Stuff people say

[A.T. Hagan]

"Can't never could."

"Shoulda, woulda, coulda." (I should have, would have, could have, done whatever thing it is that's being regretted they did not do.)

"Stupid hurts."

"An ounce of forethought is worth a ton of 'I'm sorry.'"

 

[GableBabble]

These were all really good. Some of them I had never heard before.

 

[darkmatter]

When asked about how the day went: " Another day, Another dollar, quarter after taxes, nickel after the wife and kids-----and I need that nickel for my beer"

Also have used the "finer then frogs hair"

"As useless as ***** on a boarhog" (old family kansas farm life saying, usaully refering to a slacker)

When passing a cattle farm on the road and smelling the manure--- "Hmmmm...smells like money"

My Missus, of Irish/English descent, uses the term "Bigwig" when refering to politicians.

 

[Gingerlilypad]

As funny as a screen door in a submarine.

Doing good for the shape I am in.

I am in shape, round is a shape.

As funny as rat droppings in a dresser drawer.

Lickety split (means hurry up).

Hurry up every chance you get.

Happier than a hog in slop.

Grinning like a dead hog in sunshine.

As smart as a box of rocks.

Dumber than a doorbell.

He has an IQ three points below that of plant life and was once outsmarted by a rock.

Crazy as a fox.

My husband (a former electronic tech) put together some electronic terms to explain why something doesn't work when he doesn't want to explain it. These are ALL electronic terms.
"The sequential hopper register bit was stuck to a one and hung up in the mother buffer"

And my chicken ones:

Scarcer than hen's teeth

Mad as a wet hen.

Don't get your feathers in a fluff.

 

[Fowl97]

if you tell my dad you dont wanna do something because you are tired he will say, you can sleep when you are dead lets go!

another favorite of mine is the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

 

[ChooksinChoppers]

As usless as T**s on a Chook

Move any slower and you're gonna rust (got that from parents all the time)

1 tinnie (can of beer) short of a six pack (for any dense person)

 

[newchickgal]

Not the sharpest tool in the shed (for dumb)

 

[quintinp]

"Well spank a fat duck."

 

[sheaviance1]

Brain death is painful.

 

[chickendiva25]

"Oh for Pete's sake!" My Granny used to say that. I still don't know who Pete is though.....