Favourite Stupid Sayings

[Storm]

Kinda a brother thread to Favourite Stupid Questions. The one that makes me cringe most straight off is:

I'm having a whale of a time.
Exactly what sort of a time do whales have :confused:

[Lagula Longarm]

Storm whilst you was having a Whale of a time
I was trying to remain as cool as a cucumber :confused:

[Jason of Khem]

A classic northern saying but only ever used these days by actors in top TV soap, Coronation Street.

"Well I'll go to the foot of our stairs"

Used to express surprise. Although why people don't just say "That's surprising" is beyond me. :D

[Storm]

Lol :D

Maybe we should all go out and get as drunk as a skunk!

[Psykhopaf]

I often pondered that one... Do skunks get drunk? If so are they good drinking buddies to have?

[Storm]

Hehehehe I don't see too many out so I figure they must lack stamina, still, better than being as pissed as a fart :eek:

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[Lagula Longarm]

On the bird theme...
pissed as a parrot
and
Nutty as a fruitcake
Deaf as a post
and my all time fave
at the end of the day :mad:

[Lady Marie]

My region has its own "Rural Jargon", a form of the English language that is far from socially accepted norms. A few old classics:

Flat as a Flitter= pretty flat.
What is this? "Flitter" is a verb meaning "to flutter"(as if that makes sense).
Perhaps they mean "Fritter" as in a fried cake-like patty, but if I ask "Do you mean Fritter?" they insist it's Flitter. When I ask how flat one is, they say, "Pretty Flat."

Dumb as Owl S**t= pretty dumb
Ok, I'll admit that I fell for this one when I was small, because someone told me that owls don't s**t, they vomit. Later, after biology, I wondered why their particular s**t would be "dumb" if owls are supposed to be the trademark for being "wise".

Same Difference= oxymoron.
Like "assisted suicide", "authentic reproduction", "live recording"
This is as questionable as "I'll bet you could care less" or "couldn't care less", which is it?

Somebody stop me, please, I'm getting on my own nerves.

[Jason of Khem]

Some more classics...

As rare as rocking horse sh##.

Bent as a nine-bob note

Nowt as queer as folk

If you're more drunk than a skunk you're obviously "as pi##ed as a newt".

"Life begins at forty". Yeah right, tell that to John Lennon.

"Honour thy father" - ditto Marvin Gaye.

Fave of all time - if you're having a bad day or a bit rough after a night on the beer, just say to people,
"Oh God! I feel worse than Michael Barrymore's pool cleaner". LOL :D

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[Goth Girl]

An old Yorkshire saying that has never made any sense to me...

"I'm not as green as I am cabbage-looking"...?

[Jason of Khem]

A really stupid saying I've heard is when people win the lottery and say
"I've won £5 million but it won't change me."

Really? if you didn't want to change, why bother buying a ticket for a chance to win millions.


Even worse when people read of these big wins and say "Well he may have won £5 million but
will it make him happy."

Erm... yes, actually it will. :D