http://www.metafilter.com/tags/sayings Posts tagged with 'sayings' at MetaFilter. Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:46:10 -0800 Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:46:10 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/53185/Scots%2Dspeech%2Dfor%2Dthe%2Dglaikit <a href="http://www.rampantscotland.com/parliamo/blparliamo_index.htm">Losh! That's a stoater of a web site!</a> tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.53185 Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:46:10 -0800 dialect dictionary language linguistics phonetics sayings scotland scots persona non grata http://www.metafilter.com/11394/ "Sex without love is an empty gesture. But as empty gestures go, it is one of the best." Woody Allen, quoted on <a href="http://www.ag.wastholm.net/home">Aphorisms Galore</a>. Kiss the next 15 minutes bye-bye. tag:metafilter.com,2001:site.11394 Fri, 12 Oct 2001 08:01:34 -0800 humor quotations sayings wit luser http://www.metafilter.com/11178/ <a href="http://htmlgear.lycos.com/text/control.text?u=tritedotcom&amp;i=1&amp;a=render&amp;style=list">I hear trite sayings all the time.</a> Sometimes they're smart and funny, sometimes they bug the crap out of me. Here's one that has always bugged me: <i>"No matter where you go, there you are."</i> Anybody else have a saying they like or dislike? My newest favorite: <i>"Always listen to your parents-even if they're in jail."</i> Please share... tag:metafilter.com,2001:site.11178 Sat, 06 Oct 2001 22:41:20 -0800 aphorisms deepthoughts mottos sayings ashbury http://www.metafilter.com/9621/ <a href="http://www.emich.edu/~linguist/issues/9/9-1795.html#1">What do you say when it's raining and sunny at the same time?</a> In Abkhaz, "the devils are getting married." In Amharic, "the hyena is giving birth." In Arabic, "the rats are getting married." In Dutch, it's a "fair in hell." In Galician, "the Devil goes to Ferrol." And so on... tag:metafilter.com,2001:site.9621 Fri, 24 Aug 2001 10:12:47 -0800 languages linguistics sayings Mo Nickels