Phrases/Sayings/Word Origins

[TerryMiller]

Fair to Middling

While the "source" of the above phrase at the link touches on the quality of sheep, I had heard that it was a grade of cotton. Supposedly, "fair to middling" was a pretty good grade of cotton. That is touched upon in the above link in the very last statement of the article.

 

[okie362]

"If you ran off at the ass like you do at the mouth you wouldn't live 5 minutes!"

 

[n423]

Dad used to tell people "much obliged". Never hear that anymore.

Meaning to say "I am indebted to you". I would say it is polite, but no more so than a prim "Thank you".

 

[xseler]

Dad always said that 'a fart is just a turd honking for the right-of-way'.

 

[xseler]

"Buying a pig in a poke" meant buying it sight unseen.

 

[MacFromOK]

"You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear."

Seems applicable to to a certain young female politician these days...

 

[O4L]

"You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear."

Seems applicable to to a certain young female politician these days...

With her it's more like "You can't make chicken soup out of chicken $H!t".

 

[Snattlerake]

When talking about women with dad, "Is the screwing you get worth the screwing you get?"

 

[okierider]

It is hotter than 2 rats ............bumping ugly's............ in a wool sock. (cleaned up version!! come on we were construction dudes)

Had a teacher that would work with us during the summer months framing houses, throw that one out.

 

[okierider]

Your Alligator mouth is writing checks your canary ass can't cash!
Drill Sergeant Marsh, Fort Lost in the Woods Misery............ Try not laughing in formation when the DI throws that one out to some knuckle head that does not know when the hell to shut his pie hole LOL!!!