-2006, 05:08 PM	#9
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	crapping: laying cable, downloading a mag (film magazine) from my gaffer days, oinching a loaf. I feel like I've been eaten by a coyote and shit off a cliff It was cats fucking dogs <--all fucked up and my own invention: "He's got his head so far up his ass he has to open his mouth to see where he's going" __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-14-2006, 05:56 PM	#10
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	"He ain't got the sense God gave grass", I use that one a lot. "Bout' as sharp as a sack of wet mice". "Bless his/her heart" used at the end of any insult.

11-14-2006, 06:03 PM	#11
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	"You look like you were shot at and missed, and shit at and hit." "Your eyes look like two pee-holes in the snow." Both to indicate a discheveled, tired appearance. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

11-14-2006, 06:15 PM	#12
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	"Shit in one hand and wish in the other and see which one fills up first."

11-15-2006, 11:33 AM	#14
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	So dumb he couldn’t pour pee out of a boot if there were directions on the toe saying tip up. If I have to explain this one, I’m talking about you. Looks like he fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down. Busier than a two tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs Busier than a one armed paper hanger Busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest Rode hard and put away wet God bless your pointed little head Rides the short bus Fine as paint Pretty fine/smooth/well. Hook, line and sinker; rod, reel and arm. I’ll see your everything and raise you. Like white on rice How tenaciously one will follow or stick to Btw, mrnoodle, bodacious goes with ta-tas __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-15-2006, 11:35 AM	#15
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Sweatin' like a whore in church. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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