old New England "Yankee-isms"

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I was reading an old book on New England folklore the other day. I don't read often, but the book got me thinking of things I remember hearing some old-timers from New England say. Like:

"Is it raining hard?"
"Just like a cow pissing on a flat rock."

"more nervous than a long tailed tomcat in a room full of rocking chairs."

"Crookeder than a dogs hind leg"

What else has everyone else heard? I know those sayings are still out there!

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That's like the pot calling

That's like the pot calling the kettle black!

That's like carrying coals to Newcastle!

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"Use it up, wear it out, make

"Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"

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