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dave 911 03-15-2013 08:02 AM

"Slap your Grandma"

Z-man 03-15-2013 08:10 AM

I use the following phrase to desribe one's personality: "He/she's got the personality of a pumpkin rotting in the middle of a field."

Others I use: "Tobett esszel mint errovel" (Hungarian for: use your brain more than your braun. But it sounds better in Hungarian.)

Another popular Hungarian phrasse is: "He comes and goes, like a fart in the bathtub."

At work, a German fellow often butchered English phrases, and these phrases have stuck. For example, "We can nothing do." is still used here widely, even though he is long gone.

Another phraes at work often used is, "Do the needful." IE: go the extra mile to get the request completed.

Some other phrases I use:
"Smell you later." (From the Simpsons)
"I am going to the bank to make a downposit" (Combo of downpayment and deposit)
"Really? No, REALLY?"

-Z-man.

Amail 03-15-2013 08:20 AM

My mom used to say "Well, I'll be dipped in $hit and rolled in cracker crumbs"

masraum 03-15-2013 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Z-man (Post 7330780)
Another phraes at work often used is, "Do the needful." IE: go the extra mile to get the request completed.

-Z-man.

Do you work with lots of folks from India? My company has folks that work out of India for our night-shift and many of them seem to use "Do the needful."

Online, I'll use "Holy Carp" to keep things clean.

BlueSkyJaunte 03-15-2013 08:37 AM

Mom: Oy gevalt!
Grandmother: You crumb-bun! (Ironically Grandma taught me the words @$$hole and fck)
An ex-gf: Ay de mi! (a bit odd for a whitebread girl of Italian extraction)

wdfifteen 03-15-2013 09:06 AM

Boy howdy

I have no idea what it means, but it's used as a kind of emphasis.

Grandma - "That there chicken pot pie was some smooth peckin'"
Grandpa - "Boy howdy!"

wdfifteen 03-15-2013 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Amail (Post 7330798)
My mom used to say "Well, I'll be dipped in $hit and rolled in cracker crumbs"

LOL - your mom was a real charmer!

Hawkeye's-911T 03-15-2013 09:27 AM

'Dumb as a stump' or 'What a sack of hammers'

Z-man 03-15-2013 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by masraum (Post 7330810)
Do you work with lots of folks from India? My company has folks that work out of India for our night-shift and many of them seem to use "Do the needful."

Online, I'll use "Holy Carp" to keep things clean.

Yep. I work in IT. :D

Another one that I've been using lately is:

"It's not like rocket surgery..."

scottmandue 03-15-2013 09:43 AM

I don't lose my temper often...

And I'm embarrassed to admit (swearing was not allowed in the house where I grew up)

When I do blow my top... with out thinking... out of my mouth comes..

"Mother f***ing piece of sh**"

At work when things are totally messed up I will tell my supervisor "the situation is not ideal"

BlueSkyJaunte 03-15-2013 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by scottmandue (Post 7330971)
At work when things are totally messed up I will tell my supervisor "the situation is not ideal"

At work when things are totally messed up I will tell my supervisor "mother f***ing piece of sh**". And he will often 1-up me.

All of the "old schoolers" here swear like sailors. Including the women. Behind closed conference-room doors, anyway. Nowadays among the rank & file they have toned it down a bit.

herr_oberst 03-15-2013 11:41 AM

"Sweet fancy moses"

Arizona 911 03-15-2013 01:05 PM

I used to hear this growing up in rural Illinois.
"Well, spank my butt and call me red."

70SATMan 03-15-2013 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by herr_oberst (Post 7331186)
"Sweet fancy moses"

My 18yr old daughter's newest is "Oh my sexy Jesus!".

My 20 yr old daughter now likes to try and shock the ole' Man with "Bollocks!"

70SATMan 03-15-2013 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Arizona 911 (Post 7331348)
I used to hear this growing up in rural Illinois.
"Well, spank my butt and call me red."

Where at? I grew up outside of Danville.SmileWavy

Nostril Cheese 03-15-2013 01:26 PM

"Ron Hedin says FIIIIIIIIVVVVVEEEEEEE!!!!!"

scottmandue 03-15-2013 01:27 PM

I'm sorry, you asked for local expressions...

Dude = greeting

Duuuude = disagreement

DUDE! = anger

dude... = disappointment

Dude? = inquisitive

Dahoode = flirtatious

BlueSkyJaunte 03-15-2013 01:36 PM

"Leeroy Jenkins!"

Damned BB software keeps de-capitalizing my text...

onlycafe 03-15-2013 01:37 PM

leapin' lizards!

John Rogers 03-15-2013 01:42 PM

Stupidity is instantaneous.


Just watch COPS now and then..........


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