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Topic: sayings and colloquialisms
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Subject: sayings and colloquialisms
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 8:48am
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Like "Go Jump in the Lake" and "Finders Keepers", "Fish or Cut Bait" Ad your favorite to the list. Some of the ones I have heard makes me wonder how they got started. Like "By Gosh What-ca- ma- call-it" Your turn. Let's see where this goes. LOL "If the Shoe Fits"
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Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 9:09am
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Take a flying F at a rolling doughnut! Sheet or get off the pot.
------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: JoeO(C-MO)
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 9:51am
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this subject was covered several years ago, got really interesting?. ------------- D10 III, D15 II 3 pt, D15 II SC, 170 Gas w/shuttle, 175 Diesel UI ROPS, 185 w ROPS. AC 653 w/6 way blade, ROPS AC 615 Ind. WD45 running/Parts. |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 10:26am
| "For Crying out Loud" "You got to be kidding" Several years ago you say? |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 10:32am
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No good deed goes unpunished. If wishes were horses beggars would ride. Money talks BS walks.
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Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 10:35am
Ran when parked.  ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 10:52am
Well.......not only that.....sure seems like it was you that started it!   Or at least took part heavily. Oh well, "It's water under the bridge", "No harm no foul", "No skin off my a$$" "A man going by on a fast horse will never know the difference"
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Ken in Texas wrote:Posted By: allisrutledge
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 11:15am
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Poor ole Shameless ------------- Allis Chalmers still exist in my mind and barns |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 12:31pm
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If I had his money I could throw mine away. ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 12:47pm
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You might as well wish in one hand and sh_t in the other It's only money |
Posted By: FloydKS
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 1:45pm
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heard this recently... happier than a tornado in a trailer park ------------- Holding a grudge is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 2:34pm
| Taco’d up like Rosie O’Donnell’s trampoline. |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 5:27pm
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Finer than frogs hair, as water tight as a frogs a$$, slicker than owl sheet. ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 6:26pm
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Often heard at auctions; That guy has more dollars than sense! Go pound sand up your a$$. ------------- D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446 |
Posted By: omahagreg
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 6:30pm
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Like shoot in' fish in a barrel! ------------- Greg Kroeker 1950 WD with wide front and Freeman trip loader |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 6:41pm
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“Where’s _____?” “Oh, over yonder.” |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 6:46pm
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Going to hell in a handbasket. ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 6:47pm
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Crap or get off the pot , Make hay while the suns shining .How busy am I ?,There are 3 irons in the fire and the coals are cold . Out there where the hoot owls screw the chickens . ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 9:21pm
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To get you up from the table and back to work, my grandma would say, " Grab your pie and run boys. Grab your pie and run." If brains were dynamite, he wouldn't have power enough to blow his nose. Like gravy on taters, that's good. ------------- 2-8070FWA PS/8050PS/7080/7045PS/200/D15-II/2-WD45/WD/3-WC/UC/C |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 9:25pm
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can't dance, too wet to plow sew buttons on beer bottles ------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
Posted By: FloydKS
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 9:27pm
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busier than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs ------------- Holding a grudge is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die |
Posted By: wide
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 10:05pm
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If it ain't broke,.. you can probably still fix it. |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 10:20pm
| not worth a hill of beans |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 10:23pm
| close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 10:24pm
| put your money where your mouth is |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 10:26pm
| In God We Trust. All others pay cash |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 10:27pm
| Nighty Night |
Posted By: thendrix
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 11:09pm
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Busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest That'll go over like a turd in the punch bowl Lost as a fart in a whirlwind 6 bricks shy of a load If ifs and buts were candy and nuts we'd all have a Merry Christmas Nuttier than squirrel turds ------------- "Farming is a business that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a regular paycheck" Ronald Reagan |
Posted By: Scott B
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2019 at 11:28pm
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better then some, worse then others. sometimes you gotta play the fool to fool the fool who thinks he’s fooling you Tighter than the bark on the tree Done gone so far left he’s too the right ------------- D17 Series 1 Allis B- 1939 Allis B- 1945 |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2019 at 6:36am
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whacky tobackie Goodness Alive for Goodness Sake Just another bump in the road Stop and take time to smell the roses Upsie Daysie Duck Soup
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Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2019 at 7:35am
| Happier than a gopher in loose dirt. |
Posted By: Dave H (NE)
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2019 at 7:46am
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Well I'll be a monkeys uncle |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2019 at 12:31pm
| You get what you pay for |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2019 at 7:01pm
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Busy as a one eyed cat watching two rat holes. Hotter than a two dollar pistol. A few french fries shy of a happy meal. Happy as a pig in poop. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2019 at 8:22pm
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oh fiddlesticks! ------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2019 at 8:23pm
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he looked like the northside of a southbound mule ------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
Posted By: lentsch
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2019 at 8:29pm
Hornier than a two peckered billy goat!  ------------- WD,D15,190XT,7000,8010x2,7060,8070 |
Posted By: iowallis
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2019 at 8:59am
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In a world full of 3 speed transmissions he ended up with a 2 speed powerglide. So poor I can't afford to pay attention.
