How about a list of sayings or quotes you’ve heard?
One of my favorites which I heard my Father say a lot… “Those who want to dance, must pay the fiddler.” ;D
How about a list of sayings or quotes you’ve heard?
One of my favorites which I heard my Father say a lot… “Those who want to dance, must pay the fiddler.” ;D
You don’t tug on Superman’s cape
You don’t spit into the wind
You don’t pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger
And you don’t mess around with Jim
Instead of “it sticks out like a sore thumb”, my Dad says “it stands out like a crapper in the fog”. ??? ;D
Everytime he says that I just have to laugh.
Let your nose guide you.
That boys slicker 'en chicken sh—!
Two about gold…
Silence is golden.
and
He who has the gold, makes the rules.
I personally don’t subscribe 100% to the golden rules because I’ve seen them broke enough times to know… everyone pays the fiddler one way or another.
A lot of old brewers terms have become popular sayings that have lost their original meaning. Rule of thumb: used to be the way they checked the mash temp before thermometers. Mind Your P’s and Q’s: mind your Pints and Quarts, or at least, thats what I’ve heard.
Ignorance is bliss.
To me, that one is second only to the fiddler.
My father in law has some good ones. My personal favorite is:
“I’m busier than a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest.”
He has also has a couple more vulgar versions of that one.
Never leave fish to find fish
A brother may not be a friend, but a friend will always be a brother. Ben Franklin
A house divided cannot stand.
A man who never made a mistake, never made anything.
Always laugh when you can. It is cheapest medicine.
Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They’re about to announce the lottery numbers. - Homer Simpson
“I can’t, I gotta brew this weekend - it won’t brew itself, ya know.”
Sow the wind, and you’ll reap the whirlwind.
Make a yeast starter and watch fermentation temps.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Never sniff a gift fish.
I thought I heard the rule of thumb thing was an old english law that said a man couldn’t beat his wife with a stick wider than his thumb. ???
I’ve read that one too… someone explained it but I don’t remember what they said. I think it was a law, back then women were treated like a higher form of livestock or belongings. I think they also believed the moon was made of cheese back then too? Unimaginable…
My Grandpa used to say “I taught you everything I know and you still don’t know nothing!” ?
he’s so skinny he could take a shower in a gunbarrel
Funner than slingin’ chittlins.
Sharp as the blunt side of an axe.
Dummer than a box full of hammers.
Bright as a 2 watt bulb.
Queer as a 3 dollar bill.