Your favorite sayings?

[moosmom]

"Beats a poke in the eye with a sharp stick"

Compliments of F. David Ploss, Jr. (deceased)

[RICHARD]

"Beats a poke in the eye with a sharp stick"

Eleven, eleven, eleven, eleven, eleven, eleven, eleven!

On the lotto win, or any good fortune. "It's more than I started with."

"Walk in the shade."

"Two needles will never prick each other."

"You are trying to blot out the sun with your hand."

Mruffruff,

24 hours in an airport?

I'd rather walk the streets at two in the morning!

[Cincy'sMom]

In college, I worked part time in the Engineering library. The circulation manager there was sort of an odd bird, but he did have some great sayings.

When he had a project for us to do it, it was "more fun then a barrel of snakes"

And when we were spending too much time talking,a nd not enough working, he would walk up and remind us "They don't pay us much, but they expect us to move around a little"

Of course, most of my favorite, or most often used ones these days can't be posted on a family site!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

"Every cloud has a silver lining..."

[Hellow]

Heh, I think this about 12 times a day:
"If it aint broke, don't fix it!"
This is the one that happens most of the time though:
"If it aint broke, break it!"

[Carol Bulger1944]

As my Mama used to say "When you get old, everthing hurts but your grey hair".

[davidpizzica]

My two favorite sayings came from nmy dad. When it would be raining outside, I'd say "look at that rain come down!", my dad would say, "did you ever see it go up?!" Another one is if he be watching Miss America with me and a beautiful girl would come on, he'd say " what that girl doesn't have, she doesn't need!".

[RICHARD]

Heh, I think this about 12 times a day:
"If it aint broke, don't fix it!"
This is the one that happens most of the time though:
"If it aint broke, break it!"

I have my own personal sayings for news coverage on TV.

These are mostly aimed at the news readers who come on and say....

We have breaking news!
"Well, you better fix it!

The cause of the plane crash is under investigation.
"Gravity, maybe?"

[Medusa]

I have my own personal sayings for news coverage on TV.

These are mostly aimed at the news readers who come on and say....

We have breaking news!
"Well, you better fix it!

The cause of the plane crash is under investigation.
"Gravity, maybe?"

Oh ok, now I get it. You were looking for snappy comebacks when you started this thread, huh? I thought you were looking for memorable quotes such as "a penny saved is a penny earned", that sort of thing. If it's a snappy comeback that you're looking for, well, someone once told my dad that I was beautiful and he asked Dad "Is she spoiled?" and Dad was all too quick w/the answer "No, she always smells that way".

[Pam]

It looks like a lot of us remember things our dads have said There used to be a commercial on TV for Maxwell House coffee. The ending line went "Maxwell House...good to the last drop." My dad always said "I wonder what's wrong with the last drop."

[Freedom]

He/She is out to lunch without a sandwich. (Note: the eye roll is a part of the phrase, you must do that after you say the phrase.)

Open mouth, insert foot, bite down . . . HARD! (What I often do!)

[kitten645]

You can't idiot-proof the world!
What if the hokey pokey really IS what it's all about?


Claudia

[Miss Z]

"Who's rattled 'is cage?"

"S/he couldn't organise a p*ss-up in a brewery/mud-bath at Glastonbury"

"No chance, mate."

"You and who's army?"

"As happy as a pig in muck!"

I am ashamed of myself.

[sumbirdy]

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain."

I don't know who said it, but it's one of my fave's, and has great significance to me.

[Suki Wingy]

I have a habit of adding "I don't know, ask Vanessa Redgrave!" to the end of questions.
(Comes from a 1981 stand up sketch by Rik Mayall)