Weird old sayings and phrases

[4X4]

That contract is tighter than a duck's ass.

[troutman]

A two goal lead is the worst lead in hockey.

No it's not. A one goal lead is the worst lead in hockey.

[burn_this_city]

The insults thrown at me were like water off a ducks back..

[habernac]

"Don't throw out the baby with the bath water".

[Canada 02]

kitty-corner

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce

what does that mean?

It means life isn't fair. People do bad things and get away with it or people do good things and still get burned. You just shake your head and say "The sky doesn't have eyes".

[OBCT]

Six ways to sunday.

Dead as a doornail.

Mad as a hatter.

Chewing the fat.

Pie in the sky.

By the hammer of Thor! :P

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

It means life isn't fair. People do bad things and get away with it or people do good things and still get burned. You just shake your head and say "The sky doesn't have eyes".

OH. Teen mo gnan. Ok, I get it now. Yeah, old chinese saying.

[red sky]

Best thing since sliced bread

[JiriHrdina]

"Cool beans." Made popular once again by Creed.

[CaptainCrunch]

Flying by the seat of my pants

[burn_this_city]

Wing and a prayer

[ok, ok,....I get it]

Originally Posted by OBCT

Mad as a hatter.

refers to hatters going nutty after working with lead too much during the process of making hats.....I think

A few Army one:

Mess Tin Syndrome

Fill Your Boots

[octothorp]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

Rule of thumb = Old law meaning that you cannot beat your wife with a stick with a diameter larger that than your thumb.

Under that, and it's all good

Actually that interpretation is an inaccurate revisionist history that sprung out of the 1970s feminist movement:

http://www.debunker.com/texts/ruleofthumb.html

[flamesfever]

go off half-cocked

loose canon

lunch pail mentality

[burn_this_city]

Like a cat on a hot tin roof... This one always vexed me...

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Three sheets to the wind was the final jeopardy answer the other day.. Apparently its an ancient maritimer phrase..

It is and makes perfect sense if you think about it.

Originally Posted by octothorp

"You make a better door than a window" was one I heard a lot growing up. I was surprised when I had to explain it to my wife, I thought it was commonly used.

It is commonly used. Your wife needs to get out more.

Lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut (from The Beverly Hillbillies TV show). That TV show had lots of clever sayings; too bad the show was poor.

[flamesfever]

too old to cut the mustard

[cKy]

Live by the sword, die by the sword.

Seriously, who besides Ninjas even use swords anymore!

[ResAlien]

Six one way, half a dozen the other.

Putting the cart in front of the horse (I used that today)