What is your favorite old "saying"?
04-14-2011, 10:11 PM
#191
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LOL! I don't think you would offend anyone in our generation. That may be a bit spicy but I think we all have probably all heard this a few times....
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Originally Posted by Bluelady
Oh dear..
a friend of the family used to always say,(whenever we whined for something) "Put your wishes in one hand and S*** in the other and see which one fills up first". Not really sure what that supposed to teach us.... It cracks me up now! I will sometimes say it to my kids now. They are 23 and 27 years old though and have heard those words before..
Sorry if I offended anyone!
a friend of the family used to always say,(whenever we whined for something) "Put your wishes in one hand and S*** in the other and see which one fills up first". Not really sure what that supposed to teach us.... It cracks me up now! I will sometimes say it to my kids now. They are 23 and 27 years old though and have heard those words before..
Sorry if I offended anyone!
04-14-2011, 10:16 PM
#193
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Location: Upstate NY, north of Syracuse Area
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My personal favorite is Bloom where you are planted. I married a military man and we moved a lot. Even more tho, to me it really just means to make the best of whatever life hands you.
04-15-2011, 03:39 AM
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Originally Posted by BobbiSue
Daddy would use this quote but add....."now pick up the bucket...". His way of saying..... "Just Don't Quit!!!" Lord, how I miss him and Mama...
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Originally Posted by janethagy
When something would go wrong my dad would say " dont cry over spilled milk, what is done is done" and how right he was..:)
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