Hi does anyone have a mnemonic for remembering the colour bands on resistors,The one I have is to rood:eek:
Regards Bernard
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Hi does anyone have a mnemonic for remembering the colour bands on resistors,The one I have is to rood:eek:
Regards Bernard
If he had another brain cell he'd need watering.
It's well and truly kippered
It all went pearshaped
Which part of "NO" don't you understand?
You've bought a pig in a poke
That's may be the same one I've heard Bernard :DQuote:
Originally Posted by bernard
He doesn't have a pot to p*ss in!
A more polite way of saying this for our non-English speaking friends is: He doesn't have a pot to urinate in.
Another saying from the old days which denoted a persons financial status. In other words, the poor chap could not afford his own chamber pot.
Hi
A few slates short of a roof
A few slices short of a loaf
Meaning a person who is not to bright
Regards Bernard
It isn't worth a tinkers damn.
I can't remember what trade a tinker is, but I suspect this saying is used to indicate something of very low regard or worth.
HI US Iceman
I think the saying is related to a tinker a gypsy who would make a living from scrap ect,so if a tinker does not value it then its not worth much at all.
Regards Bernard
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Originally Posted by bernard
Not the sharpest knife in the drawer
Iceman,
Tis sailors phrase '' I need to see the man about the dog ''
Meaning, I need to go to the toilet and ****.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks!
Hi Frank
Nice avatar,hope its not the bottom half of your last avatar.:D :D
Regards Bernard
Now that would be telling Bernard.
Are they going up or down???? :D :D
Hi Frank
Most definately off:eek:
Regards Bernard
You need to watch your P's and Q's!
I heard this a lot when I was a lot younger, but could never figure out what the P & Q stood for.
At the present time, I would rather watch Frank's avatar continue to change.:D
Going to drop the kids off at the pool!!!!!
P's and Q's
Several meanings I think..
1. To be on your best behaviour, mind your Please and Thank (Q) You's.
2. “Mind your Ps and Qs”
There are few of us who have not at one time or another been admonished to "mind our Ps and Qs", or in other words, to behave our best.
Oddly enough, "mind your Ps and Qs" had nautical beginnings as a method of keeping books on the waterfront.
In the days of sail when sailors were paid a pittance, seamen drank their ale in taverns who's keepers were willing to extend credit until payday. Since many salts were illiterate, keepers kept a tally of pints and quarts consumed by each sailor on a chalkboard behind the bar. Next to each person's name, a mark was made under "P" for pint or "Q" for quart whenever a seaman ordered another draught.
On payday, each seaman was liable for each mark next to his name, so he was forced to "mind his Ps and Qs" or get into financial trouble. To ensure an accurate count by unscrupulous keepers, sailors had to keep their wits and remain somewhat sober.
Sobriety usually ensured good behaviour: hence the meaning of "mind your Ps and Qs".
Hi Brian,
Thanks for that explanation. That makes very good sense for an exact definition.
I doubt however, that is exactly what my grandmother meant when she would shake her finger at me.;)Quote:
Next to each person's name, a mark was made under "P" for pint or "Q" for quart whenever a seaman ordered another draught.
On payday, each seaman was liable for each mark next to his name, so he was forced to "mind his Ps and Qs" or get into financial trouble.
As this thread continues to grow, it will be interesting to see how many of these old sayings were in fact based on some truth that has since been distorted to fit a modern world.
It's amazing what gets passed down as common language from so many years ago.
I am familiar with the one MRCoolingMagic mentioned quite well.
Speaking of holes in the ground, here is another:
During an extremely cold weather condition you might hear someone mention it is colder than a well-diggers arse.
"Whipping a dead horse with a stick". No matter what you do, it won't work.:rolleyes:
Some old remnants saying, ''Don't teach your brother how to f**k'':eek:
Meaning ''Don't teach me how to run my life'':D
No offence guys. ;)
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Originally Posted by US Iceman
... it goes on and concludes, ".........or a window to throw it out of".
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HI Argus,
Now that's interesting. I have never heard that part of the phrase before.
Thanks for sharing that.
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Originally Posted by US Iceman
It?s symptomatic of the current European Union policy on waste disposal.
You are indeed in dire straits if you have the waste to hand, but not the means of disposal.
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All these are good English lessons for me especillay it's for free:)
thanks
LC
Here is one I have always liked. It's not exactly a saying, it's a quote.
"Those that do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
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Originally Posted by Lc_shi
See, its not only refrigeration.......
RE is a great place to "brush up" on your English.........
Lc Shi, China has some great sayings as well........you know.......Confucious say.........
:)
Care to share some??
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Originally Posted by Abe
Confucious say:-
Man who walk sidways through airport turnstyle going to Bangkok
Man who make love on side of hill not on level.
Man who take girl on camping holiday have evil intent.
War does not determin who is right only who is left.
Man who loses key to girlfriends apartment get no nukey.
Paula
Some Funny I found on the net
That's about as useful as a trap door on a canoe!
You look about as happy as a tick on a fat dog.
I'm finer than frog hair split four ways.
She was so tall if she fell down she would be halfway home.
Hell, she could even depress the devil.
You could start an argument in an empty house.
That coffee's strong enough to float an iron wedge.
You look as happy as a dead pig in the sunshine.
He’s so useless if he had a third hand he would need another pocket to put it in!
She's so clumsy she could trip over a cordless phone!
He's so dumb, he could throw himself on the ground and miss.
Hi Never really understood what this ones all about.
" Going Dutch":confused:
Regards Bernard
I know what it means but I don't know the originsQuote:
Originally Posted by bernard
Peter,
A bunch of good ones.
Here are some more.
I'm as full as a tick.
I'm getting the hang of this. (I'm not sure where that one came from?)
Dressing a pig in a silk dress (It's still a pig, for goodness sakes!)
Making a sow's ear into a silk purse (very thrifty with money)
Dumb as a box of rocks.
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Originally Posted by bernard
Going Dutch means you split costs in half. Equal half shares. You refer to it when you take a girl out for dinner. Going Dutch you each share the bill half
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Originally Posted by Abe
It's another term for a cheapskate.
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Hi, all :)
maybe this one doesn't belong here but...it's good to know;)
"Don't ever underestimate the power of stupid people when they are in the large groups"
Best regards, Josip :)
Hi Josip,
Another one similar to yours might be;
You cannot make something idiot proof.
Hi Argus,
Do you have any idea of how the word cheapskate was started?
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Originally Posted by US Iceman
No idea.
I've always assumed that it was an Americanism.
Am I right?
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LOL ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Argus
Best regards, Josip :)
Here's one from my mate Gordon
Tits or tyres, nothing but trouble.:D
or how about
You can't polish a turd.
I don't know. If it is, I am going to keep my mouth shut.:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Argus
"Even a broken clock is right twice a day."
as compared to an idiot