Genealogy
Windandsand · 14/05/2012 09:59
Insancerre, my dad used to answer the phone with' battersea dogs home ' as well!! Is your dad a Londoner?
They also had a horror of being out of work and said they would rather starve than "beg off the state". My dad would employ ex prisoners as he said once they had done there time and shouldn't have to go any lower.
'drawing attention to her or himself" at anyone being emotional
'foreign muck" any dish of food not meat and two veg. They used to laugh though so I think it was an inside joke as they were always abroad...
or "I'll have to cut it off then" 
lalaloopylou · 18/08/2012 19:57
My house my rules
You look like Sally gone for a living (when dressing up a young child)
The Wind will change and youll be stuck like that
Iffits- as in when we asked what's for dinner 'if its there you can have it'
Born in a barn(when not closing door)
You smell like the perfume counter at boots
Rabbit food=salad
5madthings · 18/08/2012 20:07
"stop sea sawing snot" whenever we sniffed!
and "i am going to bang your heads together" when my sister and were bickering.
my dad still answers the phone with "hello, this is the mad house, duty looney speaking" or " this is the fridge speaking, the answer machine is on holiday" 
Chubfuddler · 18/08/2012 20:14
My mothers best, cribbed from her Plymouth driving instructor and now repeated from me when another driver is being hesitant about a gap "you could get the Ark Royal through there"
My nan had many, many sayings. Many songs too. Lots were rude and not really appropriate for children. Didn't stop her:
A blind man would be glad to see you (in response to " do I look ok")
No one looks at the mantle when they're stoking the fire (sex)
Takes a lean dog for a long hunt
If wishes were horses all beggars would ride
All fur coat and no knickers
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