Great Family sayings

[Blandmum]

I can think of two in our family.

My dad, of money not being able to buy you happiness 'True, but it lets you be miserable in comfort'

My mother , over 'unplanned' pregnancies, 'If you don't want to go to Cardiff, Why get on the train?!'

What great family sayings do you family have?

Who wants to be the richest man in the graveyard?

The Lord doesn't pay back in money.

Both curtesy of my dad!

I'm on the bus, ding ding

from my dad, always makes me pmsl

If for eg you grab the last slice of bread or something

Said sarcastically with stress on the I'm

On seeing anyone who's apperance was 'ecentric' Mum would say, often very loudly, 'well; the things you see when you haven't got a gun'. How the hell she went through life withougt someone landing one on her is beyond me! She could be so rude!

"Sparrow's fart" - referring to v early in the morning, and "Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick" - both from my dad.

From mum - the very surreal "Dear God, Agnes" as an expression of surprise/exasperation. Not sure who Agnes was - possibly one of mum's aunts.

Does anyone know who Gordon Bennett was? He featured a lot in our house

My family's favourite is
'Oink I say and pass the trough!' after a spectacularly loud burp.
Not sure what that implies about our eating habits!

Gordon Bennet was an america ecentric millionaire. He loved to try to pull the table cloth out from under people when they were eating.....if done fast enough the plates etc stay on the table. He wasn't very good at it.....thus 'Gordon Bennet' when someone is a klutz.

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Thank you - you've made my day

Christ on a bike

where does that come from?

when in doubt shout

My mum has saying aplenty

'All together like brown's cows' Who Brown is we have no idea
'Out in Jack's' when you ask her where something is and she doesnt know. Jack's was the chippy down hte road apparently (long gone now)

Squashed Tomatoes (yelled by dad whenever lots of people in house)

My Mum (to everything in a far away voce): 'oh dear'

Eg, Me- Mum, I've lost my hairband. Mum- 'Oh Dear'

me: 'Mum, I've left my Fiance and am pg by someone else' Mum- 'Oh dear'

Well not quite one above but almost

And Dad calls us all- all including pets- Fred

Oh and being Somerset, whenever you ask where anyone is they are 'Up down X'

'Up down shops'
'Up down school'
'Up down pub'

PMSL, except I do it now

We have several but my favourite is from my dad who always said when were going out for a walk
we were going "to blow the stink off!"

He also say the things you see when you haven't got your Gun thing too!!!

when i was a girl if you asked my mum what was for tea when she was in a bad mood she would say 'shit with sugar on'

Rockangel, are you my long lost sister?????

Snap

Oh, I just remembered. If we complained about the rain, my folks would say "You're not made out of sugar. And shit doesn't melt."

They didn't mean it as badly as it sounds. I think.

Out parents are all faecaly obcessed!

If I barged in front of my mum she would say 'Shit before shovel!'

Slight hijack: Martianbishop, did you see my aside to you on the 'Proof to Greensleeves' thread...?

You were sort of right though, she was pervented from attending the Atlanta permier of GWTH!

Some people then added salt to the wound by sugesting that she only got the Oscar to 'make up ' for the first insult.....thus insulting a fine actress all over again! [angry}