[AT] Re: Old Expressions

[Larry D. Goss]

I heard that first one as: When God passed out brains, you thought they
said trains and you missed yours.

A comment about a large family: There were more, but they got lost in
the weeds.

Larry

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Allright Then,

Remember "His ladder doesn't go all the way to the top" or what kids
would taunt each other with, "You must have been hiding when God passed
out brains."?  Oldtimers in Missouri would say, "He doesn't have the
sense God gave green apples" or for late risers, "He'd sleep through
Christmas."  

In that locale they referred to the ultra-sloppy types  as "Ozark
Farmers".   There was one family of that sort about three farms away
from ours that took the county prize in that regard.  Every broken
machine, vehicle or tool they ever finished with was in the yard under
some weeds.  Went into the house once, and it matched.  Looked like they
never washed a dish.  In other ways, they were pretty decent folks.
They were up on a hill so you could not see the mess from the road. For
some reason I remember their Muscovy ducks left to run loose over that
yard of weed clumps  (there was no grass) - in July heat unattended.
Those critters were ugly as sin - or as they still say, they had a face
that would stop a clock.

Always liked an expression I used to hear working around airplanes.
After trimming an expensive piece of aircraft tubing, hose or wire a
couple of times to fit, it's still too long.  Then you misjudge again
and cut it too SHORT to fit (and make it instantly useless for much
else). The cry was  "I cut it off three times and it's still too short."
Thank God for memories - and everything else.


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