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Arroe Collins Something Our Parents Would Say
by Arroe Collins
Those strange weird things that family and friends share. They usually blurt it out when you least expect it. What we don't know is that many of these old sayings, phrases and idioms actually came to us decades and centuries ago. Preserving language is my number one goal. Something Our Parents Would Say.
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Something Our Parents Would Say To The Moon And Back
We always associate to the moon and back to Jackie Gleason from The Honeymooners. Did he or didn't he say it? If not, where did it come from and what's been its total impact?
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Something Our Parents Would Say Life Is Like Riding A Bicycle
Those things our parents once said. One of them being, "Life is like riding a bicycle." Where does it come from? Has it always been a metaphor? Who was it for?
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Something Our Parents Would Say Thge Birds And The Bees
Those things our parents would say. One that once popped up a lot in the lives of young adults was the infamous birds and the bees.
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Something Our Parents Would Say I Wrote The Book On This
Every week someone we know toys around with this as a way of gaining not only attention but control, "I wrote the book on this."
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Something Our Parents Would Say He's A Leak In The Attic
He's a leak in the attic. Meaning a person isn't all there. A decision that didn't pay off correctly or any other issue that requires the mind to generate movement forward. Not so popular today because of not being very politically correct.
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Something Our Parents Would Say Dont Give Me Your Sack Of Shit
Friends have said it and trust me teachers and principals wanted to, "Don't give me your sack of shit." Where does it come from and who put it into our daily speak?
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Something Our Parents Would Say Keep Your Cotton Pickin Hands Off My
I can hear my dad's WWII military driven voice even today, "Keep your cotton pickin hands off my..." I'm not sure he would get away with saying it today. Why?
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Something Our Parents Would Say Have Dont Throw The Baby Out With The Bathwater
This one goes all the way back to 1512! Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Funny how something in Germany found its way around the world and the centuries required to make it possible.
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Something Our Parents Would Say Have You Lost Your Marbles
Those crazy insane things people say. Most of us remember hearing it first from our parents. This week? Have you lost your marbles?
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Something Our Parents Would Say A Captain Goes Down With Their Ship
A captain goes down with his ship. Really? At one time maybe. But where does this term or phrase come from and have we abided by the rules?
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Something Our Parents Would Say Shit Or Get Off The Pot
I can hear my dad over and over, "Son! Shit or get off the pot!" When Dad was ready to go, he wanted his enter family to be ready on his time. Where does it come from? How has it impact us? Shit or get off the pot.
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Something Our Parents Would Say What The Bubkis
What the bubkis? It's really used and has been in our daily language since the early 19th century. How is it used and can it become outdated?
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Something Our Parents Would Say Sh t For Brains
Endlessly as a child my father and grandparents used the term shit for brains. Research says it was part of their everyday street! What? How?
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Something Our Parents Would Say Not My Monkey Not My Circus
Not my monkey not my circus. It dates all the way back to Poland with their endless amount of traveling circuses. It wasn't out of control ticket holders. It was the monkeys!
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Something Our Parents Would Say I Like The Cut Of Your Jib
The cut of your jib? How are you putting on display your sails? What's guiding you? How is the cut of your jib?
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Something Our Parents Would Say Shooting From The Hip
Shooting from the hip. From the early 20th century but how did it make it to the present and how much does it effect our everyday?
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Something Our Parents Would Say Sh## A Brick
Everyday street speak and its history. This week the focus is put on shit a brick.
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Something Our Parents Would Say Flying By The Seat Of Your Pants
The old sayings had to start somewhere. Who, what, where and why? Such as flying by the seat of your pants.
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Something Our Parents Would Say Making A Mountain Out Of A Mole Hill
There are so many phrases and saying being used every day all over the world. The shocking part is how most of them weren't created in our time. Making a mountain out of a mole hill.
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Something Our Parents Would Say Fucking Shit
Oh those words our parents would say and oh how we are using them with our families today. This week we enter the world of cursive language. Let that be a warning. The focus is on fucking shit. Get that "fucking shit" out of here. Whoa you have a lot of fucking shit. When did this all start?
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Something Our Parents Would Say Speak Of The Devil
Those things that our parents say such as, "Speak of the devil." Who what where why and when did it come into play? What does it mean and are we using it correctly?
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Something Our Parents Would Say A Storm In A Teacup
Those things people tend to share that come from out of nowhere. I'm not so sure on this one, " A storm in a teacup."
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Something Our Parents Would Say Talkin Turkey
Something that started long before it became the national lingo. Turkey talk! Who started it and how has it evolved? Any way we can go cold turkey?
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Something Our Parents Would Say Shit The Bed Warning Warning Subject Matter
Shit the bed. It hails from exactly from where you assume yet the Australians have a completely different meaning. What is its origin and how has it changed the way we describe what could be a very bad experience. We may have shit the bed on this one.
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Something Our Parents Would Say For The Love Of Jesus
My mother wouldn't say it, "For the love of Jesus." It was using the Lord's name in vain. What is the history of For The Love Of Jesus?
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Those strange weird things that family and friends share. They usually blurt it out when you least expect it. What we don't know is that many of these old sayings, phrases and idioms actually came to us decades and centuries ago. Preserving language is my number one goal. Something Our Parents Would Say.
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Arroe Collins
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