As my grandma used to say....

[gortonboy]

Thought we could have a place where we can post all those pearls of wisdom that were told to us by our elders.

My starter for ten is , As my grandma used to say....

"If you cant say anything constructive,,,then dont say anything at all"
{mentioning no names} ;D

[Lisa]

"Dont eat sugar from the sspoon, you'll get worms."
"Dont go out with wet hair, you2ll catch Pneumonia"
"You'll have nightmares if you eat cheese at night"
"Oooo, dont you see some sights when you havent got a gun?"
"Dont bite your nails, your fingers will drop off"
"Dont pick your nose, your brain will fall out"
"The brain cant absorb what the posterior cant tolerate" (about fidgeting).

[jnealedroylsden]

as my grandma used to say...........

make sure your undies are clean you might get knocked down by a bus.............what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

don't sit on a cold wall you'll get piles

[lin]

All of the above and also if you have nothing nice to say about anyone say nothing at all.

[gortonboy]

If this thread had been entitled "crazy things your grandma told you,in order to scare you into not doing something",,then fair enough............... ;D
I asked for pearls of wisdom....not old wives tales !!! ;D ;D ;D

[tony38337]

If you kill yourself then don't come running to me

[lin]

Is it not wise to keep ones mouth shut and not to say bad things about someone? I don't think that is an old wives tale, personally I think its good common sense, but we don't always use common sense do we?

[gortonboy]

Warning !! sense of humour failure detected,,,,activate laughing gas ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[lin]

Very funny....say cheese!!!!
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[Lisa]

Come over here while I clip you round the ear.

[Lisa]

"I've seem more meat on a butcher's apron".....when referring to a thin person.

[jnealedroylsden]

I PERSONALLY THINK SOME OF THE SAYING FROM OUR GRANMAS HAD SOME COMMONSENSE (PEARLS OF WISDOM) IN THEM

[gortonboy]

my all time favourite was my grandma once telling me "There once was a man with no shoes,who was feeling very sad,,,until he saw a man with no feet" Never forgot that one,,,or the philosophy behind it .....

[cabbyjohn]

My gran used to say, "If a man wearing a bowler hat and carrying a rent book knocks on the door, hide in the coal hole until he's gone. ;D

[gortonboy]

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[jnealedroylsden]

my gran also said

don't sit on that cold floor, you'll get chincoff in your bottom" - eh?? ( what the blazes was chincoff) ;D ;D

Children should be seen and not heard


yer eyes are bigger than yer belly"

[lin]

Never let your left hand know what your right hand's doing..of visa versa

[0urkid]

" Yer up and down like a bride's nightie!"

[Lisa]

"You'll get what you're given, now shut-up and eat that food". ;D

Nov 17, 2010 10:00:37 GMT -1 gortonboy said:

If this thread had been entitled "crazy things your grandma told you,in order to scare you into not doing something",,then fair enough............... ;D
I asked for pearls of wisdom....not old wives tales !!! ;D ;D ;D

[ravydave]

When asked what was for tea my Gran or Nin as we called her would say ther's a lettuce in the oven, another one when asked the same question was, Cows c*ck and onions.

[eileenman]

raydave, my mum used to give me the same answer when asked whats for tea, another answer was ''two jumps at the cupboard door and a bite of the knob''

[gortonboy]

my gran used to say when asked what was for tea "sh*t with sugar on"......... ;D ;D ;D

[Casso]

Hi Mike, I lived with my Aunty Pollie in Gloucester Street, and her
response was slightly more genteel than your Gran's "sh*t with sugar on"

"nutse wi' sugar on" was her version.

Cass

[Casso]

It gets more cryptic by the minute ... Dunno where 'nutse' came from in that reply of mine. The word I used was s h i t e.
Ergo 'Sh*te wi' sugar on'

Cass

[Lisa]

Hi Casso, Its the American application that changes words....some of the words it defines as swear words dont mean much to us 'northerers' . If I remember when I'm typing a posting I put spaces in between the letters. The list of words are in the Forum Rules.

Nov 18, 2010 20:57:12 GMT -1 Casso said:

It gets more cryptic by the minute ... Dunno where 'nutse' came from in that reply of mine. The word I used was s h i t e.
Ergo 'Sh*te wi' sugar on'

Cass

[odtricia1]

Hi everyone, my grandmother was not around at any time, but my mother used to say "eat up those carrots and you will be able to see in the dark". I still eat the carrots, but have never learned to see in the dark, that is why I wear bifocals and special glasses for the computer!!!!
Another saying of hers was "don't bite your nails", which I used to do on a regular basis. I stopped eventually when I grew older, now they are so long they get in my way when typing, so I have to cut them.

[OLLY]

Nov 19, 2010 15:27:59 GMT -1 odtricia1 said:

Hi everyone, my grandmother was not around at any time, but my mother used to say "eat up those carrots and you will be able to see in the dark". I still eat the carrots, but have never learned to see in the dark, that is why I wear bifocals and special glasses for the computer!!!!
Another saying of hers was "don't bite your nails", which I used to do on a regular basis. I stopped eventually when I grew older, now they are so long they get in my way when typing, so I have to cut them.

ITS TRUE ABOUT CARROTS SO THEY SAY TRISIA......YOU NEVER SEE A RABBIT WAREIN GLASSES.......

[lin]

I had that about carrots as well, also had eat your crust they make your hair curl. (bread)

[elainegregory]

If you break your leg,dont come running to me...
If i have to come up there ill give you what for!
Tears dont wash with me....
If you hurt yourself ill break your neck....
your making a dogs dinner out of that.....
Takes one to know one....
Shes no better than she should be.......
Whats good for the goose is good for the gander....

[elainegregory]

Just looking through older posts, then I thought ..... I should cocoa !
What ,where, and why, was that ever a saying ?