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[nisperos]

Here's a few for Sarah... who was disappointed her ticket didn't carry the Hispanic vote:

De puerta cerrada el diablo juye
The devil flees from a closed door

Don't invite trouble or bite off more than you can chew.

Also, too, we know about your kind:

Cuando el diablo reza, engañar quiere
When the devil prays, he wants to deceive

Yes, you're more show than substance...

Also too, beware of the record you've created:

Mas sabe el diablo por ser viejo que por ser diablo
The devil knows more because he's old than because he's the devil

Experience with your tricks has been a good teacher...

[the problem child]

From my true-blue grandmother, in reference to beer:

"Put it back in the horse."

In reference to being cheap/ a bit on the wrong side of honest:

"Your great uncle, ___, you know the best cow he had in the herd was the well."

In reference to Sarah Palin:
"Bullsh@t"

[Forty Watt]

When I was a youngster, I had a bad case of ..couldn't shut up.   Whenever I would get into one of my rants my Dad would look at me sternly and say....Did you know it's impossible to learn anything while you're talking.   That would usually quiet me, at least for few minutes.

That brought back memories.  I had a mug as a child that said:  "Talk little, hear much, learn more."

The "talk little" bit never really took. 

[nisperos]

Here's a few from my partner's side of the family:

"Tell the truth and shame the devil"

"Don't be showing more than you advertise" (Dress modestly)

The test of whether or not you could tell an off-color joke in a family gathering: "Does the hilarity exceed the vulgarity?"

From Catholic school:

Nun: "There's no talking in here" Then she'd single out a kid and ask: "Who are you talking to?"

Kid: "No one, sister.  I'm talking to myself."

Nun: "We have places for people who talk to themselves"

Regarding getting work done around the house:

"One boy's a good worker.  Two boys is a half a worker.  Three boys is no worker."

[LJP aka Revolver Trooper]

My dad's favorite comment about a person who didn't appreciate his good fortune:  "He can't stand prosperity."

[Susan in PA]

If I was blocking my father's view of the TV or whatever, he loved to say, "You may be a pain , but I can't see through you!"  I didn't get the pun for years (pain = pane) and had no idea what he was talking about!  (I was a very literal child.)

If I was trying to carry too many things, he'd tell me I was carrying "a lazy man's load."  I always thought I was just being efficient (!).

My mother's favorite "curse" - "Hell's Bells!!"

[Lani]

If a child is blocking the view (for example, of the tv) in Hawaii, we say "your mother no make glass!"

[Forty Watt]

If a child is blocking the view (for example, of the tv) in Hawaii, we say "your mother no make glass!"

Our version is, "you make a better door than a window."

[Eyes Wide Open In Pgh, PA]

My fathers endearing sayings included:

"If the dog hadn't stopped to take a sh*t, it might have caught the rabbit"

and

"You are about as good as t*ts on a tomcat"



(I always kept in mind that the word "fun" can always be found in the word "disfunctional," if you look hard enough)