Favorite folksy sayings

MarshallLuke

So, as an English major, I love words. And as an avid reader, I love great sentences. Top that off with having grown up on a farm and you can see where my love of "folksy" sayings comes from. Here are two of my favorites:

Some of my family comes from southern Georgia (the state, not the country). Whenever anyone says something along the lines of See you tomorrow, the response they get is "God willing and the creek don't rise."

I don't know if this one has a specific origin, but it is definitely American (people from other countries give you a weird look if you use this one). If you are in trouble, you say, "I'm up to my a** in alligators."

Ok, now it is your turn. What are your favorite sayings?

lindalou0703

One that brings back memories for me is " That is like the pot calling the kettle black"

Jeneba

How's about "G!d don't like ugly!!!"

hazelnutflav

if it aint broke dont fix it.

jjgirl76

"You can butter my butt and call me a biscuit, it doesn't mean I am one."

RissaDean

When I wanted something back in high school, and I was being a spoiled brat, my Dad would tell me, "*kitten* in one hand and want in the other, and see which one fills up faster." :laugh:

songbird1973

Its colder than a witches tit in a brass bra!!!!

KattKitty

"G!d don't like ugly!!" reminds me of "God doesn't spank other people's kids!"

liftingbro

"The sun shines on a dog's a** every once in a while"

"Answer every question with a question and people will stop asking questions"

"That looks like 10 pounds of poop in a 5 pound bag."


Some things, not sayings so much, that are said here in MN:

" Going up North"

"Pert near"

"Dat dare"

"Uff da"

"whattchagunnado"

"Ya sure ya betcha"

"Ole" and "Lena", interchanged for male and female.

"Dontchaknow”

koosdel

I can't say this is my favorite, but I find myself saying "Wu'h in uh hay'll" rather often... usually followed by; "wuz I think'n" or "izat' or "you think yer doin".

teacherspet1

Being a Yorkshire lass from the UK a typical saying is..........

'Ear all, see all, say nowt,
eat all, sup all, pay nowt,
and if eva tha duz owt for nowt
all us do it fo thissen !!

Who sez northerners are tight !! LOL

Heather75

"Once a pygmy marmoset has urinated on you, rain doesn't bother you"

Jellyphant

You can't always get what you want.

gillianjoon

One of my Dad's was: "Ive seen more meat on a butchers pencil" when my skinny friends came over

JennieD2

Wuz ya born in a barn? Put wood in th'ole - close the door

Scratin' - crying

coursey - pavement/sidewalk

mommared53

"Once a pygmy marmoset has urinated on you, rain doesn't bother you"

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: No I guess it wouldn't. :laugh:

mommared53

People in Hell want ice water too.

_beachgirl_

My father would always tell us girls when we couldn't find something, "Look with your eyes, not your mouth!"

Thriceshy

If a person is all talk and no action, he's "All hat and no cattle."

When insulting someone's appearance, you say "He's got a face like a hat full of *kitten*."

I something is particularly bad or threatening, it's "meaner than catsh*t and twice as ugly."

Wisful thinking? "If wishes were horses then beggars would ride."

Kris

rubyrenga

**** 'n' two is eight. My aunt used to say that. When someone says, "If...", my fiance will answer with, "if your aunt had balls, she'd be your uncle."

Lovely, huh?

kitten7911

can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear:laugh:

mommared53

If your friend jumps off a cliff are you going to jump off a cliff too?

kristydi

My husband is from rural North Georgia and he frequently comes out with folksy sayings. My favorite is,"It's rainin' like a cow peein' on a flat rock!"

This is more of a linguistic quirk than folksy saying but if you're going to do something in the very near future you're "fixin' ta" as in "I'm fixin' ta go to the store."

Then if something's a mess or looking awful it's "uglier'n homemade sin"