Sayings you've never quite understood.

[King Gizzard]

I'll start.

''Off you trolley'' - Surely being off it is a lot more sane than being on it?

[Ninastar]

Bob's your Uncle

First of all, no is isnt, I have no uncle bob. Second who even is he and why do people say it?

[Smithy]

Swings and Roundabouts - I want to be on both of them, but usually in sayings they are bad things D:

[Ninastar]

the birds and the bee's seriously how does that have anything to do with sex?

[GypsyGoth]

Money can't buy you happiness.

I think it sure can, you could travel anywhere you want, or you could help people, strangers or your family, ok I'll stop babbling, you all know how money works.

[Smithy]

Oh, "mum's the word"


I'm pretty sure in the bible it say's Gods the word, so im being sent mixed messagesfrom Jesus and Shakespeare

[GypsyGoth]

Oh, "mum's the word"


I'm pretty sure in the bible it say's Gods the word, so im being sent mixed messagesfrom Jesus and Shakespeare

I thought the bird is the word.

[Smithy]

I thought the bird is the word.

Thats a song.........:tongue:

[Shaun]

'that's neither here nor there'


WELL WHERE THE **** IS IT THEN?

[Shasown]

Bob's your Uncle

First of all, no is isnt, I have no uncle bob. Second who even is he and why do people say it?

Think it had to do with someone applying for a high profile job years ago and the politician who picked him was actually his uncle Robert, he got the job. Its more about nepotismetc.

[GypsyGoth]

'that's neither here nor there'


WELL WHERE THE **** IS IT THEN?

:laugh2:

[Shasown]

Oh, "mum's the word"


I'm pretty sure in the bible it say's Gods the word, so im being sent mixed messagesfrom Jesus and Shakespeare

It was originally mmmmmms the word, in other words hum it dont say it

[Patrick]

Get Sam Out.

Don't understand that.

[Patrick]

'Jesus loves you for who you are'

k, my name is satan x

[Ninastar]

Money can't buy you happiness.

I think it sure can, you could travel anywhere you want, or you could help people, strangers or your family, ok I'll stop babbling, you all know how money works.

it could make me happy.

[GypsyGoth]

Sometimes less is more.

Wrong, less is always less than more.

[Ninastar]

Sometimes less is more.

Wrong, less is always less than more.

*is confused*

[GypsyGoth]

*is confused*

People say "sometimes less is more," I don't get it either.

[Patrick]

Sometimes less is more.

Wrong, less is always less than more.

ikr.

[Smithy]

Once you kill a cow, you gotta make a burger



Surely you could make a steak or something :/

[Patrick]

'I can't believe the new I can't believe it's not butter is better than I can't believe it's not butter.'


I can.

[Ninastar]

People say "sometimes less is more," I don't get it either.

oh right


I could actually stay in this thread forever

[MrGaryy]

Head over heels in love.

er, as opposed to being heels of head? surely one's head is always over their heels?

[Stacey.]

When someone says 'that's right up your street'

Like what has where someone lives got to do with anything?!

[Ninastar]

a whole new kettle of fish!


Im sorry but why would fish be in a kettle and wouldnt they die? Plus they have no food which is really sad :( poor fish

[Smithy]

A kettle used to just be a big pot to boil water and/or cook food, not an electric kettle >.<

[Ninastar]

Its still mean to the fish! :(

[Smithy]

Not if it's already dead

[Ninastar]

:'-(

[Niamh.]

Oh ik that one, people say it if you don't have an uncle bob and when your lying, so say you say, Im engaged to Renaldo someone would say yea and Bobs your uncle

I think thats how it works anyway

No when people say Bob's your uncle they mean there you go/that's it done, sort of thing eg. you turn the key, start the engine and bobs your uncle!

[Smithy]

No when people say Bob's your uncle they mean there you go/that's it done, sort of thing eg. you turn the key, start the engine and bobs your uncle!

O.O

[Ninastar]

I've heard it that way too. thats why i was confused

[Niamh.]

Ive never heard it like that :bawling:

Fay-ul

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%27s_your_uncle

[Smithy]

I don't know what your talking about Niamh http://www.greendaycommunity.org/Forum/public/style_emoticons/Dark/hmph.png

[Raph]

'throw you under the bus'

I know what it means, but why that expression? :hugesmile:

[Niamh.]

I don't know what your talking about Niamh http://www.greendaycommunity.org/Forum/public/style_emoticons/Dark/hmph.png

yes I know that's why you are such a big Fay-uuuuuuuuuuul

[Smithy]

thats an insult *reported*

[Niamh.]

thats an insult *reported*

*Infracts myself*

[GypsyGoth]

*Infracts myself*

That's dirty.

[Ninastar]

That's dirty.

lmao!

[sooty]

"How do you do?"

What do we want to know about you, doing what?

[Lee.]

I don't know if this is a Scottish thing or not but I find it funny when in company and somebody is leaving when somebody says "is that you?"
I say it at work all the time and have no idea why... When a customer has finished and is about to leave I'll say "ok? is that you?"
Is this a Scottish thing or have others heard this?

[Stacey.]

'How be you?'

I don't understand like the way it's worded, I always have to think about what it means.

[sooty]

I don't know if this is a Scottish thing or not but I find it funny when in company and somebody is leaving when somebody says "is that you?"
I say it at work all the time and have no idea why... When a customer has finished and is about to leave I'll say "ok? is that you?"
Is this a Scottish thing or have others heard this?

I have never heard it or at least I never aware of hearing it using it with those occasions. It is interesting.
Of course I would use it like somebody at the door or may be on the phone?

Stacey's "How be you?" I have never heard of either!:shocked: