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Actually, the old expression is: “I plumb forgot.” It refers to the true, dependable straight vertical line made by a plumb bob — a lead weight on a string. (“Plumb” is from the Latin word for “lead”.) Carpenters and builders have used plumb lines of some kind from the dawn of history.
So “plumb” became a synonym for honestly, or truly. Ruthie was making a really good double pun, which should have earned her at least a chuckle from Grandpa. :)
Hey all I have another one not a joke but old saying.
I heard this when I was a kid. My mom said she got this from her dad. My mom is 80+ years. Old saying called “Tator Wagon”
GROG Premium Member about 14 years ago
That old is it?
hekko Premium Member about 14 years ago
Anyone willing to explain the “plum forgets” to a non-native speaker? :) I just don’t get it.
ladyryln about 14 years ago
there’s an old saying: “I plum forgot” and of course, another saying is that “an elephant never forgets”
hekko Premium Member about 14 years ago
Okay, I looked up the saying and am a little wiser than before. Thanks, LadyRyIn (and Ruthie)! :)
peter0423 about 14 years ago
Actually, the old expression is: “I plumb forgot.” It refers to the true, dependable straight vertical line made by a plumb bob — a lead weight on a string. (“Plumb” is from the Latin word for “lead”.) Carpenters and builders have used plumb lines of some kind from the dawn of history.
So “plumb” became a synonym for honestly, or truly. Ruthie was making a really good double pun, which should have earned her at least a chuckle from Grandpa. :)
WaitingMan about 14 years ago
It made me laugh today.
Ermine Notyours about 14 years ago
If Ruthie is like I was at her age, she got the joke from a joke book and has no idea what it means either.
kab2rb about 14 years ago
Hey all I have another one not a joke but old saying. I heard this when I was a kid. My mom said she got this from her dad. My mom is 80+ years. Old saying called “Tator Wagon”
Means thunderstorms.
COWBOY7 about 14 years ago
Oh, yeah………………………………………………………
whatever11299 about 14 years ago
When life give u lemons,Make rootbeer!!!
bmonk about 14 years ago
I’d have laughed–because there’s nothing so much fun as seeing someone learn a good oldie.
Why do the elephants wear red tennis shoes?
I don’t know. Why?
So they can hide in strawberry patches.
But there are no elephants in the strawberries!
See? It works!