[Pturner]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

on your way out?????

what about it?

[Patty55]

HEY, what are you? Calabrese?

[Pturner]

Who let the cat out of the bag?

[Pturner]

What am I, chop liver?

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

[kfierle]

Step on a crack, break your mother's back.

[mrfixit]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

Can someone explain, "A stitch in time saves nine" to me?

.....If you repair a tear in your clothes right away ( while it is small) you can do it with ONE stitch...
....if you wait ....the tear will enlarge and take NINE stitches to repair.

.....ALSO.....if you have a "to-do" ( dust-up ) with someone .....Either......physically or verbally....it is best to say I'm sorry and make amends right away ...than to wait until it turns into a long-running, MAJOR problem.

[Pturner]

Wash your mouth out with soup.

If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.

I smell a rat.


... Way to go, 2BNTV. Something tells me this is gonna be another Three Word Sentence thread. Oh dear, that reminds me of another one...

The possibilities are endless.

[George Bieniaszek]

"As I said before -- I never repeat myself!!!!"

[Pturner]

Cleanliness is next to Godliness.

[Pturner]

Originally Posted by George Bieniaszek

"As I said before -- I never repeat myself!!!!"

If I've told you once, I've told you a million times...

[anarick]

I smell a rat

[mrfixit]

.......

[anarick]

S*** or get off the pot

keep your friends close but keep your enemies closer

[gmcneill]

Best example of today's twist on the Dr.'s inquiry about stitches
, and Mr Fixit's explanation is the Fram Oil Filter commercial. Pay me now (buy an inexpensive oil filter) or pay me later (pay for an expensive engine repair).

Two old phrases that are still occasionally heard today...

Mind your Ps and Qs.
Modern reference is that one should watch one's behavior. The phrase originated in old time taverns where ale was sold in pints (Ps) and quarts (Qs). The phrase served as a reminder to barkeeps and barmaids to pay attention to their customers in order to know when their customers pints and quarts need to be refilled.

Get your ducks in a row.
Most people know that the phrase means that one needs to get their affairs or projects or whatever organized/prepared. But most people don't "get" what ducks have to do with getting organized.

The phrase, however, doesn't refer to ducks as in birds but instead to ducks as in duck pin bowling. Pinsetters- actual people not automated machines- had to ensure that the duck pins were properly aligned and on their correct marks for the bowlers.

[Joaniesmom]

The harder I work the luckier I get.

Handier than a pocket in a shirt.

The hurrier I go the behinder I get. (Amish)

Ask me no questions I'll tell you no lies (Amish)

Cute as a bug's ear

My grandmother had hundreds of these. I'll get back to you.

Joaniesmom