ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

Hey in another post I mentioned an old saying from my youth that my grandad used

A wing wong to fit a gooses bridle, I think it meant don't be so inquisitive or you don't need to know.

I also remember

Up in nannies room behind the clock. For when we could not find something

Fun and fancy to please old Nancy A favourite of my Grandmas for over inquisitive youngsters

I can still remember my gran saying this when my sister asker her why she was sweeping the steps one day. The next visit she was doing the same and my sister said "Hey Gran is old Nancy coming again today?"


Do any other member remember any of these or others


Oh please no goggle entries please just delve into the old grey matter.


Young Bob

I remember that saying as being a wigwam for a gooses bridle and never did know what it meant as a kid and that obviously because it didn't meant anything but it shut me up thinking about it.

One of Dad's favourites was to ask when we wouldn't confess to misdoings Has the cat got your tongue another one bound to confuse as we never owned a cat

...up a certain creek in a barbwire canoe!.... ...and yes Bob I have heard all of those before too.

I used to love "hope your chooks turn to emus and kick ya dunny door in".

Though never understood it as we had an inside dunny and no chooks

Marty

You'd be in trouble now then Marty.

When my dad would say "I'm off to see a man about a dog"
we knew he was off to the pub!

Ron

...don't get too big for your boots!

I remember my Grandfather would say "directly." Everything was going to happen "directly."
ï will be there directly; the train will come directly; it will rain directly. A word or an expression I haven't heard for years.
My father would say, "Tell it to the marines." Also now out of date.
My mothër would say, "If I get a hit at you, I'll give you a terrible whack!" She used to say that a lot!

With six sisters the one I remember most was. " If I catch you son I'll flog the livin daylight out of you ! "




Bob

I only had three sisters Bob but I can always remember "you just wait till your father gets home!"


Ron