Funny Phrases

[Shalot]

We all hear people say words and phrases that we like or that strike us as clever upon hearing them and I just heard one I wanted to share. Also, I thought it would be neat to hear other good ones that I might want to use in my own conversation or writings.

So here's what I heard today: I was watching this show about this Southern business man named Richard Davis who buys crappy property, renovates it and sells it for a profit. And he was talking about a house he bought to renovate and he said that you have to have "intestinal fortitude" to suceed in this business (or something along those lines).

And instead of saying, "You have to have guts" he said "You have to have intestinal fortitude."

I love it.

[RobinHood3000]

"Knight in shining armour" (clichéd) as opposed to "paladin in polished platemail."

What? I like ignoring the box altogether. Mostly.

[Shalot]

It has been brought to my attention that intestinal fortitude is not guts. It's balls.

Balls are good. I have earned an honorary set many times.

[kilted exile]

One of my favourite expressions is "Its cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey" (mainly because despite sounding rude it is not at all)

Regarding the intestinal fortitude. It makes a lot more sense when you use it for guts (intestinal/intestines)

[PrinceMyshkin]

One that I invented, to express surprise: "Well, eat my swim-suit and call me Bernie."

[spa girl]

I like "We're not laughing at you. We're laughing about you."

[Shalot]

Or how bout, "I'm not laughing with you, I'm laughing at you." :D

mean mean

[Shalot]

"You're the boss, applesauce"

[Lily Adams]

My personal favorite:

"You're one weird mama jama."

Thank you, MST3K.

[dramasnot6]

The teacher organizing our graduation ball was helping the girls in picking a gown. She talks of second hand dresses as "pre-loved lovelies"

[stormgirl_blue]

I read on a blog not long ago.
"the world sucks, this is a good thing so we ont fall off"

an old fav. of mine in reply to "shiat happens", "shiat doesnt just happen Aholes make it happen"

[motherhubbard]

I really wanted to think of one. I live in the Ozarks and there are a lot of funny phrases ‘round here!
I had a college professor who, when talking about something very difficult, would say “That’s no sweet piece of cheese”

I’ve also heard “I’ll put a knot on your head that a goat could suck”

Well, neither sound too funny now, but here they are

[Bii]

When someone drips some of their dinner on their shirt and it leaves a stain, we would call that a 'dinner badge'. I particularly like that one.

[Lily Adams]

I've been saying "awesome possum" a lot lately. And "wowie zowie". (That always reminds me of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode "Eegah". "Wowie wowie wow wow wow!" :lol:)

[manolia]

"Dead as a door nail" :lol: :lol:

[Niamh]

F... that for a game of soldiers!
head stuck up your arse
holey moley
and i would have said the Brass monkey one but Kilted got there first.
Drunk as a skunk

[Shalot]

dumb as rocks
dumb as coal bucket
dumber than a doorknob (door nail? maybe - I don't know - my dad used to say it and I would mentally substitute knob for nail because a door nail didn't make sense to me)

[Niamh]

the lights are on but nobodies home

[Shalot]

olfactory assault (a fancy way of saying fart)

[Lily Adams]

olfactory assault (a fancy way of saying fart)

Good one.

[RobinHood3000]

"Rectal database" - another way to say you pulled something out of your...er...wazoo.

[Shalot]

"Rectal database" - another way to say you pulled something out of your...er...wazoo.

That's great. I can't wait to say that. Thanks Robinhood