I have ask this before with no reply but since the subject is up again: When my mother attempted shame us for something "ugly" she would extend and restract her index finger and say "CROOK-KEY, CROOK-KEY" . I can't think of an English word that would be the origin and I wonder if it is Germanic or Gaelic. Anyone ever heard of it?? -eddie Pam, you wrote: > > Anybody heard of these: > "Like a Hen on a Hot Rock" (hyper..can't sit still) ..or my brother Bill..we always say this to him. My dad said "antsy" people were like a "flea on a hot griddle." > "Knee-High to a Grasshopper" (short person) In my family it meant when a person was a kid he was "knee-high to a grasshopper." > "Crazy As a Bess Bug" (nuts..off your rocker) don't ask me what a Bess Bug Is..I have no idea.. Our version was "crazy as a bed bug." Another saying was, "Tell him how the cow ate the cabbage." Explain the facts to him. I'm not sure how southern these are since my parents were descended from SW VA, PA, NC, KY, and native American ancestors. Arless ==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== #4 Chain letters, gossip, non-genealogical notes, commercial ads, pleas for help, etc. are PROHIBITED on this List. Violators will be promptly locked out. -sysop "Toto, I don't think we are in NH any more."