“Does your face hurt? It’s killing me.”
collected: Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University (9-20-14)
origin: her dad used to say it to her (Rochester, NY)
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“I’ve seen prettier faces than you on the back of a fly swatter”
collected: Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University (9-20-14)
origin: her uncle Bob, from Pittsburgh, used to say it to her all the time
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“Your head is so tall, you’re probably the reason they made up the saying, ‘Why the long face?'”
collected: Pittsburgh, PA, Northside neighborhood (9-17-14)
origin: made it up on the spot
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“You’ve got a face like a bulldog chewing a bumblebee”
collected: Belfast, Northern Ireland (9-7-13)
origin: her granny would say this to her when she was throwing a temper tantrum
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“You have a face like a melted Welly”
collected: Belfast, Northern Ireland (9-6-13)
origin: local talk
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“Away and take your face for a shite”
collected: Belfast, Northern Ireland (9-6-13)
origin: Belfast, local parties
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Translation from Latin: “Zoilus, you spoil the bathwater by washing your ass in it. But, Zoilus, if you want it to get really filthy, wash your head in it.”
collected: Philadelphia, PA (12-7-12)
origin: Roman Poet Martial