Naruta Sayings

[Northen Light36]

Well I've been noticing a lot of 'old sayings' creeping in to the characters speech over the last eight months (Who'd have thought Naruta's entering it's eighth month already?) and I thought it was high time they were put together.

So, post here with any 'old' saying that your characters have said or just ones that you think of.

Here's two I've come up with/found:

"Leave warfare to war-folk." ~ Water type saying.

"Etaf wills as Etaf wills." ~ General saying. Means basically that the future is in the hands of fate.
Note: Generally considered to have a negative undertone because it's often used in farewells between people who are uncertain of seeing each other again.

[Kender Bard]

^_^ Very nice

"One must keep track of their roots so they'll always have a firm grip on things." - Earth Type (Plant Affinity) saying

[Toyoll]

"Keep your muzzle out of other's dens, lest you get bitten." --Beast variation of 'keep your nose out of other's business, lest you regret it.'

"They've got a Seere/Poldoran/Beleg streak."-- used to describe an oddity in the clan. For example: Faolan is a peaceful Belegite, so he has a Seere streak.

[Northen Light36]

No more sayings?

"He/She's got water blood." - Storm saying used only by anti-water/anti-wind Storms to call someone weak or a coward.

[Kender Bard]

Some colorful curses and exclamations:

"Etaf's Eyes!" - An OMG usually used for when something rare or inexplicable comes up.
"Soahc's Luck" - A curse on bad or unsual luck.
"Taed take you" - Narutian version of 'go to hell' though that's still acceptable.

[Toyoll]

May I add to that list of yours? I've used the following quite often:

Force-forsaken-- God-forsaken for Narutiens

For the love of good, sweet Worg! -- Usually used when one becomes exasperated.

And I've noticed a lot of people using this short n' sweet curse:

Forces!-- another 'OMG' and I'm surprised Kender hasn't listed it. XD

[Darastrix]

"Go where the wind takes you." Wind saying. Same meaning as in RL. ;D

[aivea]

"Mountains weren't built in a day." ~ Equivalent of "Rome wasn't built in a day."

"It only takes a single snowflake to start an avalanche."~ Ice saying meaning that even minor actions can have noticeable consequences.

"When the glaciers turn to fields." ~ Ice saying, used as a poetic way to say "never."

"As faithful as the frost." ~ Another Ice saying, used to refer to someone or something that can always be counted on.

I'll post more when I think of more.

[Northen Light36]

Nice sayings everyone! Keep them coming.

[aivea]

"Go sell yourself to the Fires." ~ A rather rude form of dismissal and expression of absolute hate to the Ice types. It means the same as "get lost and die" and is only used to those who have angered the speaker beyond all composure or hope of calming down. It not only pokes at the instinctive dislike of the Fires but selling oneself(willingly becoming a slave) is seen as one of the worst ways to violate the tradition of independence.

"You might as well try to talk water into not freezing." ~ Ice saying. The same as telling something they might as well talk to a wall.

[Northen Light36]

Thanks for the sayings guys. Please keep them coming because I admit, I'm working on a small surprise using these.

[aivea]

"whelp of Taed"~ similar to calling someone a bastard in usage and meaning

[Devon]

"More fierce than a beast out of Beastlands."

[aivea]

"Fall into Taed's embrace"~ used to tell someone to go die

"In Etaf's hands"~ used to say something is completely or near completely up to fate

"Touched by Worg"~ used to refer to a sudden growth spurt

"Inspired by Soahc"~ used to refer to a completely irrational idea

"Whispered to by Thouth"~ possessing knowledge that is thought to be incredibly rare

"Gifted by Efil"~ refers to someone or something that lived dispite all odds or had an usually rapid recovery

[Darastrix]

*rezzes thread*

"For the love of Love!" ~expression of exasperation/frustration in Anarlina