sewbizgirl

This makes perfect sense to me!

jcraine

Being from the South, we have a lot of colorful sayings. A homely person - Uglier than a mud fence dobbed with lizards. I don't even think dob is a word.

zozee

I know some of us put down phrases that really DO make sense even though the original question was about what are some that DON'T. I have never understood why "pulling my leg" means "you're kidding me.

jcraine-- I think the phrase you mention has the word "daubed" (not dobbed). To daub means to paint. Mud daubers have mud nests. A mud fence daubed with lizards is quite the word picture to describe ugly!

Endora

I remember my mom would say (after giving us a spanking), "stop your crying or I'll give you something to REALLY cry about".

Never made sense to me then, still doesn't make sense to me to this day.

jcraine

Makes more sense!

coopah

In my family, that meant I'd get another spanking.

Another weird saying: Dumb as a box of rocks.

GRAMELAPAM

worry is like a fast getaway on a wooden horse....

SusieQOH

George Carlin was a master at this.

"Everything is going down the tubes. What tubes?"
lololol

bevans41

one my grannie always used when she wanted us out of her way was " get on about your rat killing,"
This is from southern Ok.

Endora

Our house, too.