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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 15, 2008 - 01:48am PT
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hey there halifax... say, i heard that "like shooting fish in a barrel, in LARAMIE (old western) once...
heard a few more, but i dont got hold of them right now... (will try to look some up)----had some good ones, too...
say, blackbird... you got me interested in your scottish-notations.... as, i found some something very similar to:
1--dad-gum... and:
2--dad-burn it... and:
3--dad-blamed...
seem that they may be of scottish origin (not saying as they are, but by your quick-note-sharing, it seem more to match up now)....
dad = meant on the gloomy-side (i think it said in the scottish dictionary...
well, now... i dont reckon anyone has mentioned this yet, though it is very common in some parts:
4--go-to-meeting-clothes... (or fancy go to meeting clothes)
5--duds... (clothes, again)
then, my ranching friends in montana say:
6--forking-a-horse... (for to hop on it and take a ride)
then, from the neebeeshaabookway jake smith ranch series,
we got these (used by fictional folks, thus far, though):
1--feeling like a got-loose-hound... (when one is finally free to take off)
2--feeling like a got-loose-hound that hit the cool-floor boards... (the feel of a good days adventure, now done)
3--needing a got-loose-hound-fix... (needing to cut-loose into the wild-green-yonder)
4--my learning pocket... (shirt pocket for ones notes, etc)
5--molding the clay on hand... (making the most of a situation)
and then, say, was it tarbuster??? that shared: a bird in hand, is better than two in the bush???
well say, in the jake smith ranch series, ol' jade smith can go one better:
1--two goats on hand, are better than on in then bush... ain't that right?
(hmmm, and speaking of goats, here's another from the same book series):
2--but... the goat-in-the-garden-was... (meaning, "trouble was")
3--a farmer's best bessie... (best milking cow)
well now... i got some more... they ain't too "common-use" now-abouts but who knows, by the time i am done "grandmothering-up" my little grandaughters here, they just MIGHT be used by a handful of folks in the future... hahahahhaa
thanks for all the fun... i will see if i can find some more for you guys...
did you get these yet:
1--smooth as butter....
2--slow as molasses in january...
3--rich as top-cream... (or top-cream rich)
4--chinning the moon... (horse rodeo stuff)
5--hot-off-the-press...
6--water under the bridge
future edits:
7-madder than a wet hen...
8--
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Oct 15, 2008 - 01:52am PT
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Hotter than a half-f*#ked fox in forest fire.
Gotta piss like a fire hydrant
Gotta piss like a race horse
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 15, 2008 - 01:58am PT
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hey there .... one more for now:
from the jake smith ranch series:
"the-triangle-of-good-news"... (the supper-ringing triangle, for to call folks to eat)
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MisterE
Trad climber
My Inner Nut
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Oct 15, 2008 - 02:11am PT
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just helping that sheep over the fence
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 15, 2008 - 02:30am PT
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hey there all... say, you know... this just might be a colloquialisms from around these-hear-parts...
not sure, but me, being from california and texas, and always having the sun right-on-hand to bask in, (as most naturally one should, can, and does, in the course of daily whatever-we-find-to-do's)... well, i was most-taken-off-guard when i hear this presented to me, by my stepgrandkid's mom, after i arrive there one day for a visit (had known her only a few months):
"Can i run tannin'?" she earnestly asked, (as i WAS gonna' be there to visit the kids for a spell).
"What?" came my most-bewildered answer.
"I just want to run tannin' real quick, is that okay?" she presented once again.
~~hmmm...~~~ (I'm thinking) ~~she must have a dog... Tannin? ... why would I mind if she gives him a quick run around the yard here... it's her house?~~
"Yeah... sure... I'm here for the day, so why not."
~~Odd that she'd wonder why THAT should bother me, (still thinking here) ~~sure don't take long for to run a dog, it's sure no bother on my part at all~~.
She putters around for about one minute, grabbing up some stuff, and comes up to me, saying:
"Okay then, great... I'll be back in a bit." She turns to go and I kindly lay hold of her:
"Wait a sec... say, where ya' going?" (Now, suddenly, I'M THE ODD ONE).
"I'm going tanning, remember?" she peers at me kind of strange-like.
"Tanning?" I questioned back, (well, she DID say tanning this time, and not "tannin'"--and she did NOT say, she was fixing to go "run it", this time, either).
"Yeah... I'm going to the tanning booth down the street... isn't that okay?" she waited patiently, as she knew I was not one to trick folks.
"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH... NOW i understand... oh, MAN! I though you had a dog named Tannin and you needed to RUN him, first, before we sat to visit. Man, oh, man... i never heard anything like THAT before... so THAT'S what you folks do up here, huh?"
Well, guys, she kind of laughed, and moseyed on out the door, perhaps still wondering what the "heck" was wrong with me, but i had NO CLUE... HONEST... where i come from (hmmmm, an allan jackson song)... wellllllllllllll:
where i come from:
we just go to beach OR sit out in the yard, and tan as we enjoy the greatoutdoors...
up here, well:
FOLKS RUN TANNIN'
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goatboy smellz
climber
dirty south
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Jan 14, 2009 - 11:49pm PT
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Nobody ever drowned in their own sweat.
