NOT a man of few words
Stan loves to talk! He’s known to use idioms, interesting language, that make us smile and sometimes provoke a laugh. I’m not sure what all of them mean but after being around him for a few years you can get the gist. Here’s a list of the more common ones. Hope they make you smile.
Goin’ crazy, wanna go along.
In response to I’m coming…So’s Christmas.
Grandma was slow, but she was old.
No hill for a climber.
Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades and slow dancing.
It’s hotter than a two-peckered billy goat.
I’m busier than a one armed paper hanger.
He’s knee high to a grasshopper.
That’s good enough for the girls I used to know.
You’d never notice on a fast movin’ horse.
A day late and a dollar short.
You’ve got ducks on the pond. (a baseball idiom for bases loaded)
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. (used often for football opponents)
Queer as a three dollar bill.
Don’t start a fight. Just finish it.
It’s colder than a well diggers butt.
You’re acting like two squirrels in a gunny sack.
He doesn’t know whether he’s coming or going.
He doesn’t know whether he is afoot or horseback.
I wouldn’t do that for all the tea in China.
Let’s hit er a lick.
Root hog or die. (Even had a banner made to hang for a U-High playoff football game. Think it means to work hard!)
Keep your powder dry.
Good gravy.
Smooth move exlax.
Horse feathers.
Did you find yourself smiling?
