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Or alternatively..... "The tree doesn't grow far from the apple" ;)

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If it hurts when you do that ..Don't do that.

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“He’s a half bubble off plumb”

“You can tell he’s on the level, his bubble is in the middle”

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"Boy, they name streets after people like you..."
-One Way or Dead End depending on the moment :lol:

"You're about as useful as a bucket under a bull"

When speaking of an injury... "That ain't no bigger than a pimple on a pi$$ ant's pri**, get back to work."

Yeah, the Old Man had all the feels, lol.

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Good ones!

I've been run through the ringer

He must have a burr under his saddle

If that's your friend I'd hate to see your enemies

He's a waste of a piece of skin

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My grandpa when he was talking about a young guy that was pretty full of himself would say “ he ain’t even dry behind the ears yet.” My Mother when we came in for the noon meal when we were young kids would tell us “Wash your face you look like you have been rooting behind the steers”

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Who did the job? The person who finished it!

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Take a long walk off a short pier

I cut it twice and it's still too short

Lower than a snake belly in a wagon rut

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I see...said the blind man... and he saw..

Do you walk to school or carry you lunch?

I know him, we went to different schools together.

You could f**k up a one car funeral