"Don't let the cat out of the bag" comes from the days of sail when standard punishment was the cat-o-nine tails. A whip kept in a black bag. Punishment's were carried out on deck as below deck there was "not enough room to swing a cat". " Never buy a pig in a poke" refers to the practice of putting a cat in a poke ( bag) and selling it as a piglet.
Grandpa had a saying for every occasion. He came in for breakfast after chores one frigid morning and exclaimed "It's colder than a mother-in-law's kiss out there!" Another time, when I was frightened by two men loudly threatening one another, he told me not to worry, that "an empty wagon rattles loudest - same goes for people".
Never look a gift horse in the mouth was started because in the old days, looking at a horses teeth was the way to judge the age of a horse. So it was rude to look in its mouth if it was given to you.
My Dad...RIP...used a variation when he saw something that someone else had, and wished he had it instead: he'd either say, "If I had that (whatever) and he had a wooden leg, then we'd both have something." Or else it was, "If I had (whatever) and he had a feather up his nose, we'd both be tickled." I grew up in rural Oklahoma in the 50's. EVERYONE was always using comparisons, wit, similes, exaggerations, cut-downs, you name it. That was the easiest way to tell if someone wasn't "from around there."
I had to look that up. I use this form of humor to keep tourists entertained but I doubt I'll find a use for the word so I'll toss it in the omniumgatherum with all the other words I don't get to use.@@firecracker187
G ma said Sitting isn't doing. G pa said, do it, do it right, do it right now, and for God's sake, don't tell me about it. ( wanting praise) l miss them both! ❤️
When us young kids would pick our noses, our grandmother would either declare, "That man's been dead for years" or "There's no gold in them hills". I never understood what she was trying to tell us until I was older.
My Dad told me, if you're gonna. Soar with the eagles at night. You'd better be ready to scratch with the chickens in the morning. Thx Pops I've never missed a day of work because I was too tired from partying too much.
The saying " keep your nose to the grindstone" originated from grinding grain.in.a grist mill. If the grain.got too hot, it would ruin. So you smelled the grinding stone to monitor the grain.
As a kid I learned so many of this sayings from my Mom and Grandma. Then I loved the western shows on TV and the language I I emulated such as from Roy Roger’s and rest of the gang 😊. I entered college kinda late in life to become a teacher. In college I was made aware of how I spoke. lol came to quite a shock to me. although my teachers said they enjoyed it I worked very hard to change so much, but I haven’t forgotten these colorful and once important saying. I am enjoying your video. Thank you.
I love the one Grandma always said when you asked her to do something when she was busy. She'd say I'll get to it in 3 shakes of a dead lambs tail. In other words .... Never!!!!
Not letting the cat out of the bag refers to the "Cat o' nine tails" used to punish sailor's with lashed. The cat was stored in a bag, until the Captain determined a punishment was to be administered.
@@navret1707 I moved from the mountains of WV to central NC & still had much to learn bc we all have different expressions. Was visiting my neighbor through the woods one evening & dark sneaked in before I walked back home. Told them I had to get home but had a light with to avoid snakes. Her husband stood up & said, “stay as late as you want & I will carry you home”! I said, “NO WAY! I will be fine but you can’t carry me! You would hurt your back”! The entire family busted into laughter as my friend explained it as an expression for driving me home. LoL that was in the eighties so I have converted from hillbilly to Tarheel, finally. So, Hey, neighbor!
Best gift is Jesus forgiveness, He aint flawed or a liar, and He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, or that fate worse than death. He's The Living breath. I read His texts.
A Month of Sundays: We moved to N. Carolina about 1964. One sunday my Mother hung the wash out on the clothes line. Neighbor lady came bustling over warning her about working on a sunday. The part i remember most was how when she said the ground would open up and swallow my Mother, she actually took as step back and looked at the ground, actually expecting to see my Mother be swallowed as the ground opened. And she was a Baptist. The Southern Baptist try to be even more fanatical. The Catlicks have their work cut out for them . . . ☆
Pig tight. Pigs are smart, probably the smartest farm animal we have today. The fence has to withstand their brain power as much as their brute power. I read some stacked boxes or boards left in their area and were working on using them to climb out. Must have been strong boxes, boars and sows are huge. A saying everyone knows is 'lie down with dogs, get up with fleas'; we all know the meaning, you're known by the company you keep.
Let's get the show on the road around here. Meaning, work faster and be more productive. I never knew what this meant, until I saw an old carnival movie and this is exactly what the carnival boss says, get busy and pack up this show, and get it on the road to the next town. High time you did something, this comes from airplane engines when parts are replaced after a certain number of hours in service. So it's like, high time to replace the valves. My dad Herb used to holler at me when I was a kid, and he had a dozen old sayings, I never knew what they meant, like straighten up and fly right. Or come down off your high horse
High time may also refer to the old habit of working from dawn to dusk. If noon came and it wasn't started, someone was lazy or slow, and likely to be disappointed.
I am reminded this AM. That my Great Grandmother would often point at all the kids and say about me ***Boy you are always as Busy As A Long Tailed CAT in a room full of Rocking Chairs...♾️🪖
@@mightymystery9204it sure does that! Getting old is painful, but beats the alternative to me as a mother & grandmother. Don’t want my children to know the pain of losing a parent until I simply can’t tough it out anymore, so we’ve got this, God willing. ~
@@crystalbelle2349 That love will make a solid foundation for them in years to come, and that love will be a warm light in their heart far beyond the span of time.
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. - My understanding is that you look into a horse’s mouth to determine the horse’s age as determined by how worn down the teeth are. Worn teeth show that your “gift” is old and near death. Like getting a gift car that has 300,000 miles on the odometer.
A related saying is "getting long in the tooth." This refers to the receding gums of a horse as it ages, exposing more of the tooth. Therefore if you're getting up in years, you're getting long in the tooth.
"His memory's as short as the hair on a bee's knees." Refers to someone having a very short memory. I've found that Mark on "Moonshiner's" has a ton of sayin's that I've never heard before. But, there's a lot of wisdom in 'em.
Sundays dont mean nothing anymore around here. So many people moving to my area without a clue about that. Mowing,weed eating, shooting etc. Sunday used to be quiet around here. Just another day to these dang move-ins.
@@alph8654 nope... I know Sunday isn't either. It actually changes every month. You're just looking at the calendar we use today. That's not the same calendar they used back then. I used to know how to tell but forgot over the years. It's sad because it causes us to break a commandment by not "keeping the Sabbath". Unfortunately the devil probably sits back and laughs. I'm sure he's behind the change of calendars just like everything else that has changed.
@@mandovapehater6988 From all of my studies on the matter the calender has only changed once since the days of Christ and it was adjusted to keep all the days the same. Personally i keep the 7th day of the week, Saturday. It is the day that God gave us and has not been changed by God, just sinful men.
@@alph8654 carry on man. Maybe you're right. I hope it's enough that we that try to keep the Sabbath in some way or the other will be found pleasing in His sight.
@@mandovapehater6988 We need to do what we believe is right with the Lord and His word. Read Isaiah 58. Here is the last 2 verses of that chapter. 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, [from] doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking [thine own] words: 58:14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it]. Hope to see you on the sea of glass brother !!!
My thoughts to ,if you can work you should! No offense to all the disabled people but to many my opinion that set back and do nothing while the rest of us work, I have bad back, shoulders and spine issues but I still work, can't climb on the crusher plant at work no more but I can still be a gopher , go get this go get that .
I don't work, I won't work. Folks see me playing with power tools or my hoe and rake and try to hire me. Silly people! Life is too short for wasting a minute on work.
My MaMa used to say, they'll promise you everything from an amazing grace to a floatin' opportunity! 😊 Another one was"if my butt had teeth, it would have eat a hole in the car seat"!!😮
If livestock causes you damage today, the owner can pay!! I remember my uncle buying a guy who hit his cow on the highway, a brand new car- pick one you want and tell the dealer to send him the bill !! My uncle got what was left of the cow!
Yeah some states, like the one we live in, are fence out states which means the livestock owner isn’t responsible when they damage your property. Every state has different laws.
Mine is "l'm fine as frog hair and twice as ugly." Frog doesn't have hair, so l'm not good and l'm twice as ugly as that frog. Gets a laugh whenever l use it.
Loves these!!!! I’ve never seen this video at all!! And there are so many sayings I’ve never heard of!!! And some that are very familiar, and some that are not so familiar!!! And the fellow who is doing the narrating is quite comical at times!!!! Love this!!! Thank you, any & all for this!!! Have you found the gospel of Jesus Christ yet?! We are in the last days!!! ❤️🥰🌎🙏💙🩷👍🪴🤗🤟😇
Don't let the cat out of the bag actually refers to punishment of sailors aboard British naval ships. The cat of nine tails was kept in a velvet bag. When it was removed from the bag it meant someone was to be whipped.
