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sl8

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5. "Old soldiers never die ... "
Sat Oct 26, 2019, 06:51 AM
Oct 2019

old as the hills / older than the hills
no fool like an old fool
same old song and dance
old ball and chain
old lady / old man (meaning partner or parent)
up to your old tricks
the old country
dirty old man
same old, same old
old blue eyes
ring out the old, ring in the new
(can't) teach an old dog new tricks
chip off the old block
what's old is new again
age old

Old expressions [View all] lillypaddle Oct 2019 OP
Well Sherman A1 Oct 2019 #1
Never heard the one about the cow and the cabbage Freddie Oct 2019 #2
same here Sanity Claws Oct 2019 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2019 #8
Me either. Fla Dem Oct 2019 #16
Your niece obviously doesn't drink or has never had a hangover. YOHABLO Oct 2019 #3
I had to google the cow one. I like to say I went by Croney Oct 2019 #4
Never heard that one lillypaddle Oct 2019 #11
"Old soldiers never die ... " sl8 Oct 2019 #5
Wow, you're full of it lillypaddle Oct 2019 #12
No, you were right the first time. sl8 Oct 2019 #34
Raining pitchforks and hammer handles. Arkansas Granny Oct 2019 #6
Those sound like Arkansas lillypaddle Oct 2019 #13
My mother, who hailed from Minnesota, used the pitchforks saying. Arkansas Granny Oct 2019 #20
another stereotype lillypaddle Oct 2019 #21
In Texas we call heavy downpours "frog stranglers" or toad stranglers TexasBushwhacker Oct 2019 #67
God willin' and the crick don't rise. sarge43 Oct 2019 #9
A "gullywasher" of a rain.... lastlib Oct 2019 #10
And of course there were always these lillypaddle Oct 2019 #14
Is a Bear Catholic? Wolf Frankula Oct 2019 #24
Pass the Lord and praise the ammunition. Doc_Technical Oct 2019 #32
Does a goose go barefoot?? Grammy23 Oct 2019 #51
"In a pig's ass!" 🐷 Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2019 #15
Pshaw! jpak Oct 2019 #18
"Ain't that cunnin!" jpak Oct 2019 #17
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth wishstar Oct 2019 #19
I love you a bushel and a peck IcyPeas Oct 2019 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Oct 2019 #23
Ain't had so much fun since the hogs et Grandpa. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #25
LOL! lillypaddle Oct 2019 #29
Some from the southern Appalachians Glorfindel Oct 2019 #26
That will be the dusty tuesday. BarbaRosa Oct 2019 #27
"Faster than three shakes of a lamb's tail." Adsos Letter Oct 2019 #28
Gosh, I say "three shakes" all the time now. Laffy Kat Oct 2019 #45
Well, I swan lillypaddle Oct 2019 #30
I hear my Granny's voice with this expression yellowdogintexas Oct 2019 #73
"Bet he pulls down his pants to fart" VarryOn Oct 2019 #31
Meaner than a wolf bitch with pups. peacefreak2.0 Oct 2019 #33
Would you like to beat the floor ? OnDoutside Oct 2019 #35
Wow lillypaddle Oct 2019 #36
Frankly... ailsagirl Oct 2019 #37
I say all of those!!! nt Laffy Kat Oct 2019 #46
Yay!! ailsagirl Oct 2019 #75
Bunch of goodies lillypaddle Oct 2019 #53
Thanks-- being sans electricity is a real experience ailsagirl Oct 2019 #76
Just wanted you to know... Iggo Oct 2019 #70
You're welcome!! ailsagirl Oct 2019 #77
That's the berries- Alliepoo Oct 2019 #38
In the UK that'd be 'the dog's bollocks' redqueen Oct 2019 #61
Catty corner Alliepoo Oct 2019 #39
Yep! nt lillypaddle Oct 2019 #54
This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo Oct 2019 #40
"Beauty fades, but ugly holds its own." " I'll do ____ if it harelips Granny." patricia92243 Oct 2019 #41
harelipping granny is an interesting one lillypaddle Oct 2019 #55
After further review, I've decided mine weren't very nice. Iggo Oct 2019 #42
Well, hell lillypaddle Oct 2019 #56
Okay.... Iggo Oct 2019 #65
The first two were posted here lillypaddle Oct 2019 #66
"Grin and bear it" means exactly the same thing... Iggo Oct 2019 #69
"Beats a sharp stick in the eye" (my dad) smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #43
How about, "It was scattered from hell to breakfast"? Laffy Kat Oct 2019 #44
When you tell someone how the cow ate the cabbage, lillypaddle Oct 2019 #57
Shit fire and save matches. (Expresses surprise) redqueen Oct 2019 #47
I use many of those. nt lillypaddle Oct 2019 #58
Useless as tits on a boar-hog. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #48
I heard it as lillypaddle Oct 2019 #59
Dumber than a sack of hammers. Wolf Frankula Oct 2019 #49
He ain't worth killin'. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2019 #50
Down south: Geez Louise lillypaddle Oct 2019 #60
Rubber check KT2000 Oct 2019 #52
I couldn't be happier if Buzz cook Oct 2019 #62
Happy as a pig in a poke lillypaddle Oct 2019 #63
Lindsey "doesn't know whether to shit or go blind." patricia92243 Oct 2019 #64
with his/her bare face hanging out frogmarch Oct 2019 #68
"Even a blind hog gets an acorn now and then." Cairycat Oct 2019 #71
I'm a third generation Texan. My father always said "how the cow ate the cabbage" as in CTyankee Oct 2019 #72
I'll let the cat out of the bag and Niagara Oct 2019 #74
Dumb as a Trump. Sneederbunk Oct 2019 #78
My mom is from Texas and had a ton of these sayings. lark Oct 2019 #79
I feel much older today, reading about these "old" expressions. Sigh... flor-de-jasmim Oct 2019 #80
Cut off your nose to spite your face Bayard Oct 2019 #81
The Beatles are LakeArenal Oct 2019 #82
"Built like a brick shithouse." n/t malthaussen Oct 2019 #83
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