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TYeary
Mountain climber
Calif.
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Jan 15, 2009 - 01:28am PT
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We had a house keeper when I was young. She was from the south. I heard divan used for couch, stoop for the porch, kamode for the toilet, and she would use this one on my brother when he was caught; "you lie like a dog". On the other hand she was a great cook and I still like gumbo, greens and grits.
Tony
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jan 15, 2009 - 01:29am PT
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Couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel.
I'm so broke that if it cost a nickle to chit, I'd have to throw up.
Shut up when you talk to me.
Sharper than the leading edge of a bowling ball.
Dum as a box of rocks.
My plate is full.
{Did I get one?}
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JOEY.F
Social climber
sebastopol
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Jan 15, 2009 - 02:04am PT
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don't chew with your mouth full!
"Include me out!"...Samuel Goldwyn
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TLloyd-Davies
Social climber
Santa Clara, ca
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Jan 15, 2009 - 04:19am PT
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My favorite from my late grandfather when I was about 11:
"Judging by that girl's outfit, she's got 'round heels'"
(as in her heels are so round even a stiff breeze would put her on her back)
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perswig
climber
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Jan 15, 2009 - 08:56am PT
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Ha. TLloyd, that's great. He didn't also 'rent' you a hooker for your sixteenth birthday, did he? Sounds like that kind of guy.
From around here: "Number than a hake."
From Quantico DI: "I want you pissin' clear out your ear." A gentle reminder to maintain hydration.
Dale
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blackbird
Trad climber
the flat water trails...
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 3, 2010 - 10:39pm PT
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As per eKat's request, BumpOrJumpChump
I actually thought about one to add to it the other day, but... well... I've slept since then and am currently suffering from CRS syndrome... If it comes back to me I'll post up.
Have fun, and wishing everyone a fantastic weekend!!!
bb
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Okay, how about a refernece to some colloquialisms?
Like what kind of things, earthquakes on El Cap, going bouldering in the meadows with Russ the fish and Roy McClanahan and understanding very little the SoCal boys said but being amazed by how good they were on rock,
Shanti, another Alaskan, more or less, said she had to consult an urban dictionary when reading wyde fetish just to follow along..
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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"davenport" was quite current where i grew up, illinois-iowa-wisconsin. perhaps the influence of the town of that name on the mississippi, though unrelated to the furniture company.
there used to be forensic speech experts who could determine where you grew up from a 5-minute conversation. now they just run your plates and nail you with your dna.
post #3 on this thread shows how these things get started. in that vein, my favorite came from martha, our earthy production coordinator, who once referred to the big bosslady in the front office as "six-axhandles-wide up there".
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wallyvirginia
Big Wall climber
Stockholm, Sweden
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Did you guys ever hear someone say
 He was so scared, he was "shaking like a french soldier..?
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blackbird
Trad climber
the flat water trails...
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2010 - 03:47pm PT
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Back when BB started this thread it grew SO FAST. . . I think it was a record setter for the time. It felt like an old fashioned CHATROOM in here!
It WAS that way back then, Kath, you're RIGHT!! That WAS nice...
"six-axhandles-wide" closest I've come to hearin' that would be "broad as a barn."
Never heard the French soldier one, though!!
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John Moosie
climber
Beautiful California
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Colder then a well diggers ass
Its nippley weather
You're so ugly that when you were born the doctor slapped your momma.
Ekat.. I found this about
hell bent for leather and hell for leather or hell on leather
Hell for leather is a statement that is often confused with "Hell bent for leather". Hell for leather, in American vernacular, refers to an arduous walk that may have been strewn with difficulties and was a strain on footwear. A long and difficult walk, such as over rough terrain, might be referred to as hell for leather because of the abuse the leather footwear sustained during the walk. "Hell bent for leather" has many uses and the most popular american use goes back to the 19th century american west when a particular livestock animal, such as a cow, bull or horse would be particularly difficult to handle. One of these troublesome creatures would cause their handler so much trouble that the owner or handler considered slaughter of the animal and turning the carcass into leather. When a horse or cattle became difficult to handle they were called "Hell bent for leather" meaning that the animal was hell bent to become a leather good.
I can just see some old farmer looking at his mule and thinking it was hell bent for leather. LOL
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Fletcher
Trad climber
from the place of breath
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Just read the first page of this thread, so maybe this got mentioned later on. I know about "tonic" [tawnic] for any kind of soda like Coke or Pepsi growing up in New England.
The midwest equivalent is "pop." When I started college the first week I met a guy from Michigan. He wanted to know where the "pop" machine was. But the way he said it, it sounded like "pot" machine. I remember thinking, "Wow, that stuff is flowing pretty freely around here, but they even have a machine for dispensing it too?!!"
Eric
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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i actually got in a bit of trouble with that, fletcher, working construction in florida with guys from new york city. i kept suggesting we get some cold pop on a hot day, and they all looked mystified at each other. we never seemed to get along anyway, and they were getting exasperated at me. finally one whispered to the other, "i think he means a soda."
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Larry Cook
Trad climber
Oak Hills, Ca
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You can't polish a turd
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