I heard a different one for letting the cat out of the bag. In the days of sailing ships in the British navy, if a sailor screwed up big enough they would secure his ankles to the rails beside a cannon an supply him with the materials to make a "cat of nine tails" with which to flog him. As it was considered bad luck for the cat to be seen below decks, the cat would go into a leather bag until it was time to use it. Then and only then would you "let the cat out of the bag". After use the cat was then thrown overboard.
Grandpa often stated. . I am happy as a dead pig in the sunshine.... Came from... Hot summers in West Texas... Old pigs cannot handle the heat and sometimes die out in the field.... When Texans saw the dead pig....it always had a mouth that dried up into a big smile...
THE VALUE OF 'PROVERBS' IS TO CAUSE THE OBSERVER TO 'THINK' AND LEARN FROM EVIDENCE SO AS TO RECOGNIZE A THING WITHOUT THE NEED TO ACTUALLY TAKE IT IN HAND.
This one from my Mother (I’m 93+years old), perfect for the loudmouth people of today “VIRTUE OF ALL VIRTUES, KEEP YOUR TOUNGE BEHIND YOUR TEETH” and another “MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THEIR BUTT FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND”
The saying that don’t look a gift horse in the mouth was because horses ages were calculated by their teeth. You might not be as grateful if you find out it was very old.
When ever medicine was put on a sore and it stung that means it's doing good if a sore start itching don't scratch it it's getting better and you might get it infected 😮😊
@@TheFarmersLamp1 I added that when I was young. Was my response when my grandmother would be ushering us out the door early for groceries or whatever.
@@panders55 awe my grandpa got it 9/6/03 and grandma 9/12/18 they were 14 years apart in age grandma never smoked so I guess just do what makes you happy. I was thinking she skinned the kittens I heard my other grandpa would throw em in the river cats are the best I am actually a kitten meow meow. I was only spanked once by a drunk uncle but extremely smart uncle taught me a lot to this day I feel like he loved me more than anyone. My other grandma died late January 08 took care of great grandma a long time and little over a year after great passed she did so I refuse to work a regular job and just take care of family family is more important than a job or house. Lived with no heat water or electric before with my parents but we couldn't of been closer the struggles are what makes you realize what is important and always someone else who would love to be in your shoes. My only friend is born 55 I'm a early 90s model he is friends with whole family both sides like he told me it's ok to go to jail but don't be a convict like all your uncle's so far I'm not a convict
@@panders55 grandpa walked 20 miles uphill both ways to school through three feet of snow sometimes 4 and one time he forgot his backpack halfway too lol I guess they didn't have backpacks or he couldn't afford one being in Chicago in orphanage I heard but I think it was juvenile guess he turned 16 and his older brother picked him up that day. Grew up in depression and was strong believer if you can't beat up 5 men you can't fight one for each limb and use your head my grandma said he looked like a buzzsaw when he fought I guess him and 3-4 buddies would get between the cars and stack 30-40 guys and boogie. at 79 he built a huge addition all by himself was mad at grandma because she couldnt hand him up the plywood and had to get the neighbor.
@@Ross-ql9fi Mom was raised up in a German community called Pleasant Valley NE of Guthrie, Ok. She told of the times she road a horse bareback to school about 2 miles and tied the horse in a barn there at the school house.
Actually many sayings are nautical in origin. Letting the cat out of the bag refers to the flogging instrument (The Cat of Nine Tails) of severe punishment. Malcontent sailors were tied to a grating and flogged on their naked backs with the nine tailed and knotted rope until they passed out in pain and blood. Hence the warning to keep one's mouth closed lest the words fall on authoritative ears, thus leading to the Cat O' Nine Tails be let (pulled) out of the baize bag that held the fearsome punishment tool.
Another origin of don't let the cat out of the cat bag was the British naval tradition of flogging sailors with a whip called the cat o' nine tails and stored in a bag.by the boson. So when when the Capitan read the charges and said "Bosun, do your duty, the CAT as was out of the bag.
" cat out of bag" is wrong. It comes from the days of sail and the use of the Cat O' 9 tails in keeping discipline on the ship. It was kept in a bag. When it came out of the bag , someone was getting a whipping.
The reason you don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.. is because that’s how you tell how old a horse is and generally the first thing you check when you’re buying a horse.. so you don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Or have criticism of a free gift
I grew up around my older aunts an uncles Just riding around get in We are all going to hell an a hand basket let sleeping dogs lie Don't bite to hand that feeds you Don't poke the bear That apple didn't fall from the tree There was a few more If your nose itches someone was coming If your ear rang someone was talking about you
