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One of my colleagues (let's call him Dr. A) is from Iraq and he ALWAYS has the funniest (yet also surprisingly meaningful) sayings from his late grandmother. I'm curious what other bits of wisdom you've come across. Please post them below.
From Dr. A's grandmother, below are some of my favorites:
Dr. A's Grandmother's Sayings and Other Omerisms
1) "There's no milk left in this cow."
-Dr. A's grandmother on being tired from a really bad call night.
2) "Good luck keeping the cat away from the butcher shop."
-Dr. A's grandmother on ???
3) "Life is better after lunch."
-Dr. A's grandmother on life.
4) "The chicken only lays one egg a day."
-Dr. A's grandmother on being frugal.
5) "You can't have rain without clouds."
-Dr. A's grandmother on bad days.
6) "The late bee doesn't make any honey."
-Dr. A's grandmother on being tardy to work.
7) "You have a harvest, but you don't have a crescent."
-Dr. A's grandmother on having a lot of people in the clinic waiting room, a physician ready to see them, but the nurses not putting the patients into the rooms so the doctor can start seeing them.
8) "I'm like a monkey without a banana."
-Dr. A's grandmother on being purposeless.
9) "I'm like a butterfly that got its wings burned."
-Dr. A's grandmother on being purposeless.
10) "Its like the goat under your armpit."
-Dr. A's grandmother on wrestling with a problem that drives you nuts.
11) "Its like the chicken that laid the golden egg."
-Dr. A's grandmother on a good day.
12) "You can't sit on the bathroom with the lid on."
-Dr. A's grandmother on a normal day.
13) "You can't jump on my belly and ask why I farted."
-Dr. A's grandmother on asking stupid questions and getting stupid answers.
14) "If you want the honey, you got to take the bee stings."
-Dr. A's grandmother on earning your keep.
15) "Its like trusting water in a colander."
-Dr. A's grandmother on trusting sketchy people.
From Dr. A's grandmother, below are some of my favorites:
Dr. A's Grandmother's Sayings and Other Omerisms
1) "There's no milk left in this cow."
-Dr. A's grandmother on being tired from a really bad call night.
2) "Good luck keeping the cat away from the butcher shop."
-Dr. A's grandmother on ???
3) "Life is better after lunch."
-Dr. A's grandmother on life.
4) "The chicken only lays one egg a day."
-Dr. A's grandmother on being frugal.
5) "You can't have rain without clouds."
-Dr. A's grandmother on bad days.
6) "The late bee doesn't make any honey."
-Dr. A's grandmother on being tardy to work.
7) "You have a harvest, but you don't have a crescent."
-Dr. A's grandmother on having a lot of people in the clinic waiting room, a physician ready to see them, but the nurses not putting the patients into the rooms so the doctor can start seeing them.
8) "I'm like a monkey without a banana."
-Dr. A's grandmother on being purposeless.
9) "I'm like a butterfly that got its wings burned."
-Dr. A's grandmother on being purposeless.
10) "Its like the goat under your armpit."
-Dr. A's grandmother on wrestling with a problem that drives you nuts.
11) "Its like the chicken that laid the golden egg."
-Dr. A's grandmother on a good day.
12) "You can't sit on the bathroom with the lid on."
-Dr. A's grandmother on a normal day.
13) "You can't jump on my belly and ask why I farted."
-Dr. A's grandmother on asking stupid questions and getting stupid answers.
14) "If you want the honey, you got to take the bee stings."
-Dr. A's grandmother on earning your keep.
15) "Its like trusting water in a colander."
-Dr. A's grandmother on trusting sketchy people.