Strangest sayings you've heard?

[Deleted member 40035]

Stair rods.

First time I'd heard that phrase I said 'what' about 5 times.

 

[ouro]

First time I'd heard that phrase I said 'what' about 5 times.

In the old days carpets would not reach the sides of a staircase, what you effectively had was a 'runner' up the center held down at the bottom of each riser by a big thick stair rod. Hence, if it's coming down heavy it is coming down like 'stair rods' ie massive.

 

[black cat in france]

Face like a poor mans arse.

 

[Shandy drinker]

I can't remember all but over the years i have heard

Be wary of men who have a monobrow apart from women
Funny looking good bucking
Big hands big deal
A turkey lost at sea chicadoochajaree.

gan canny wah geordies
divvent dunsh uz wah geordies

 

[Bonzo]

Grigg makes it 2-0, only 15 seconds after Wyke opens the scoring.

 

[black cat in france]

Gan and run up a shutter, we've got shutters but on the first floor or I might have give it a go. Wonder if they meant shitter?

 

[Ludwig]

Ah nearly set me neck !

 

[citybythesea]

I say 'you can't see a bat'. My Dad always said it too, maybe it's an old mining phrase.

Different phrase

thank you, it’s definitely a phrase

 

[TopCat]

If you ever offered my Grandad a crisp/sweet/chip he'd always fire back with "I know a man who had 2 and lived to tell the tale"