My dad would always say "a couple of few" to describe a number of something that was more than 1 but less than 10. |
Posted By: savedallis1953
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2019 at 9:07am
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"The less people see of me the more they like me when they do". ------------- 1953 WD, 1953 WD, WD engine with WD-45 crankshaft. |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2019 at 9:46am
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Slow as Molasses in January A little Farfetched if you asked me. two bits, four bits, six bits, a Dollar
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Posted By: lentsch
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2019 at 9:48am
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Them cows gotta be milked 6 days a week and twice on Sunday! ------------- WD,D15,190XT,7000,8010x2,7060,8070 |
Posted By: mhankins
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2019 at 10:12am
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Can't make hay sittin in the shade. Meaner than a peach orchard boar rootin under a pine tree for acorns.
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Posted By: savedallis1953
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2019 at 10:29am
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The less people see of me the more they like me when they do. ------------- 1953 WD, 1953 WD, WD engine with WD-45 crankshaft. |
Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2019 at 1:54pm
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I'm so far behind that I think I'm first! Darrel |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2019 at 4:44pm
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up in smoke Smokin HOT Hot to trot The whole Shebang Flat as a Fritter All washed up
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Posted By: Phil Stier
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2019 at 5:07pm
| Here's how we lost the farm |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2019 at 8:00pm
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Some of you are really going to town on this.
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Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2019 at 8:17pm
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Same old same old. ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2019 at 8:23pm
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Old as DIRT |
Posted By: Phil Stier
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2019 at 8:36pm
| You can buy new oats or oats that have been thru the horse once |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2019 at 8:45pm
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Let er RIP Chip Don't mess with Another Monkeys Monkey and expect to not get a Gorilla on your back
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Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 2:32am
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You can buy better but you can't pay more. ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 5:41am
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Don't give me no plastic saddle. I wanna feel the leather when I ride A walk in the Park Lipstick on my collar told a tale on me. Buy two get one free. Remember when a nickel was worth 5 cents Back in the day when boys were boys and men were men.
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Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 5:50am
| This Ain't hittin on nothin |
Posted By: ac hunter
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 7:48am
| I read you like a book and the pages are all empty. |
Posted By: Dave H (NE)
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 8:16am
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colder than a witch's tit in a brass bra. |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 8:38am
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No pot to piss in or window to throw it out of. Just pissing in the wind. ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 9:13am
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It's like deja vu all over again! But seriously, I mean, IT IS!
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Posted By: Wayne180d
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 9:52am
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Drier than a popcorn fart When I was born the Dead Sea was only sick Like a fart in church on a hot Sunday morning Walk the dog The cat's meow Lights on and nobody's home s--t fire and save the matches gotta spend money to make money
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Posted By: Wayne180d
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 9:54am
| So poor we could not afford to window shop |
Posted By: thendrix
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 10:02am
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Rampley town, where the men are men and the sheep are scared. Around here we use Rampley town (where the Rampleys live) but you can insert the town or community of your choice ------------- "Farming is a business that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a regular paycheck" Ronald Reagan |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 11:01am
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We always said, "and the sheep are mighty nervous". ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2019 at 10:41pm
| Nervous Norvase |
Posted By: HaroldOmaha
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2019 at 1:00am
| If your head wasn't attached you'd loose it. |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2019 at 5:46am
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Flatter than p-ss on a plate Can't pick up a turd from the clean end ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2019 at 6:35am
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Blown Away Bombed out Missed the boat Lost My Way Asleep at the Switch In the Dumpster Craps or Crapped Out
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Posted By: Ranse
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2019 at 6:50am
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He's as full of sh!t as a Christmas turkey. I would lose my a$$ if it wasn't tied on. |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2019 at 10:46am
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Holy sheep chit. ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: allisrutledge
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2019 at 11:16am
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She's cuter than a bug with boots on. If there ain't another day I don't need it anyway. We will plant corn when an oaks leaf is as big as a squirrels ear. ------------- Allis Chalmers still exist in my mind and barns |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2019 at 1:07pm
| watch the donut not the hole |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2019 at 1:12pm
| by the look of it it's Trouble with a capital T |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2019 at 1:14pm
| about a mile or 2 as the Crow Flies |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2019 at 1:18pm
| None of your Bees Wax |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2019 at 1:21pm
| sticks and stones |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2019 at 1:24pm
| before you know it it's time to go back to work And Quit playin this silly game |
Posted By: farmboy520
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2019 at 7:56am
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Never bring a knife to a gun fight. Measure 3 times and cut once A few bricks shy of a full load Apple doesn't fall far from the tree Their elevator doesn't go all the way to the top !ucked like a dog in the street ------------- On the farm: Agco Allis 9695, 7060, 7010, R66, Farmall H, and Farmall F20 (Great Grandpa's) |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2019 at 10:04pm
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That will be the day You better believe it Bubba Got her panties in a wad Get laid Who cares Hot dog Big boys don't cry Snug as a bug in a rug I'm going to say this just one more time. Night All |
Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2019 at 11:18pm
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chubby girls need lovin' too if she didn't have a p*ssy between her legs, she'd be worthless never call a man a dick, for some its the only good part about them the most expensive sex you will have, is after you're married the day is early, plenty of time for it to go down the sh*tter he's so mad, he can't even sh*t straight that man is so crooked, when he dies they will have to screw him into the ground ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2019 at 11:27pm
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It's easier to fool someone, than it is to convince them they have been fooled one of these day's, I gotta have a looong talk with that boy ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
Posted By: GARY(OH/IN)
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2019 at 11:59pm
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If it weren't for alcohol some women never would have sex. (The above is an original saying by me.)
