Personal sayings

Lynnie · Senior Member

Personal sayings

Pam · Guru

You forgot to mention your own sayings Lynnie. Perhaps you should "tweak" your comment.

I had a friend once who used to say"Do you care for a spot?"

meaning do you want a cuppa

Gerty Dancer · Guru

I always call men "blokes"; 5pm is "wine oclock"; a tiny amount is a "poofteenth"; the toilet is the "dunny"; plenty is "lotsa'.
Some words came back with my father after WW2, I remember "Impshi" which means go away.
As soon as I stop trying to remember there'll be heaps more.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

I say something different for a tiny amount GD, "within a bees d??k" But I wouldn't say it if a lady was within ears reach.

A bit of a dill or if someone does something stupid I would say "What a pelican" I got that from my dad. I'm a pelican a lot actually.

goinsoon · Guru

Thirsty

"dry as a dead dingos donger"

Cruising Granny · Guru

Foolish stupid people are "gherkins".
Unwise dimwits, are thick as 2 short planks.
When someone asks me what I'm doing when they can see what I'm doing, "Standing on the end of the jetty ironing shirts".
I'm so unlucky I couldn't win a kick in a street fight.
Poor managers, couldn't run a hot bath.
Bad drivers couldn't drive a hot nail into soft butter.
Someone who's rough around the edges, or unsophisticated is a bush pig.
When returning from a period of absence the greeting is, "Nice to see ya back", to which I respond, "And your front".
Setting up camp is dropping anchor.

goinsoon · Guru

Doesn't know his arse from his elbow

useless as a hip pocket in a pair of underpants

Can't tell sh1t from clay

Scarse as rocking horse sh1t

The most fun you can have with your pants on

Busier than a one armed brickie

Up at sparrows fart

Built like a brick sh1thouse

He is too slow to keep bloody worms in a tin

Landfall · Guru

"Couldn't organise a chook raffle in a KFC store"

"Couldn't sail out of sight on a dark, foggy night"

"About as useful as an ashtray on a motor bike"

"If brain power was atomic energy, wouldn't have enough to blow their hat off"

When I'm teaching students to drive, I often have to say, "Just let the clutch out a whisker"

"Are your ears stuck on, or do they actually work?"

"OK I'll try again, using words of two or less sylables"

When asked, "Are you trying to make me look stupid?" I reply "You don't need my help"

Reading this thread, it brings out the best in me. biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

Dusty furious

Dougwe · Chief one feather

goinsoon wrote:
Thirsty
"dry as a dead dingos donger"

Thirsty as a lizard drinking

Delta18 · Guru

An Irish lady aquaintance expresses shock as "Oh my giddy aunt" and if something has happened on two prior occasions it was the "last twice".

pauline · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
I say something different for a tiny amount GD, "within a bees d??k" But I wouldn't say it if a lady was within ears reach.

my take on this for a small amount is " a flea's fore skin"

animalcarer · Senior Member

Lynnie wrote:
As a matter of interest, what sayings are you known to use?
Whilst there are a number of well used Australian sayings, what sayings do you use a lot or are unique to you?
Lyn

For crying in the bloody dark

Dont act like a mona lisa

Watch it my girl I will throw you into next week

Two plates short of a dinner set

The lift doesnt touch the top floor

Hes having a Busmans holiday

She fell through the ugly tree and broke every branch coming down.

He fell out of a tree and landed into a arm chair

He can charm the birds out of the trees

A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush

Mad as a cut snake

goinsoon · Guru

short arms and deep pockets

spiders in his pockets

moths in his wallet

gawd she's a bit of a bush pig

wouldn't work in an iron lung

wouldn't shout if a shark bit him

Loffty · Senior Member

Grouse : very good :)

goinsoon · Guru

got a face like a bashed in dunny can

couldn't tell his bum from a hole in the ground

seen better legs on a kitchen table

don't get your knickers in a knot

pissed as a fart

silly as a cut snake

better than a poke in the eye with a sh1tty stick

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Cool, but now the kids say FULLY SICK apparently it means the same. When I was younger fully sick meant you were very sick.

littledick · Senior Member

ooh roo to the Grand kids.

Dick.

ChiChi1 · Guru

Called my mother today: "You silly big Galloot." Don't know where that one come from. But she laughed.

justcruisin01 · Guru

Two favourits,

Busy as a centerpede skipping.

Dumb as dogsh#t.

Lynnie · Senior Member

Thanks for your input folks. Keep them coming.
It was interesting to note that I have heard quite a number of them uttered from various people at various times of my life.
This sets me thinking how and when sayings originate and are passed along over time.
I guess when I meet up with people durng my trip I will hear some more.
Interesting.

Beth54 · Guru

This one's a bit unusual I think, haven't heard anyone else use it.

Ooshi! Or ooshi bada! ...get out of the way, move.

My family have been using it for decades without knowing where it came from or who started it.

When my youngest brother was travelling in Turkey he discovered it was a Turkish expression. We figured it must have come from the soldiers of WW1. Out great Uncle was one of them who survived, so maybe he brought it back.

barina · Guru

I'll give you what for!!!!!

Schrapnel.... (loose change)

As ugly as a hatful of a********

you look like a dogs dinner

barina · Guru

Black a a dog's guts

Horoo

Cruising Granny · Guru

I make up a lot as I go depending on the circumcisions. Oops, circumstances.
I don't believe in ADHT. It's really TATADS - "thong across the ass deficit syndrome".
Travel around the outback. There's a lot of dirt between the dots on the map.

Cruising Granny · Guru

As a single woman I often get the impression of single, lonely and desperate men that they see me as a donut -
"Round and sweet with a hole in the middle".

-- Edited by Cruising Granny on Friday 16th of March 2012 09:19:20 PM

DandS · Senior Member

" thats like giving Colonel Sanders your chickens to look after when you are on holidays"

"he is also selfish, he is depriving a village from filling a much needed position"

"its the only circus that I know of where the Ring Master is the clown"

"dont look at me in that tone of voice"

"sharp as a bowling Ball"

Daryl

-- Edited by DandS on Friday 16th of March 2012 09:11:28 PM

Cruising Granny · Guru

Heavy footed hoons have more octane then brains.

When I was at my crookest taking the maximum number of pills in a day for blood pressure, potassium deficiency, anti-depressants, panadiene forte', I referred to them as medication for brain (anti-depressant), drain (potassium), pain (forte') and vein (blood pressure).

Since surgery I've done away with the drain and vein pills.

I'm not sure where the cholesterol and reflush fit now.

-- Edited by Cruising Granny on Saturday 17th of March 2012 05:18:08 PM

barina · Guru

lower than a snakes belly
back of bourke
beyond the black stump
as the crow flies
silly as a wheel
thicker than 2 planks

They keep popping into my head at the strangest times.....

Delta18 · Guru

So low he'd need a parachute to jump out of a snakes ass.

So dumb he makes 2 planks look like a computer.

Cruising Granny · Guru

If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.
Treat people as you like to be treated.