American Phrases - Page 6

footfootfoot · 11-14-2006, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by rkzenrage

Anything Foghorn Leghorn ever said.
The real McCoy was about the inventor of the first decent combustion engine... a free black man.
"is it a good-un?"... "it's a' real McCoy".

Now I KNOW you read that book to the mini rkzenrage.

It had me choked up, believe it or don't.

(oooh bad pun, didn't mean it)

footfootfoot · 11-14-2006, 05:08 PM

crapping:
laying cable, downloading a mag (film magazine) from my gaffer days, oinching a loaf.

I feel like I've been eaten by a coyote and shit off a cliff

It was cats fucking dogs <--all fucked up

and my own invention: "He's got his head so far up his ass he has to open his mouth to see where he's going"

footfootfoot · 11-14-2006, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Are you being silly? You do know I meant:

Taking a crap="dropping the kids off at the pool."

I couldn't figure out how to say it without using a various number of other Americanisms!

He didn't have his joke hand up. You're excused with a two beer penalty, your cooler. That was some razor xob funny.

monster · 11-14-2006, 05:53 PM

Pushing the envelope

11-14-2006, 05:56 PM

"He ain't got the sense God gave grass", I use that one a lot.
"Bout' as sharp as a sack of wet mice".
"Bless his/her heart" used at the end of any insult.

Happy Monkey · 11-14-2006, 06:03 PM

"You look like you were shot at and missed, and shit at and hit."

"Your eyes look like two pee-holes in the snow."

Both to indicate a discheveled, tired appearance.

11-14-2006, 06:15 PM

"Shit in one hand and wish in the other and see which one fills up first."

xoxoxoBruce · 11-14-2006, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

He didn't have his joke hand up. You're excused with a two beer penalty, your cooler. That was some razor xob funny.

No no, I thought it was weird, but that she was serious....went right over my head.

wolf · 11-15-2006, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Flint

What about not knowing the difference between "your ass and a hole in the ground"?

Which reminds me about "not being able to find your own asshole with both hands and a flashlight," which may be used to refer to anyone who is "a piece of work."

wolf · 11-15-2006, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

Pushing the envelope

And "Screwing the Pooch," which I had never heard before reading The Right Stuff.

DanaC · 11-15-2006, 09:26 AM

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"Bless his/her heart" used at the end of any insult.

That's quite similar to one we use: "Bless his/her little cotton socks" sometimes shorterned to just "aww, bless" which can be insulting, or just indicating that someone has been cute.

BigV · 11-15-2006, 11:33 AM

So dumb he couldn’t pour pee out of a boot if there were directions on the toe saying tip up.
If I have to explain this one, I’m talking about you.

Looks like he fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

Busier than a two tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs

Busier than a one armed paper hanger

Busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest

Rode hard and put away wet

God bless your pointed little head

Rides the short bus

Fine as paint
Pretty fine/smooth/well.

Hook, line and sinker; rod, reel and arm.
I’ll see your everything and raise you.

Like white on rice
How tenaciously one will follow or stick to

Btw, mrnoodle, bodacious goes with ta-tas

Flint · 11-15-2006, 11:35 AM

Sweatin' like a whore in church.

Flint · 11-15-2006, 11:46 AM

I don't come down to where you work and slap the dick out of your mouth.

(also known as)

I don't come down to where you work and slap the broom out of your hand.

11-16-2006, 03:54 AM

During the middle of winter, I went through a military course that entailed patrolling for several days under evasion conditions. When it came time to halt the patrol long enough to get some sleep, most of the students crawled into sleeping bags. I slept sitting up against my backpack, wearing only a poncho with liner over me, ready to move on a moments notice. A couple of course instructors were passing by when one pointed me out to the other and said "That guy's as hard as woodpecker lips."

It was the only time I've ever heard this phrase used; but, it stuck with me.

11-14-2006, 05:08 PM	#77
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	crapping: laying cable, downloading a mag (film magazine) from my gaffer days, oinching a loaf. I feel like I've been eaten by a coyote and shit off a cliff It was cats fucking dogs <--all fucked up and my own invention: "He's got his head so far up his ass he has to open his mouth to see where he's going" __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-14-2006, 05:53 PM	#79
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Pushing the envelope __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-14-2006, 06:03 PM	#81
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	"You look like you were shot at and missed, and shit at and hit." "Your eyes look like two pee-holes in the snow." Both to indicate a discheveled, tired appearance. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

11-15-2006, 11:33 AM	#87
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	So dumb he couldn’t pour pee out of a boot if there were directions on the toe saying tip up. If I have to explain this one, I’m talking about you. Looks like he fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down. Busier than a two tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs Busier than a one armed paper hanger Busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest Rode hard and put away wet God bless your pointed little head Rides the short bus Fine as paint Pretty fine/smooth/well. Hook, line and sinker; rod, reel and arm. I’ll see your everything and raise you. Like white on rice How tenaciously one will follow or stick to Btw, mrnoodle, bodacious goes with ta-tas __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-15-2006, 11:35 AM	#88
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Sweatin' like a whore in church. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

11-14-2006, 05:56 PM	#80
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	"He ain't got the sense God gave grass", I use that one a lot. "Bout' as sharp as a sack of wet mice". "Bless his/her heart" used at the end of any insult.

11-14-2006, 06:15 PM	#82
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	"Shit in one hand and wish in the other and see which one fills up first."

11-15-2006, 11:46 AM	#89
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I don't come down to where you work and slap the dick out of your mouth. (also known as) I don't come down to where you work and slap the broom out of your hand. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

11-16-2006, 03:54 AM	#90
NoBoxes Guest Posts: n/a	During the middle of winter, I went through a military course that entailed patrolling for several days under evasion conditions. When it came time to halt the patrol long enough to get some sleep, most of the students crawled into sleeping bags. I slept sitting up against my backpack, wearing only a poncho with liner over me, ready to move on a moments notice. A couple of course instructors were passing by when one pointed me out to the other and said "That guy's as hard as woodpecker lips." It was the only time I've ever heard this phrase used; but, it stuck with me.

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