Strange saying's

[RSJK]

Was sowing some parsley seed this morning and I said to my Dad this takes a long time to germinate doesn't it, He replied with the answer of yes " they say it goes to the devil three times before it comes up here "

Never heard that saying before....is there anymore strange sayings out there ?

                    :-\ :-\

[RSJK]

[supersprout]

Love that one of your dad's richard, parsley must be worth waiting for then!

A lot of the old boys are fond of 'ne'er cast a clout til May is out'. Does it mean:

a) don't flourish a washcloth (no spring cleaning??)
b) don't remove clothing
c) don't fight
d) don't do any digging

???

[RSJK]

I think that saying was some thing to do with the frosts supersprout, I know in the midlands here they used to say we could have a frost up until the end of May.

[grawrc]

SS it means don't plant your asparagus crowns in a tshirt.  ;) ;D

[Carol]

Don't remove your warm winter undergarments until May is over.   Thats how I have always interpreted it.  Definately  NOT  T shirt weather  Grawrc.  especially not up here.!!!! unless off course the T shirt is under a warm woollen jumper.


:D :D :D :D

[mc55]

I learnt this pearl last week in Wales:  'I'll be there now in a minute'

[greyhound]

1)  Don't eat blackberries after Michaelmas because the devil has p*ssed on them.   :o

2)  Ah, but does that mean till the May blossom is out - i.e. the hawthorn's in flower?   ???

3)  How about this:  "I definitely probably will."   ;D

[supersprout]

Ah, but does that mean till the May blossom is out - i.e. the hawthorn's in flower?   ???

A Northern chum of mine pointed this out last night - yet another clearly defined area of doubt and uncertainty eh! ;)

[supersprout]

Found some lovely ones here:
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,57/topic,15203.0
plus grawmentor's
One for the mouse, one for the crow, one to rot, and one to grow
to which someone who forgot their specs might add 'one for the wellies and one for the hoe' :-[

[MollyBloom]

Supersprout, I believe a clout is a Scottish word meaning vest, and casting it means leaving it off. Therefore "don't cast your clout till spring is out" means don't go without your vest until you're sure the frosts are over.
I picked up my favourite winter-related saying from a girl I once worked with, who would walk into the office on a frosty morning and declare: "Brrr, it's cold enough for a walking stick with a fur handle!"

[Hyacinth]

Bad weather on the horizon here......"bit black over Bill's mother's"

;D

[cleo]

t pearl would I pass on?

"stuff what it says on the packet-feel the soil "