old sayings

[iluleah]

"Lord help me to keep my big mouth shut until I know what I am talking about"

Carol

Now that reminds me of one " put your brain into gear before you open your mouth"

[a-l]

He has foot and mouth disease, everytime he opens his mouth he puts his foot in it.

[jbml]

An old Suffolk saying goes everything hath an end; and a pudding hath two

[jbml]

I am not sure if this has been said My Mother used to say were you born in a tent ( when Dad left the door open ) and he would say no but my brother was ( he really was ).    Take Care Lynette

The traditional English one for this is "born in Bardney" ... and the explanation (which is found in Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People is that the monks of Bardney once refused hospitality to a stranger in a storm, as a result of which the stranger died. As a penance they were required to live with all their doors wide open for ever after.

[Redroger]

I am not sure if this has been said My Mother used to say were you born in a tent ( when Dad left the door open ) and he would say no but my brother was ( he really was ).    Take Care Lynette

The traditional English one for this is "born in Bardney" ... and the explanation (which is found in Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People is that the monks of Bardney once refused hospitality to a stranger in a storm, as a result of which the stranger died. As a penance they were required to live with all their doors wide open for ever after.

Thanks for this. I quoted the saying earlier in the thread but had no idea of its origins.

[joboy]

of fabrics which fall apart quickly;
'it was sewn with a red hot needle'
 

Joe

[conahy calling]

• Better be an old mans darling than a young mans slave.

[BevL]

I don't know if I or anyone else has sent this in, but I see this lady nearly everyday and think the same thing each time:
Mutton dressed up as lamb.
Bev

[BevL]

My mother used to spout this at me all the time - I don't know why!
Patience is a virtue
possess if you can
It's seldom found in women
and never in a man
Bev