tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post6020227516822127043..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: The Origins of SAYINGS joehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-33532867506045925172019-07-07T18:28:38.416-04:002019-07-07T18:28:38.416-04:00Hahahaha....
And I'm glad you explained the &...Hahahaha....<br /><br />And I'm glad you explained the "stitch in time" to River, because I couldn't make sense of that, either!Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-58989941724401260132019-05-22T08:50:07.018-04:002019-05-22T08:50:07.018-04:00dumb as stump
what do you mean by that Joe dumb as stump <br /><br />what do you mean by that Joe bailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-20604683584222803822019-05-21T20:51:50.333-04:002019-05-21T20:51:50.333-04:00Hilarious! Thanks so much for the laughs. ☺ And, t...Hilarious! Thanks so much for the laughs. ☺ And, the history lessons. Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-84155473398235439312019-05-21T13:49:51.345-04:002019-05-21T13:49:51.345-04:00I now believe every one of these sayings and their...I now believe every one of these sayings and their origins. I'll be as wise as an owl.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-45326713960763511492019-05-21T09:22:20.554-04:002019-05-21T09:22:20.554-04:00Attempted lay on words, "A stitch in time sav...Attempted lay on words, "A stitch in time saves nein."joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-58770519633314744742019-05-21T09:15:37.852-04:002019-05-21T09:15:37.852-04:00These were fun and informing. Glad to know about b...These were fun and informing. Glad to know about break a leg for I recently wished that on two friends who are in a play and now I know I wasn't being ugly. I always wonder, who was the first person to use a particular saying to get it rolling. He or she must have been smart as a whip. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-71461301698861604192019-05-21T04:02:49.324-04:002019-05-21T04:02:49.324-04:00I always knew it meant shut your mouth, but though...I always knew it meant shut your mouth, but thought people said pie hole because the mouth is where people shove pies, sometimes it was called cake hole as in "shut your cake hole"Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-21066134410317143112019-05-21T04:00:57.364-04:002019-05-21T04:00:57.364-04:00"A stitch in time saves nine" Why wold t..."A stitch in time saves nine" Why wold this not make sense to Germans? I'm of German origin and remember learning from my mother to check the hems of clothing each night when undressing, seams too. If any stitches were loose or unravelling, the article was mended that same night. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-12957408813822623482019-05-20T23:55:33.791-04:002019-05-20T23:55:33.791-04:00I'm still trying to figure why one would want ...I'm still trying to figure why one would want to skin a cat. And I don't want to know the one right way to do it either. <br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-28774856641286067382019-05-20T21:59:46.191-04:002019-05-20T21:59:46.191-04:00Actually the term is shut your Pi hole. The mouth...Actually the term is shut your Pi hole. The mouth circumference of most people is on average 3.14 inches, thus the mouth is called a Pi hole. So shut your Pi hole is the same as shut your mouth. joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-65769220932801130342019-05-20T21:07:50.094-04:002019-05-20T21:07:50.094-04:00Heeheehee! Would you like to borrow my Dictionary...Heeheehee! Would you like to borrow my Dictionary of Etymology? messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-3664833177622256912019-05-20T20:09:25.949-04:002019-05-20T20:09:25.949-04:00My Mom hated it when Dad said "pissed off&quo...My Mom hated it when Dad said "pissed off". Maybe if she knew it's origin she would be OK with it. <br />Now, could you find the origin of the phrase: "shut your pie hole"? I'm asking for a friend.yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-42693420649819881342019-05-20T17:19:29.865-04:002019-05-20T17:19:29.865-04:00You, Sir, are no Charles Earl Funk.
But then, who...You, Sir, are no Charles Earl Funk.<br /><br />But then, who is?Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-51537989491903427122019-05-20T16:14:44.131-04:002019-05-20T16:14:44.131-04:00I was buying into every word until the Pizdoffs......I was buying into every word until the Pizdoffs...Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-48535118336955608772019-05-20T15:29:42.794-04:002019-05-20T15:29:42.794-04:00Lots of giggles here. I wonder what others (true ...Lots of giggles here. I wonder what others (true or not) are out there.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-74697716450998443902019-05-20T13:43:25.788-04:002019-05-20T13:43:25.788-04:00Some of these are actually believable, Joe! LOL!Some of these are actually believable, Joe! LOL!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-58493758262758945192019-05-20T13:18:56.625-04:002019-05-20T13:18:56.625-04:00Hahahahahahaha. My favorite is the Two Wongs. Haha...Hahahahahahaha. My favorite is the Two Wongs. Hahahahaha. Katz and Docks is a close second. :)Magical Mystical Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228001451063803421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-55080075858829097872019-05-20T11:56:50.918-04:002019-05-20T11:56:50.918-04:00“Don’t yank my crank” is my favorite. I knew exac...“Don’t yank my crank” is my favorite. I knew exactly what it meant. I too love all these old sayings.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day and week, Joe. ♪♫♪♫Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.com