What saying don't make sense to you? I'll go 1st.

1) six one half dozen or the other
2) same difference

definately maybe

military intelligence

A baker's dozen, try taking 13 doughnuts and only paying for 12 :lol:

The first one should be; six of one, half dozen of the other. It means one choice is about the same as the other choice.

i second this 1 lol...
DH is in his 13th year as active duty army... and some of their rules, regulations, and decisions seem incredibly odd to me lol

This one came about when you actually bought donuts from a baker. If he knew you and your family (as our baker did) you'd order a dozen donuts and he'd give you an extra just to be nice. This often happened to me and if I was really lucky I'd get a jelly donut. YUM! Those are still the best tasting donuts I've ever had.

hahahahaha

I used to tell my kids to
"Fight Nice"
they always stopped what they were doing... at least long enough to look at me and say 'HUH?'
I still say it from time to time

And justice for all...

Don't get me started, we could be here all day on this one.

My Gramma used to say she was making layovers to catch meddlers.

what about "Jumbo Shrimp"..lol

and don't forget the one said to your male friends or relatives -------- "Shut the barn door before the horse (or pony) jumps out!"

blood from a turnip

for pete's sake: Who's pete and what does his sake have to do with it?
For crying out loud: what does this mean.

I know there are others that I've always wondered about, but can't think of them right now.

A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush. Appreciate what you have.

Yeah - who is this Pete guy?
Also, Bob's your uncle. My uncle is named Norman, not Bob.

good grief

"Awfully good to see you."

Shouldn't it be wonderfully good to see you?

I had an uncle Bob! So everytime someone said that to me I would say "how did you know?" LOL

Guess it depends on who you run into! :roll:

I have an Uncle Norm, too!

I also have an Uncle Norm!

"Say Uncle" when you were being tickled as a kid.

Which uncle - Norm or Bob?

Neither, just Uncle!! LOL

A stitch in time saves Nine ??? Or have I heard it wrong

I've always thought this meant: Take care of a problem when it is small or it'll take more work later.

My fav is to hear a someone say to a child "do you want a spanking'? Now I want to ask if you ever heard a child jump up and down saying "oh yes yes please I want a spanking" LOL
A very wise man once told me to never say or threaten anything to child that you did not indend to do because if you then do not carry through the child wins the round.
Boy oh Boy I quit asking THAT question.

My husband used to tell the kids, "If you don't put the tools back I will break your arm" I always told him "don't make a threat you are not going to do."

"in a pickle" --------------------how can ANYone be in a pickle?


Where did "it's not over til the fat lady sings" come from?

"They say --------------who are "they"?

i always think its funny when parents would tell their kids anything that starts with "we dont" (we dont hit people, we dont run in the store, etc)instead of "we shouldnt" or something similar

always think.. well obviously the kid does lol

One that gets me everty time I hear it is "Fire at Will!" Who is Will and what did he do to make simply EVERYBODY want to shoot him?

ReRe

It`s "Six of one, 1/2 a dozen of the other"
Which basically translates to: same difference.
Which is to say, it`s all the same.

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Nah, you heard it right. Back when folks repaired clothing rather than throw it out and buy new, they knew to repair a small hole before it became a larger one, thus one stitch as opposed to nine stitches.
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Haha nice one ReRe

"every Tom, Dick and Harry" who were they and how did they get dragged into it?

Given the choice of a spanking and one of my mother's "talks" give me the spanking any day!

One of my Daddy's most common statement was:

sh_t and 2 is 8. 10's 12. and 6 is fourteen.

Grandma said "Sweet sugar".

My husband is from South Texas. My family's favorite saying of his is "(I'll do whatever) even if it harelips everyone down on Bear Creek!"

I have no idea what that means or where he picked it up.

My personal favorite, is frequently heard in the upper midwest. I'm from Connecticut and it just confuses me. When you ask someone if they have anything, and they respond in a very cheerful voice: "We sure don't."