Sayings most people don't know the origins of.

I dropped this one in a meeting at work and I got more than a couple o_O There were probably 20 folks in there and only one guy had heard it...

Relick the calf or go back and lick the calf again.

Cows will lick the membrane off the calves when they are born. If they don't think they've done it well enough they'll go back and do it again. So many times when you take a stab at it and it doesn't work you'll have to go back and relick the calf.
 
Chris_Keziah said:
"It's not wet, just tacky"

Origin: From @Jason W. one extremely muddy/sloppy wheeling trip
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I think that same character told @josh$$ @Wildwilly87 and I that "just on the other side of Arkansas the trees and and its barren as far as you can see :lol:

That was the case but only after a day and a half AFTER Arkansas. :p:smokin:
 
McCracken said:
I dropped this one in a meeting at work and I got more than a couple o_O There were probably 20 folks in there and only one guy had heard it...

Relick the calf or go back and lick the calf again.

Cows will lick the membrane off the calves when they are born. If they don't think they've done it well enough they'll go back and do it again. So many times when you take a stab at it and it doesn't work you'll have to go back and relick the calf.
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I've always heard it "gonna have to lick that calf over again"

It's a fun one to use for sure bc like you said, most folks don't get it.
 
"Dont kill a chicken, were just turning around"

When pulling into a driveway to turn around. Where my mom is from (independence va), the "pop-in" was totally acceptable since many lived so far from a road they didnt have a phone. So if company came unexpectedly they would kill a chicken to cook for the additional guests
 
"Shit the bed"
Self explanatory

"FUBAR"
F×$#÷d beyond all recognition

"Three Seven"
That means back up three feet, turn it 7000 and dump the clutch or neutral drop it.

"Even a blind hog finds an acorn every once in a while"
When a parts hanger actually fixes something at work.

"He couldn't fix a sammich"
Talking about parts hangers
 
Class 1 download.

In the military everything comes through a supply system and items are lumped into numbered classes. I. E. Ammo and accessories are class 5. Engineer type materials (barb wire, pickets etc) are class 4. Foods and drink are called class 1. So, after you eat you go take a class 1 download.
 
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In the fire department we have guidelines for everything, called SOG or Standard Operating Guidelines.

SOG#3
Don't be a pussy.

Not sure if origin
 
When I used to work as a PC Tech at Best Buy, if someone called who really had no business owning a computer, much less operating one, we would usually page over the PA system that the caller on the phone had an "ID-10-T Error".
 
ManglerYJ said:
When I used to work as a PC Tech at Best Buy, if someone called who really had no business owning a computer, much less operating one, we would usually page over the PA system that the caller on the phone had an "ID-10-T Error".
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That’s kinda like the 710 code you get when you need to add 710 fluid to your engine.
 
ManglerYJ said:
When I used to work as a PC Tech at Best Buy, if someone called who really had no business owning a computer, much less operating one, we would usually page over the PA system that the caller on the phone had an "ID-10-T Error".
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PEBCAK
 
Speaking of...
WTF does "bite the bullet" mean? Sounds like a bad idea. I'm guessing it's related to the olden days and black powder rifles. But learn me stuff.
 
jeepinmatt said:
Speaking of...
WTF does "bite the bullet" mean? Sounds like a bad idea. I'm guessing it's related to the olden days and black powder rifles. But learn me stuff.
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I always assumed it was from civil war days, when a leg or something had to be amputated. Something to bite on for the pain.:confused:
 
jeepinmatt said:
Speaking of...
WTF does "bite the bullet" mean? Sounds like a bad idea. I'm guessing it's related to the olden days and black powder rifles. But learn me stuff.
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I always heard it was related to one of two things 1) like biting leather or a cloth to endure pain...used to use a bullet or 2) used to cap a tooth ache with a spent casing.
 
"Logan is a complete douche"

The saying came about when I first met him. It's really caught on and now it's permanently engraved into the English language. I've seen it branched out to other individuals but it's tough to outdo the original.
 
it's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.

The story goes that cannonballs used to be stored aboard ship in piles, on a brass frame or tray called a 'monkey'. In very cold weather the brass would contract, spilling the cannonballs: hence very cold weather is 'cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey'.
 
My dad used to drive a taxi. Often he'd go out on a trip, come back shortly and say it was a "water haul" I finally asked him what that meant. Like the fire dept going on a call to a fire and there was no fire, they just hauled the water to it, and then back to the station. He went somewhere to pick someone up and there wasn't anyone
 
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