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My parents were sworn Pacifists. Neither of them ever laid a hand on any of their 6 children.........Our harshest punishment was the "Shame Corner", which was a bare corner with a stool in it, where we would have to sit, facing the wall for an amount of time based on our age, our crime and frequency......First, we had to apologize, and if you couldn't or wouldn't, you had to sit in the corner until a sincere apology was forthcoming. We were also docked privileges. I spent a lot of time in those corners........I had very poor impulse control as a child.......still do. ...
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Sorry I can't help you with the sayings, as we spoke a different language. The corner wasn't so bad, really, I was free to day-dream without anyone bugging me. If my older siblings weren't there, I was allowed to sing......The corner had interesting acoustics.
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You got me thinking really hard......I haven't thought about this for a very long time, but I do remember a Norwegian saying that we all said, including mt grandmother and all us kids, usually while waving a threatening object, like a spatula or book........I'll attempt a translation, but it can't compare to the original Also, it was always said in jest, apparently, it was a parody of some bad-tempered grouch they had known, and was delivered in a broad, exaggerated dialect....."If you don't shut your mouth, I will hit you so hard that you will fly from here to Hell."......My father's favourite,same delivery, was " If you don't stop right now, I will hit you in the head so hard that Your head will be driven into your stomach, your stomach into your ass, your ass into your knees, your knees into your boots and then I will do up the laces so tight you will never get out...".......But really, you had to be there........in Norwegian......LOL
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I have heard this as a child, whether my parents or my Grandma. I know my Grandpa wouldn't have said it.
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I can explain that...it originates from Glasgow ( and Edinburgh to a lesser extent) Was your Mum descended from Scots? Glasgow tenements had an area of the back "gardens" which was used for the tenants to put out their trash, those areas were called "middens", Thousands of kids used to play in them, Often the rubbish would be piled high and the kids would stand on top of them shouting "I'm the king of the castle and you're aw dirty wee rascals" That's what your mum was referring to. I have many memories of my mum being absolutely horrified to find me playing on the midden when we stayed with my gran in Glasgow for summer holidays! The word midden , used for many centuries...is an old dump for domestic waste which may consist of animal bone, human excrement, botanical material, and lots of smelly food! We don't have them now, thank goodness! Sorry ET...I've never heard of "fart blossoms"...I think my mother would have fainted if she'd ever heard it let alone used it! SHE'D HAVE SAID "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?..LADY MUCK?"
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8/1/2017 12:46 pm |
When we were kids and were too sick to go to school (lol) we had to bring a note from our parents the next day. My mother would write a note and the excuse was exactly the same every single time. "Francesca was not able to attend school yesterday as she was not feeling up to par." How embarrassing. 
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We always heard the saying you are as slow as molasses in January. There were a few Pennsylvania Dutch sayings that used to float around as well.
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The one I heard most often from my Dad was..."Get yer heid oot ae that book and get yer arse up and peelin' the tatties" Or whatever else needed doing! Another one was "Dishes dinnae wash themselves any mair than yer bum does, hen" My brother was always picking his nose...Dad used to tell him "Gie me a wave when ye reach the bridge" One that both Mum and Dad used a lot was..."If yer pal jumped off a cliff, would ye dae it tae?" I'm sure everyone is familiar with that one!
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