tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7151910297002099742.post7963774284094666309..comments2022-02-25T20:28:05.253-08:00Comments on My Time Of Life: Some expressions from the pastDarciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04344155813366318685noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7151910297002099742.post-20978425129611230152009-03-20T13:13:00.000-08:002009-03-20T13:13:00.000-08:00Old Indian Trick... my dad always said your dad us...Old Indian Trick... my dad always said your dad used to say that. We'll see if I pass it along, I havea hard time thinking that one is really racist since it only applies to be remarkably clever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7151910297002099742.post-82843833469969838002009-03-16T18:41:00.000-08:002009-03-16T18:41:00.000-08:00ah, that was busier....ah, that was busier....Darciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344155813366318685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7151910297002099742.post-64150267296948601712009-03-16T16:43:00.000-08:002009-03-16T16:43:00.000-08:00Oh, and buesier than a "one armed paper hanger"Oh, and buesier than a "one armed paper hanger"Darciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344155813366318685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7151910297002099742.post-51982298537082870482009-03-16T16:40:00.000-08:002009-03-16T16:40:00.000-08:00I always liked, "Busier than a one-legged man in a...I always liked, "Busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest."<BR/>Try to get a fast one by my mom and it was, "Do I look like I just fell off the turnip truck"?<BR/>I often heard myself described as, "Not the brightest crayon in the box."<BR/>I never figured out what that really meant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7151910297002099742.post-27892418690709211942009-03-16T16:10:00.000-08:002009-03-16T16:10:00.000-08:00My mother would say somebody (usually her) was "gr...My mother would say somebody (usually her) was "graceful as a hog on ice," meaning not very, and I can absolutely see "busy as a hog on ice" too. I bet yours also described cowboy wannabes as "drugstore cowboys" or more specifically "Rexall cowboys," as well as "all hat, no cattle."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com