sayings you dont understand

darmack wrote: Bob Hoskins wrote: If time's a drug, then Big Ben is a huge needle injecting it into the sky. wtf wtf indeed. Can't say I've ever even heard that one. What about 'watch yer house'? Clearly I don't play football, am I saying it properly? Watch your house??

That was started by Everton supporters saying it to Liverpool players, as it meant while your playing football our scumbag mates are robbing your houses -it has now morphed into a saying that nobody understands but it's used in every game.

Bob Hoskins wrote: If time's a drug, then Big Ben is a huge needle injecting it into the sky. wtf

A quote from Chris Morris on Brass Eye

Wouldn't think they were particularly lucky, just maybe that at the time, it was considered a better alternative than walking? I'm guessing here.......

Baldrick wrote: No it comes from radio commentary of football. Each paper used to divide the pitch into 12 squares, 6 for each half.  When the ball went back to the keepr, it went back to square 1.

That's one possible explanation but it's not definitely the right one http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/back%20to%20square%20one.html
I'd say hopscotch or a board game is more likely. The BBC dropped the grid system fairly quickly.

Now you're sucking diesel (proper pronunciation, "jaysus now yaor shucking dayzil biy") is a culchie phrase which refers to culchies (who all drive tractors, combine harvesters and other diesel powered vehicles) getting up a good bit of speed on a straight bit of road with no traffic.


Edited by Hoosay - 21 Nov 2011 at 7:53pm

Rednecks love saying that

If it takes a week to walk a fortnight, how many oranges in a box of bananas?

MayoMark wrote: If it takes a week to walk a fortnight, how many oranges in a box of bananas?

An odd one, but would I be right in saying it's popular in Mayo, and in particular, popularly used to coaches in Castlebar.

Bob Hoskins wrote: nipping it in the bud

i actually know this wan. Gardeners nip or prune or cut roses when the flowers are in bud before they blossom. This promotes stronger growth in the summer.

Yes it can bob.