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Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
It's funny to see how people use these sayings in day-to-day life....for example, in the south (or possibly mid-west) I noticed they have sayings like:
"I think he’s one fry short of a Happy Meal....bless his heart"
"He’s uglier than the east end of a horse headed west....bless his heart"
First comes the insult and then everythings is fixed with "bless his heart"....
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/04 11:31:41
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Bapu is as Bapu does...Bless his heart.
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/04 12:40:26
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It's funny to see how people use these sayings in day-to-day life....for example, in the south (or possibly mid-west) I noticed they have sayings like:
"I think he’s one fry short of a Happy Meal....bless his heart"
Substitute that for numerous alternatives over here, e.g. ' A pork pie short of a picnic'  One I like from this part of Scotland is ' What's for ye will nae go by ye' (or you'll get what's coming to you)
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/04 14:07:36
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I know a few interesting phrases from my area but most of them are *ahem* a little on the colorful side and thus can't (or should not) be repeated here in the bapu forumn....
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/04 15:09:31
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No time for a complete list, but here's a few off the top of my head (damn they're hard to read up there!):
One can short of a six-pack (or he has all the cans but is missing the plastic rings to hold them together)
His elevator doesn't go to the top floors
He's not playing with a full deck
The lights are on but nobody's home
Two bricks short of a load
One note short of a chord
(Bless his heart!)
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/04 15:36:05
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You should hear what they say on Grzylyrg.
It's not easy to translate but when it involves the tar from the road, an Izylrks (similar to wallabees) and saliva (called zlyzlzka) you're better off not hearing it.
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/04 15:39:59
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...or
You're as sharp as a spoon
It's like having a battle of wits with an unarmed person
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/04 16:55:57
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I've heard "sharp as a marble" and "clear as mud" before as well.
Hmm... I think a comprehensive list should be collected. I tend to overly reuse a few so it would be good to have more options. Although it's not really that hard to make up new ones I would think...
"... a few pages short of a chapter"
"... a few links short of a chain"
"... two syllables short of a haiku"
"... one patty short of a hamburger"
"... a few leafs short of a branch"
"... a few slices short of a pizza"
Etc.!
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/04 17:24:58
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craigb
I've heard "sharp as a marble" and "clear as mud" before as well.
Hmm... I think a comprehensive list should be collected. I tend to overly reuse a few so it would be good to have more options. Although it's not really that hard to make up new ones I would think...
"... a few pages short of a chapter"
"... a few links short of a chain"
"... two syllables short of a haiku"
"... one patty short of a hamburger"
"... a few leafs short of a branch"
"... a few slices short of a pizza"
Etc.!
"... a few Bapus short of a Mooch"?
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/04 18:15:10
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A few silly replies short of a Coffee House thread?
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/04 19:20:52
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A few short silly threads replied in the Coffee House.
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/04 20:00:37
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About as coordinated as a cat with a crescent wrench (courtesy of my grandfather)
So ugly he could make a train take a dirt road
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/04 20:14:04
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/04 20:55:27
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He/She must have fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down!
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/04 21:07:25
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About as coordinated as a cat with a crescent wrench (courtesy of my grandfather)
I guess the nearest local equivalent to that here would be "like a goldfish on a bicycle" or "he's about as much use as a cow with a rifle".
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/04 22:44:48
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As useful as [mammary glands] on a boar.
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/04 23:20:11
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That's actually "tits on a boar hog", ol pal. Don't be afraid to go "whole hog" as it were.
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/05 01:02:52
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Most of our local colloquialisms in NY are unrepeatable in mixed company, but a quick take on some printable ones would be-
Not the sharpest tool in the shed
About as fast as a herd of turtles in a bowl of soup
... and they never say bless his heart afterwards... after all this is NY.
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/05 01:38:11
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That's actually "tits on a boar hog", ol pal. Don't be afraid to go "whole hog" as it were.
In reference to a coworker, we say "as worthless as tits on a rattlesnake". He is too.
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/05 09:56:23
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He has the kind of face only a mother could love...
...on payday.
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/05 09:59:10
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When I was once in North Carolina, I overheard "he walks more crooked than a bow-legged snake"...... 
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/05 12:16:38
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When I was once in North Carolina, I overheard "he walks more crooked than a bow-legged snake"......
 Bowlegged - ' He couldn't stop a pig in a passage'
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Re:Interesting phrases and sayings by locality....
2011/05/05 12:27:06
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Two tacos short of a combo platter,
As useful as a screen door on a submarine,
He has a kind face ... the stupid kind ...
Not the brightest crayon in the box ...
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