Originally Posted by Pollyv9
I have been reading the nickname thread. Some are so funny. It made me think of things my family used to say. One of my grandmothers favorite sayings was somebody was grinning like a wave on a slop bucket. Do you know what a slop bucket is? I do! When I was young I thought my Mom's old saying "Beauty is skin deep, but ugly holds it own" was so funny. Then I went to a reunion and guess what? She was right.
OMG you brought back memories ... never have heard either of those expressions!
It was the slop bucke that got me ... and in our home it was the "Pigs Pail"! :)
Some Mom'isms that still haunt me, though she has been gone for 20 years now
* Don't bite off more than you can chew!
* Don't try to burn the candle at both ends!!
* Eat with your mouth closed.
* Sing at the table, cry before you go to bed.