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Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2019 at 6:30am
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Get down off your High Horse And Quit Worrying Yourself to Death About It In the long run you will probably be better off without her anyway. Besides that There's plenty more fish in the sea
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Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2019 at 6:42am
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You sure made a mess out of things by makin a mountain out of a mole hill Singin the Blues aint gona fix anything
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Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2019 at 9:23am
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If you break your legs doing that, don't come running to me ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
Posted By: Orangeinwisco
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2019 at 10:25am
| Bout as useful as t!ts on a boar. |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 2:30am
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If it makes you happy, it tickles me to death Quit your whining for Pete's sake Dumber than Ditch Water. (The only place I ever heard this one used is Colorado) Serious as Cancer Believe me He finished Second. Everyone else tied for first First come first served Don't ask me Higher than a Georgia Pine No skin off my nose Waitin til the cows come home
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 2:32am
| I don't give a feathered rats butt! |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 9:20am
| Wild as a March Hare |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 9:36am
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If you fall and hurt yourself,,,I'm gonna whip your butt,,,
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Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2019 at 8:29am
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small potatoes
Never Fails to Amaze Me If I tell you a Chicken Dips Snuff no need to look under its wing for a toothpick I've about had enough of this Bull  Holy Boloney
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Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2019 at 4:56pm
| Today at work one of our plumbers asked me if I like country and western music? I looked at him and said, Son western is to music what a dog turd is to a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. |
Posted By: iowallis
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2019 at 6:18pm
From the Blues Brothers movie- Jake and Elwood ask the lady at Bob's Country Bunker what type of music they play. The lady says "both kinds, country AND western!"
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Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2019 at 8:25pm
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Sign over the commode in our house back in Illinois read IN IT NOT AT IT. WE AIM TO PLEASE. YOU AIM TOO PLEASE. We had a 1/32nd scale slot car track in our basement. One night a week the basement would fill up with slot car racers . Wife finally said. Last night that bunch of friends of yours pissed up my bathroom for the last time. It's time you do something about. Sooo' I made this sign big enough a blind man could read it. Worked Too.
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Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2019 at 8:35pm
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A Cracker Jack Just name a trade or Occupation Joe is a Cracker Jack plumber. SOB Son of a BEE Shoot first - Ask Questions Later Falling over Dollar Bills picking up nickels and dimes |
Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2019 at 3:43am
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FLUB-A-DUB How wormy can it get MICKEY MOUSE The worst you can say about just about anything. This is why I dropped out of the local MICKEY MOUSE Antique Tractor Club Take time to smell the roses Best if left alone If that aint a crime it should be
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Posted By: ford8nwd
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2019 at 7:56am
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It ain't what you want that makes you fat, it's what you get. |
Posted By: Gordy
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2019 at 8:07am
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As you slide down the banister of life , May the splinters never point in the wrong direction. ------------- “If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough” |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2019 at 8:08am
| Hahaha! I like that one Gordy! |
Posted By: ac hunter
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2019 at 8:20am
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Dad would say this sometimes if you wanted him to help do something, but he always helped anyway. "I'm too light for heavy work and too heavy for light work". Also one of his weather sayings: "all signs fail in wet and dry weather".
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Posted By: Gordy
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2019 at 8:36am
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When a cow tries to scratch he ear it means a shower is very near. If sheep ascend hills and scatter expect clear weather.
------------- “If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough” |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2019 at 8:44am
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another one from highschool, 'if I had a dog with a face like that i'd shave his asx and make him walk backwards' ------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |