Neck of the Woods Project - local sayings

1. What is a popular local saying near where you live/were born than is particularly interesting to you and unused/unknown outside of the area? Could be town/city/state/country specific! (Looking especially for phrases, but single words are ok if you think they're totally original!)

What is a popular local saying near where you live/were born than is particularly interesting to you and unused/unknown outside of the area? Could be town/city/state/country specific! (Looking especially for phrases, but single words are ok if you think they're totally original!)

2. Where is this saying from? (Name the town/city/state/country)

Where is this saying from? (Name the town/city/state/country)

3. What is the meaning of this saying? If it has any kind of backstory to it then please tell!

What is the meaning of this saying? If it has any kind of backstory to it then please tell!

4. OPTIONAL EXTRA - I'm creating a lettering/illustration project from the responses for a university brief at http://neckofthewoodsproject.tumblr.com/ - feel free to bookmark - if you'd like to leave your email here for me to contact you when I create something from your phrase, please do! (No spam, I promise; just thought some may be interested in the outcome of this survey! Thanks!)

OPTIONAL EXTRA - I'm creating a lettering/illustration project from the responses for a university brief at http://neckofthewoodsproject.tumblr.com/ - feel free to bookmark - if you'd like to leave your email here for me to contact you when I create something from your phrase, please do! (No spam, I promise; just thought some may be interested in the outcome of this survey! Thanks!)