DrDank, you are hella stupid.

Similarly, 'cat's pyjamas'.

It's great because cat's don't wear pyjamas!  Silly cats.


Not all old-timey sayings are great. Many reflect the racism acceptable in the past. I knew an old man (now deceased) who used the phrase 'a Chinaman's arse' a lot. Eg: 'don't eat that off the ground, you don't know where it's been. Mighta been up a Chinaman's arse.'

Also, the phrase 'nigger in a wood pile' is still used a bit these days. I think it means a hidden downside to something that otherwise seems good. I've heard various people say it and when called on it they're all like 'it's not racist, it's just an old-fashioned saying'.

Um, it has the 'n' word in it. It's racist by definition, non?

I challenge you to explain to me how that is not great. 

I think that is the bee's knees.

Bless your little cotton socks!

Am I the only one who wishes Horbags would change his avatar?  I can't look at it anymore, whenever I do, some more of my soul dies.  Anyway, irrelevant cheap shot aside, back on topic;

Go at it hammer and tongs - to approach something with great gusto.  I often like to indicate to potential sex partners that 'I'll go at you hammer and tongs' thus far this has not done me too many favors.

Busier than a one armed taxi driver with the crabs - this should be fairly obvious.

You'd think I pissed in his cornflakes - wow, that guy seems pissed off.

Cobber - this is an Australianism for mate or buddy or something like that, it's awesome, but alas sadly seems to be dying out.

Like a blue arse fly - once again, busy.

She's the cats mother - this one fascinated the hell out of me as a child.  Basically if I ever used to word she instead of someones name this was my mothers response.  I spent an inordinate amount of time wondering who this cats mother was.

Knitting a goose for a wigwams bridle - A response to "What are you doing?" when you can't be bothered giving an answer or aren't doing anything.

My mum is full of them, that'll do for now though.

Is the the "did someone piss in your..." motif really old timey?  Me and my buddies have been using some variation of this since 19-dickety-6

My mother always described someone who was fidgety as being "all sixes and sevens."

"I`ll be jiggered"-being surprised or impressed

Okay here's a bunch:

Two different ways they used to refer to homosexuals were "shirt lifter" and "bender".

"Rule of Thumb" is an old expression that dates back to the fact that a man could not beat his wife with a stick any thicker than the diameter of his thumb.

Jail was referred to as "The Clink"

"Mind your own beeswax" - relates back to the time of smallpox actually

And how about some expressions to refer to crazy people:

"Crazier than a June bug in May"
"Bat's in his belfry"
"She knits with one needle"