FabSwingers.com forum: Things your elders said

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I've just sent a message to someone, " I believe you, thousands wouldn't" and it made me giggle because my dad used to always say that to me when I was a wee bairn.

Made me think of loads of other things he'd say like "bloody hell this house is like Blackpool illuminations" when me and my siblings left every possible light on in the house.

Any sayings you remember?

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"I've just sent a message to someone, " I believe you, thousands wouldn't" and it made me giggle because my dad used to always say that to me when I was a wee bairn.

Made me think of loads of other things he'd say like "bloody hell this house is like Blackpool illuminations" when me and my siblings left every possible light on in the house.

Any sayings you remember?

Eat your greens

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Manners cost nothing.

It's good to be nice.

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

I always used to get " Were you born in a barn "

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By *icearmsMan
over a year ago

KIDLINGTON

We're you born in a barn.. when I left doors open.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

'Waste not want not' from my Dad. Grew up in a big family without much cash so useful to remember.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"I always used to get " Were you born in a barn "

And no listening to the radio under the covers..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My Dad was born in India so he had loads of Punjabi ones that never made any sense to me

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

There are kids it there starving, now eat your dinner.

I got a clip round the ear when I finally said, tell me where and I will post it to them

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By *os19Man
over a year ago

Edmonton

I remember a saying Who’s she the cat’s mother

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By *icearmsMan
over a year ago

KIDLINGTON

Children should be seen and not heard.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If your going to cry I give you something to cry about

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When asking what's for dinner - sugar and shite... Got a bit older and more confident I once told the old dear her cooking actually tasted shite

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

Born in a barn? (Left a door open)

Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about (upset over something, but apparently not allowed to be)

If ifs and buts were apples and nuts, wouldn't we all be greedy guts

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

If your friend jumped off the harbour bridge, would you do it too?

... No, no bungee cord (when I developed more snark)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There are kids it there starving, now eat your dinner.

I got a clip round the ear when I finally said, tell me where and I will post it to them"

I used to say the same and receive the same!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

‘Run to the shop on the side of your foot’ meaning be as quick as you can

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to get 'I brought you into the world and I will be the one to take you out of it'

Despite my boys being grown men and a good 6" taller than me I still say it to them

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I always used to get " Were you born in a barn "

I love this one, I say it alot on the office!

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Do you want me to tell your dad when he gets home?

Save the bath water

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Don't sit so close to the fire you'll get chill blanes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You'll get square eyes from the tele... sure mother. Sure

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By *an_LexaCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

"When asking what's for dinner - sugar and shite... Got a bit older and more confident I once told the old dear her cooking actually tasted shite

Oh we got shit with sugar on too

That was when we weren’t having to run round the table till we were fed up

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

This won't buy the baby a new hat

Look at that for the price of fish

It's like a bombs hit it in here!

It's like Blackpool illuminations in here

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By *reat me rightWoman
over a year ago

Rotherham

Jobs a kipper (not sure what that was supposed to mean)

I'll make you laugh on the other side of your face in a minute

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Don't sit so close to the fire you'll get chill blanes"

I used to get don't sit against the radiator, you'll burn your kidneys

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When asking what's for dinner - sugar and shite... Got a bit older and more confident I once told the old dear her cooking actually tasted shite

My mum used to say that haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Eat your crusts, it makes your hair curly.

Eat your carrots, it will make you see in the dark better.

Don’t make that face because if the wind changes it will stay like it.

What’s for tea? Shit and sugar lol

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

My mother used to tell me that if I didn’t go to bed ‘Myra will get you’.

She totally failed as I didn’t know who Myra Hindley was.

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

When asking my mum to do something for me I tended to get the reply "what did your last servant die of?"

Apparently "asking too many questions" gets you sent to your room with no dinner and no pocket money for a month.

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By *ookworm258Man
over a year ago

Wythenshawe

"We're you born in a barn.. when I left doors open. "

Got that and also are you trying to heat the whole street

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My mother used to tell me that if I didn’t go to bed ‘Myra will get you’.

She totally failed as I didn’t know who Myra Hindley was. "

My dad used to tell me my mum was a witch and it night she used to get her broom out and fly around the house. He now tells my daughter the same story that nans a witch lol

My parents are still happily married so there is no actual slagging my mum off via my dad

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford

Ive had many of these comments and did throw some of them back as I got older.

As I got older I did get told I hope you have a child like you

well I got that but when I was telling her off I had to chuckle to myself.

