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Old 04-15-2011, 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by CMARAS1234
"Nervous as a sore-tailed cat, in a room full of Rocking chairs..

"a mind is a terrible thing to waste"

And my personal fav. " Press on regardless and don't look back, They may be gaining on you.
LOL I like the last one. Reminds me of "It pays to be paranoid", and " Humpty Dumpty was pushed!"
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Old 04-15-2011, 05:23 AM
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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.
I would say when going to work "another day, another dollar so they say".
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't teach a dog old tricks.
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Old 04-15-2011, 05:53 AM
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kwitchyrbelakin,a hard head totes a sore a**.
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Old 04-15-2011, 06:00 AM
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I’ve only read to page 5 so these could be duplicates. Have got to read the rest! :)

From my Dad: You’re bored? Go clean your room! Or he'd find another chore for me to do.

From my Grandmother: If you’re ears are ringing say the names of out loud or to yourself of the people you know. When it stops the last name you said is someone who was talking or thinking about you.

From my Grandfather: If you can’t say something nice don’t say anything. He always added that there is something nice that you can find to say.
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Old 04-15-2011, 07:13 AM
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My dad's was Happy hands are busy hands and busy hands are happy hands, so busy, busy, busy.
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Old 04-15-2011, 07:15 AM
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Also my fifth grade teacher often said, If you do not use your head you will use your feet. Thank you Mrs. Wills!
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Old 04-15-2011, 07:22 AM
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Three that come to mind when I was growing up,

Go tell it to Sweeney!!

It hurts to be beautiful.

Cute as a bug's ear!
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Old 04-15-2011, 07:39 AM
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Ut............ just thought of a few more:


The hotter the fire the stronger the steel.

Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
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Here a few of my grandma's favorites- "Can't" lives in a mud-hole. If first you don't succeed, try try again. He/she would complain if hung with a gold rope! Haste makes waste. If you can't say something nice - say nothing at all. Thanks for sharing I have enjoyed them all and recognized many.
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Don't judge them till you've walked in their shoes!
Buck up!
Don't bite off more than you can chew!
You'll turn into a pumpkin at midnight!
Stupid is as stupid does!
You're such a PITA!(pain in the ass)
What goes around, comes around!
You'll get your turn!
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