Farm Sayings

gozunda

One from the uncle. I think it might be his own though

"Three new tractors won't plow a field"

Meaning that all the new equipment in the world won't get work done without some getup and go.

NcdJd

gozunda wrote: »

One from the uncle. I think it might be his own though

"Three new tractors won't plow a field"

Meaning that all the new equipment in the world won't get work done without some getup and go.

I've actually seen that in action years ago. The guy in question was a useless fcker. Myself, my brother and his brother had to go up and help him plant his field of broccoli for him. Even his brother said he was a useless cnt.

Pressure is for tyres.

keepalive213

'Ah sure he got it handy'
Usually someone jealous of someone else's good fortune.

Dakota Dan

ruwithme wrote: »

" He'd drink it out of a wellie "

Fond of the stout.

A sore heel is another one.

BnB

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

I think I read somewhere the word bungalow is from India, came to us from England I would assume... same with pyjamas (i think)

You're wrong there. The word bungalow did originate in Ireland in the late 60's.

Two lads in Meath were building a two story house when they ran out of blocks only half way up. One lad sez to the other....Sure we'll bung a low roof on it and leave it at that...



I'll get my coat.....

Lime Tree Farm

Bangla

https://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/india/bungalow.htm

NcdJd

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

Bangla

https://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/india/bungalow.htm

I live in a Bangladeshi bungalow so.

NcdJd

Plough your own furrow.

gozunda

This one comes from a book "Plots and Pans"

"Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction"

I especially agree with the last bit :pac:

joe35

"Divil and all bad luck go with it"

Grandfather would say this if stock died

"At least it's in the field" grandmother would say

joe35

"you could set spuds in them"

If your ears were dirty

patsy_mccabe

Do they build bungalows in bangalore?

jc bamford

Just a few more to keep the ball rolling.....

He would steal the cross off an ass'es back.

He would eat the ass out of the Crib.

He would't shovel s**t from a cuckoo clock.

And on a different vein..

If you cut a thistle before St John, you'll have two instead of wan (one)

chooseusername

He'd stale the winkers off a nightmare.

gozunda

Not quite a saying. But one of my favourites especially the collective expression

"Feckin eejits" meaning 'a gathering of fools'.

joe35

He wasn't reared on the hind tit.

You wouldn't shove him from the trough

Grueller

One locally here if a young fella is cute and the auld fella was too
"I never saw a fox licking a lamb"

Dakota Dan

Weeding beet for a neighbour back in the 70’s when it was dusk he’d say the man above is turning off the light. If he saw an auld lad walking slow he’d say he is in low gear. His own eyesight is bad now and he says the lamps are bad.

kerryjack

Have you ever seen a rusty man, If a lad was afraid to work in the rain

The Continental Op

An old family one I'd forgotten its from the UK and I was reminded of it on BBC Radio 4 today (Gardeners Question Time).

"All behind like a cows tail"

CloughCasey1

Jjameson wrote: »

“Anytime we have lads we”ll have it this evenin”
A very large industrious farmer with no less than 10 Nuffield tractors would say this to his men to try shorten dinner and Tay time.

Me father and Uncle would same the same thing at tea time when working when I was a gasun. "Whatever time we have, we'll have it in the evening". Two horses of men to work.
"Is there wind promised............cos if ya don't fire up a bucket of muck me mortar board will fly away". That or they would leave half a block on the board, stand up for a chat until I twigged that it was me that was the topic of conversation.

zetecescort

Mechanic friend says when working in a tight spot "you'd want the hands of a midwife" or when the spanners or bolts fall on the ground "just aswell we're not at sea"

gozunda

On judging the attributes of good hunt horse

"The arse of a cook and the head of a duchess"

Bass Reeves

''he didn't lick it was FF the ground'' referring to a young lad that was similar to the father, whether it was lazy, cute, bright or as thick as two planks.

There was an ould lad that if you were filling a trailer with turf used to say ''the sooner it's filled the sooner it's back''. It wasn't much of an incentive when you when you taught about it. Real funny one one day a lad explained on the QT to him that it was better to say
'' the sooner it's filled the sooner we have a rest''. However he wise'd up the other lad as to what he told him.

As proud as punch he banged out the new punch line.
'' the sooner it's filled the sooner we have a rest''.

However one of the lads countered as fast
'' but the sooner it's back Tom''

Everybody burst out laughing except the auld fella

foxy farmer

Fill the back of the shovel. The front will look after itself.