I daredent tell her I was worse than she was until she was older

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My mum and dad used to say

"if you miss behave you'll go to Mrs Ogre's house" it was the scary house down the lane

30 years later i bought 'Mrs Ogres' house

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Anyone ever heard of “Lay-horse for meddlers”?

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

What's yours is mine and what's mine's me own.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

"My mum and dad used to say

"if you miss behave you'll go to Mrs Ogre's house" it was the scary house down the lane

30 years later i bought 'Mrs Ogres' house

Was she living in the cellar?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My mum and dad used to say

"if you miss behave you'll go to Mrs Ogre's house" it was the scary house down the lane

30 years later i bought 'Mrs Ogres' house

Was she living in the cellar?"

Haha no... however its also known as 'the murder house' and had been empty since the 80s so missis ogre may have been real

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

"My mum and dad used to say

"if you miss behave you'll go to Mrs Ogre's house" it was the scary house down the lane

30 years later i bought 'Mrs Ogres' house

Was she living in the cellar?

Haha no... however its also known as 'the murder house' and had been empty since the 80s so missis ogre may have been real

And you bought it

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By *eyond PurityCouple
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

Cooking on gas (progressing well with something) - I still say this!

In response to what's for dinner? Bread and Iffit (if you can find it, you can have it)

Time to go up the wooden hill (upstairs to bed)

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

My father used to say "Nothing's fair in this life".

He was right, as I soon found out.

My partner used to say "You can't say fairer than that", until she got fed up with me replying "Yes I can. 'Fairer than that'".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What did your mother say!

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By *aythreeMan
over a year ago

croydon

“I want doesn’t get”

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Shut the door, were you born in a barn?

Which I thought was a strange thing to ask, as I'm sure she would've remembered where she gave birth to me

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By *xploring_FunWoman
over a year ago

Coventry

“You’re not made of sugar, you’ll not melt” if we complained about the rain.

“Last time I looked I wasn’t your pal’s mother so her rules don’t apply here” for complaining about *everyone* except me being allowed to do something.

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By *oomarangMan
over a year ago

Chester

Me - what’s for tea

Mum - shit with sugar on it

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Anyone ever heard of “Lay-horse for meddlers”? "

That's a new one at me, that is!

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By *ooo wet tight hornyWoman
over a year ago

lancashire

"When asking what's for dinner - sugar and shite... Got a bit older and more confident I once told the old dear her cooking actually tasted shite

Nice one..haha

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

When ever I wasn’t allowed to do something like stay up late or go to a friends house or something other members of the family were doing, I would exclaim,

‘That’s not fair’.

The reply would always be,

‘Whoever told you life was fair , was lying’.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Cooking on gas (progressing well with something) - I still say this!

In response to what's for dinner? Bread and Iffit (if you can find it, you can have it)

Time to go up the wooden hill (upstairs to bed)

It was "bread and wish-it" for us, i.e you'd have to imagine the food

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try and try again." Three more tries after the first failure...

"Are you the Lord Almighty? No? When seems like you were born in a stable"

"Looks like Blackpool Illuminations in here"

"S/he is several sandwiches short of a picnic"

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Cooking on gas (progressing well with something) - I still say this!

In response to what's for dinner? Bread and Iffit (if you can find it, you can have it)

Time to go up the wooden hill (upstairs to bed)

My parents used to say "cooking with gas"

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

If you stand on your head one more time, you'll get sent to Australia

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don’t come running to me if you break your leg

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"If you stand on your head one more time, you'll get sent to Australia

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Don’t come running to me if you break your leg"

"If you're not bleeding, there's no broken bone, or nothing is on fire, I don't want to know"

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By *ed VoluptaWoman
over a year ago

Wirral.

"Children should be seen and not heard. "

Never a truer word said

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Get out of the bathroom, give someone else a chance !

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By *ed VoluptaWoman
over a year ago

Wirral.

"Are you hatching an egg?"

When my brothers used to sit on the loo, reading...

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By *rivateparts!Man
over a year ago

Walking down the only road I've ever known!

My mam used to say if the wind changes your face will stay like that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Get out of the bathroom, give someone else a chance !"

I've heard that used for the bedroom too

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Put another florin in the meter

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Go and top up the coal scuttle

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

The kettles whistling

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Put in a gallon of 4* please (to the full service petrol pump attendant)

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Turn the TV on as you're up

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