Funny colloquial sayings (29)
I was in the local cemetery at a funeral and there was an elderly man obviously suffering from a heavy cold who coughed and spluttered all the way through the priests oration, as the coffin was being lowered into the grave he took a fit of coughing and gagging frantically searching for breath, just as he got his wind back a voice piped up from the crowd and said, "Jesus Jim, Its hardly worth your while going home,", despite the gravity of the occasion it brought a ring of hushed laughter and a smile to the faces of those there,, Knowing the deceased as a man who enjoyed a laugh I am sure he would have approved.
I think it's an Ireland wide one but when I first came here a Cork guy asked if I was "doing a line"
I thought he was asking if I had a recreational drug habit ...
I thought he was asking if I had a recreational drug habit ...
When I moved over to the west for awhile, I rented a house out there and going to the viewing the estate agent was giving me directions and he advised to turn onto a certain road, then halfway through the road to go 'straight around the curve' - that baffled me, straight? but its a curve?? But when I got to the spot, saw exactly what he meant. Often had to give directions so would repeat that line as it had worked for me. Locals to the area accepted that line of directions with no questions, but would always get questioned by Dublin people coming out to visit. So I guess that's one from that side of the country,
Straight around the curve ya know.
Straight around the curve ya know.
another one in dub would be if ya see a girl coming in early in the morn she might be greeted by the carry on of ya does your mother now the carry on ya,ya dirty up all nighter
jayodub: another one in dub would be if ya see a girl coming in early in the morn she might be greeted by the carry on of ya does your mother now the carry on ya,ya dirty up all nighter
iv heard that one alright 
stanley8m: I was in the local cemetery at a funeral and there was an elderly man obviously suffering from a heavy cold who coughed and spluttered all the way through the priests oration, as the coffin was being lowered into the grave he took a fit of coughing and gagging frantically searching for breath, just as he got his wind back a voice piped up from the crowd and said, "Jesus Jim, Its hardly worth your while going home,", despite the gravity of the occasion it brought a ring of hushed laughter and a smile to the faces of those there,, Knowing the deceased as a man who enjoyed a laugh I am sure he would have approved.
I was standing outside a local community centre, There was an auld fella standing over a bit having a smoke. He took a fit of coughing and the girl with me said " Another Clean Shirt will do him"
I had no idea what she was on about....She meant he hadn't long left..
Like your story just having a laugh, he was a neighbour of hers and is still on the go..
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For example in Derry people often say things like ....Im away up the stairs to throw myself down (meaning Im away to bed for a while) or
They called at the door when i was sitting in the middle of my tea - (They called at tea-time)
Is this Ireland wide or a Derry thing?
The Scots play on their reputation for being mean.....if you showed up at teatime in Scotland we'd say..... 'you'll have had your tea then??''......- meaning- you're not getting anything ye cheeeky get!!
some of the sayings that the yanks used to love when we used them....'' his bladders too close to his eye''... or 'that would bring a tear to a glass eye''( do we have an eye thing going on
one phrase I loved in Texas was..... ' I'm madder than a pissed on monkey'!!