JustAThought

gozunda wrote: »

All fur coat and no nickers - from the OHs granny

Someone who tries to put on a facade despite things being otherwise

My granny used AlWAYS use this - and she was so proper - you’d never expect her to come out with something like this or use the word knickers! I think of her saying it every time I hear it! RIP

The Continental Op

JustAThought wrote: »

My granny used AlWAYS use this - and she was so proper - you’d never expect her to come out with something like this or use the word knickers! I think of her saying it every time I hear it! RIP

Funnily enough its the first expression that comes to mind when I'm driving around country lanes and spot a brand new impressive set of gates and fancy bit of walling for a new house.

There is one I pass regularly that from the road looks really grand but from inside on the drive and looking up from the house all you see are badly pointed concrete blocks.

JustAThought

The Continental Op wrote: »

Funnily enough its the first expression that comes to mind when I'm driving around country lanes and spot a brand new impressive set of gates and fancy bit of walling for a new house.

There is one I pass regularly that from the road looks really grand but from inside on the drive and looking up from the house all you see are badly pointed concrete blocks.

!! I don’t think my granny ever meant it about men - or property notions - she would Always use this the context of women - all dressed up like royalty but with no knickers on underneath - loose values & ready for action :0
When she got older we used bring her in magazines to read - vanity fair & cosmopolitan & she would look at the models wearing half nothing draped over wealthy men and say dryly ‘ all fur coat and no knickers that one’.
Got me every time!!!

Another - it was far from (pasta) you were raised. Or (ski-holidays), etc

triona1

Ugly as sin but beautiful money.

patsy_mccabe

foxy farmer wrote: »

Fill the back of the shovel. The front will look after itself.

I worked with a guy once who would avoid work like the plague. He had every trick in the book to get tru the day doing as little as possible. I watched him once stand beside a computer from about 11am till 5pm when the boss told him he'd be back in a minute and forgot about him. If anyone asked him what he was doing he said he was waiting for the boss.

The funny thing was my uncle knew his dad and he was the same way. He worked for the council on the roads. Every so often, they'd get new shovels but yer man would never take one. One day one of the younger lads asked him why. He said 'look at me with my half worn shovel, I'm shovelling as often as you, but I'm only doing half the work.'
Your story reminded me of him. He didn't lick it off the road, as they say.

Lime Tree Farm

"He wouldn't work to warm himself", for the fellow standing by the computer all day.

mfceiling

NcdJd wrote: »

Pressure is for tyres.

And women's bra straps.


He wouldn't work if he'd a battery in him.

Reggie.

If lying on the bed was work he would lie on the floor

NcdJd

Jjameson wrote: »

Hmm aren’t we very pc!
“Pressure is for a traveler woman’s bra straps “is how I always hear it.

Christ you reminded me I was in a pub one night and a particular woman with a group of women was the one buying all the drinks for the rest. A roll of notes kept in between her air bags.

Lime Tree Farm

NcdJd wrote: »

Christ you reminded me I was in a pub one night and a particular woman with a group of women was the one buying all the drinks for the rest. A roll of notes kept in between her air bags.

A high interest rate to be found there.

razor8

Engine is knocking like a skeleton having a **** in a biscuit tin

patsy_mccabe

razor8 wrote: »

Engine is knocking like a skeleton having a **** in a biscuit tin

Or the opposite, engine ticking over like a mouse's heart.

Toetohand

I’m as weak as a June gosling

I’m so hungry I’d ate the hind leg of the lamb of the God

Anniepower

I’d ate Jesus off the cross I’m so hungry.

If you look for trouble you will get plenty of it.

A euro today is worth more then a euro tomorrow.

gozunda

Plough a bog and you'll get rushes ...

Jamesbeirne

He tied a pup to the door.
He owes money to someone

BnB

That hoor wouldn't hurl spuds to geese

Translated: I suggest that chap is not the most talented hurler on the field

minerleague

"Dacent people aren't exact"

NcdJd

If he didn't say it once he said it a half dozen times..

eeeee

He/she is the two ends of an eegit.

kerryjack

Better to be born lucky than to be born rich. I wasn't born rich but I was certainly born lucky in the woman I met and my kids are all healthy and happy. E

Danzy

There are only 2 bolloxes in this village and you are both of them.

popa smurf

Not really farm saying but some I use in a daily basis
Be a warrior not a worrier. I always have the battle face on have to working in construction
And another one by the great Roy Keane fail to prepare, prepare to fail that's one that should be written up in every kids bedroom wall.

monseiur

An old neighbour of mine had a saying about a person lacking in intelligence / simple minded or may have slight mental issues ' That fella is not the full schilling'
Another version I heard is 'That fella is a few sandwiches short of a picnic.

patsy_mccabe

Better to light a candle, than curse the dark.