Sayings that have become out of date

[gav]

I just came across this on another forum...
'a wigwam for a gooses bridle'
Apparently it means mind your own business http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_wigwam_for_a_goose's_bridle

haha my grandad says that all the time!

 

[singlefished]

What about a lyric/saying/song title...
FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE - Nelson Mandella!

or money related (tight fisted)...
As tight as gnats chuff!
or
Short arms, long pockets!

 

[Aboundz]

or money related (tight fisted)...

Wouldn't shout if a shark bit him.

 

[noirua]

It's just like shooting the dead donkey.

 

[nioka]

or money related (tight fisted)...
As tight as gnats chuff!
or
Short arms, long pockets!

or "spends money like a scotsman with no hands"

 

[CoffeeKing]

"Are we there yet"

 

[singlefished]

or "spends money like a scotsman with no hands"

Funnily enough, being a Scotsman I've heard them all, well, a lot of them at least....

What about the Scotsman that accidentally dropped some loose change... the coins hit him on the back of the head

 

[Wysiwyg]

What about the Scotsman that accidentally dropped some loose change... the coins hit him on the back of the head

Was that in the event of trying to catch the coins before they hit the ground?

 

[Speewha]

Hello,

Tight as a sharks bottom, and that’s water tight.

(Sanitised)

Regards

 

[doogie_goes_off]

"Bread should be broken and maps should be rolled" - I believe it just means do things the right way. As opposed to buying your super white bread at the supermarket and finding your way home with a Navman.

 

[rub92me]

Everything is fine and dandy.
Maybe because they haven't been for a while.

 

[CoffeeKing]

Hey charger...was all the rage in the Alvin purple days.

Anyone seen a 'Leyland P76' lately?

 

[CoffeeKing]

Cheap as chips...

May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your bumhole...

 

[CoffeeKing]

One lump or two

Cannot remember when I last saw a lump of sugar...

Nothing like watching it float around your coffee until it was gone

 

[Calliope]

Not so much sayings, but out of date anyway;

Hold your pen correctly

Use your knife and fork

Sit up straight

 

[Smurf1976]

Safe as houses.

If it's not out of date yet then it soon will be with the debt situation etc.

 

[cutz]

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

 

[rederob]

Out of date?
Yes, by a long chalk.

 

[Glen48]

Full as a centipedes sock draw/ state hat rack.
Look how long he is I would hate to have to wait for him.
Mad as a two bob watch
Couldn't ride a swag out of sight on a dark night.

 

[overlap]

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