That "Curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought him back" saying has always bugged me.
Does anyone here know the origin/explanation for that phrase?
It drives me nuts, altho I say it all the time. ***nods***
That "Curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought him back" saying has always bugged me.
Does anyone here know the origin/explanation for that phrase?
It drives me nuts, altho I say it all the time. ***nods***
This is just my take on it. These things are interesting to discuss because the feedback can be so multifacited...
A cat suposedly has 9 lives. They are also known to be curious. This overly curious nature has been know to "kill the cat" (or so the saying goes).
Since a cat has "9 lives" the curiosity then is not fatal (since they can come back)...unless it has spent it's last one)
"Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back" . I have heard that this is a statemant/rebuttal. Where the comment is made as a warning "curiosity killed the cat" and the answer to that warning is "satisfaction brought him back."
My take is this... Once the curiosity is satisfied or the lesson is learned (even though a great price may be paid to get there) then the same thing won't happen again.
You might have nailed it.Originally Posted by magblax
This is just my take on it. These things are interesting to discuss because the feedback can be so multifacited...
A cat suposedly has 9 lives. They are also known to be curious. This overly curious nature has been know to "kill the cat" (or so the saying goes).
Since a cat has "9 lives" the curiosity then is not fatal (since they can come back)...unless it has spent it's last one
"Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back" . I have heard that this is a statemant/rebuttal. Where the comment is made as a warning "curiosity killed the cat" and the answer to that warning is "satisfaction brought him back."
My take is this... Once the curiosity is satisfied or the lesson is learned (even though a great price may be paid to get there) then the same thing won't happen again.
I know the original phrase was ''Care kills the cat'' back in the day. Meaning that cats seemed to be like cautious and careful, and too much anxiety can be bad for your health. Like ''worry yourself to death''. A cat, could be killed by excessive "care" as could a human. And then some clever cloggs changed the word to "curiosity", intending to explain that this was a trait that got both people and cats into trouble sometimes! Thats the origin anyways, it was in some play? I forget the name now.
I was thinking of my grandfather,and remembering some of
the weird sayings he told me as a child. He was a unique
person with a real witty point blank vocabulary that would
shock the normal person, (yeah..Iam really warped lol) I can
almost hear him saying to me on the old front porch chair.
I was maybe 9 or 10 years old at the time...
"We will get it done faster than a cat can lick its ass,tail up tongue out"
"Yes sir..That job over there was a real Lu-Lu"
"Iam saving my breath..to blow on my coffee"
"That boy couldn't pour piss out of a boot" (could it be me?) lol..
I used to think what a old nut he was..but I miss that old dude today!
Anyone else?
lol..
-Morbid1
Death Hag Extraordinaire
As useful as a hip pocket on a t-shirt
Doesn't know his ass from his elbow
I am a sick puppy....woof woof!!!
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My father had some gems:
"He goes through (money, food, women, you name it) faster than shit through a tin horn." I use that phrase all the time because it sounds funny to me, but I have no idea what it means.
"These prices are higher than balls on a giraffe!"
"That's slicker than boiled owl manure." (???)
To my hairy husband: "you're about three hairs shy of swinging from a tree, aren't you?"
"So-and-so couldn't find his ass with both hands."
Those are hilarious MbalmR!
lol..
-Morbid1
I inherited my father's sense of humor, thank God.
My mom has some funny things she says.
She says, "He couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel." "He's tighter than Dick's hat band." "He could screw up a a Chinese funeral with one car." "You have more money than you've got sense." "I wouldn't piss on him if he were on fire." "She looks like ten pounds of shit in a two pound bag."
lol
From my grandfather:
"People in hell want ice water"
"Well, I'll be dipped in shit and rolled in cracker crumbs"
My gram's old neighbor used to say "Jesus Christopher Christ" when she was surprised. I hadn't a clue he had a middle name.
"if you were shooting for shit, you wouldn't even get a whiff!"
A couple of classics from my dad...
"am I gonna have to pull this car over and whoop some ass?"
When are we gonna get there, or when are we leaving? "Directly!" how long is directly? no answer, ever.
"Shit in one hand and wish in the other and see which one fills up the fastest."
I get that alot
I learned these from my Grandpa
want in one hand and shit in the other and she which fills up first
he ain't got sense enough to pour pee out of a boot before he puts it on
my grandma always said this if we were in a car and I was being bad: don't make me have to come back there.
I still use these to this day
Oh that was another of my grandfather's favorites."Shit in one hand and wish in the other and see which one fills up the fastest."
I get that alot
Haha, I love these things our grandparent's said! It's really interesting to know where they came from, too, because the sayings can be regional. I actually asked on Yahoo Answers about old words/sayings your grandparents and parents used. Its soo funny! http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...5234243AA0Awyb
And I hated being told that I was "grinning like a cat eating shit!" WTF?
