Pearls of Wisdom aka "stating the obvious"

[Vincenzo]

I was thinking about Dad today (he's been dead for 23 years). He was born in the late 20s so I am a baby boomer myself. Anyway, Dad was one of those old Aussies who used the great Aussie vernacular to great effect.

So, growing up I used to always hear how things stood out like a shag on a rock. As I got to my early teens I learnt that a shag was a Euphemism for making love aka the horizontal Rhumba. Conclusion; anyone willing to make love out in the open on a rock is, yes , definitely obvious.

Imagine my surprise when in my late 20s, watching a nature show when they described how this swimming bird (Shag) who does not have waterproof feathers has to stand on a rock with its wings out to dry; i.e., like a shag on a rock. Duh.

Anyone else got some pearls of wisdom from their elders?


Cheers Vincenzo