Sayings from childhood

[Char]

That reminds me of this one - Don't care was made to care, don't care was hung, don't care was put in a pot, and boiled 'till they were done.

Didn't know what it meant then and I'm still not sure now.

[Spardo]

"Do as you would be done by." - that's stood me in good stead during my lifetime, thanks Grandad

The Water Babies. We always said 'do as you would be did'

[Gene]

My grandfather used to call me Lord Tom Noddy

[Wilbro]

I'm in a hurry to go out so I'll just have a cat's lick

[Pathca]

Today’s equivalent is “It’s all right nurse I’ll just use a baby wipe” or the classic “I had a good wash yesterday “

[michael86]

When my mother wanted us to have a quick wash she used to say, "just have a lick and a promise."

[MAD87]

I'm in a hurry to go out so I'll just have a cat's lick

Two shakes of a lamb's tail where I come from!

[Spectrum]

"He was born at the top of the stupid tree and hit every branch as he fell out."

[Sparkle]

Mum would say 'you think my money grows on trees' my reply 'yes'

or 'you think I was born yesterday' my reply 'no....the day before' that got me a clout round the back of the tabs

[Char]

Mum would say 'you think my money grows on trees' my reply 'yes'

I said that to my son once when he was little - he said 'No mummy it comes out of a hole in the wall down in the town.'