Renowned Death Hag
my granny says things like:
"he doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground"
"he doesn't know whether to scratch his watch or wind his butt"
"well i'll be blessed"
"aint that a kick in the face"
there are tons more i just have to sit and think about them.
My Mom: If you stick your finger in a behive you don't know what bee stung ya ( refering to the ho's on Maury Povich Who's the Daddy Episodes)
I always heard grinning like a possum eating shit
nervous as a dog shitting a peach seed
if you're handing out the popsicles for free no one's gonna buy the truckMy Mom: If you stick your finger in a behive you don't know what bee stung ya ( refering to the ho's on Maury Povich Who's the Daddy Episodes)
Renowned Death Hag
Ninkumpoop & Macaroni Ears make me smile.
My Dad's favorite when he knew we were lying was: You can't snow the snow man...oh and when he was surprised: Holy shit on a stick! I use that one to this day! LOL
Renowned Death Hag
LOL... can't snow a snow man, that's great.
I like one but some may find it offensive, if so moderator delete it please:
"he was as happy as fag--- with a bag full of dicks"
Renowned Death Hag
how bout: "its cold enough in here to kill hogs", you have to live in NC to get that one, or "cold as a witch's titty in a brass bra", or "hot as a whore in church sitting on the front row"
too much?
Renowned Death Hag
nah... we're death hags, we can take it.
My Mom: "She's always crying with a loaf of bread under her arm." (could be said of anyone who was so cheap.. but she always said it about our Aunt Betty, because NO ONE was cheaper than her...LOL)
"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." (I NEVER followed that advice, hahahaha)
"Jesus, Mary and Joseph!" (she'd say this alot... when something pissed her off...LMAO)
Death Hag Extraordinaire
Couldn't organise a pissup in a brewry
More movements than a swiss watch
Happy as a pig in shit
Wouldn't know if he was Arthur or Martha
Wouldn't know if he was coming or going
I am a sick puppy....woof woof!!!
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Carping the living shit out of the Diem. - Me!!
http://www.pinterest.com/neilmpenny
Renowned Death Hag
When I was a kid I always thought people were saying "Jesus Marian Joseph" no wonder my parents pushed for Religion class.
"he couldn't fall out of a boat and hit water"
my granny would say, " I will be jumped up"...lol, if I'd be giving her a hard time, she would say, "I'm going to get your butterbeans" meaning my asscheeks, I know this because I asked her one time when I was child. She said your behind is like two butterbeans.........now thats country.
Renowned Death Hag
Here are a couple my Grandma loved...
"Health is Wealth"
"Gold and Silver will fade away but a good education will never decay" (this was written in my high school year book)
"Children should be seen and not heard."
"It's hotter than a popcorn fart!" I never figured out what a popcorn fart was or is, but an old guy I used to work with said that often.
Renowned Death Hag
"And I would've gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for you meddling kids!"
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My grandfather had a ton of old-timer sayings like that, and he was always using them with me. They were funny as shit. He would say things like:
"If you tell your mother or father about this, I'll kill them"
"Oh stop complaining, it's only going to hurt for the first little bit"
"You look totally hot today"
"Why don't we go on out and see what's behind the woodshed?"
"This is what ALL grandpas do"
He was a hoot. I miss that old fella.
you are one sick bastard
Senior Death Hag
There were no sayings in our family. My Grandpa would tell us to shut up or he'd spank us. He said that quite a bit. That's about it.
Renowned Death Hag
"Shit fire and save matches"
Scooby doo bee dooo!!!!!! Tell me those guy's weren't the Bob Marley fans!!!!!!
My grandpa had a german sheppard that was named Mindy and whenever he let her outside he would say......
"ok Mindy Pearl time to go and shake the dew off your lilly"
Thanks haven't thought about him for a while and put a big smile on my face.
Renowned Death Hag
"Hells bells and gods balls!"
Renowned Death Hag
I am willing to pay you to change the sign off # to 470!!!!
Renowned Death Hag
LOL!! that's freakin' funny!
I like your MomMy Mom: If you stick your finger in a behive you don't know what bee stung ya ( refering to the ho's on Maury Povich Who's the Daddy Episodes)
Renowned Death Hag
This line can also be referring to glory holes.My Mom: If you stick your finger in a behive you don't know what bee stung ya ( refering to the ho's on Maury Povich Who's the Daddy Episodes)
"shit on me once? shame on you! shit on me twice? shame on me!"
"don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining"
"well kiss my ass and call me Gladys!"
"he/she is so confused she wouldn't know whether to scratch her watch or wind her butt"
You know the phrase 'by and by'? I always thought mom was saying 'bime by' and maybe she was. Can't ask her now.
Dad hated the hoity toity types. always said.. "She wouldn't say shit if she had a mouthful".
My grandfather always said 'I went to work', if he did something.
"That table leg was loose, so I went to work and tightened it".
A friend, from Kentucky, had a line for good food. "So good your tongue will slap your brains out".
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