Endless Forest Sayings

AlisonRobin's picture
Most of us have talking deer of one kind or another. Except for people who have deer that were formerly humans, I think it's safe to assume that Endless Forest deer speak their own language or some variation of a real-world language. What I'm interested in doing here is collecting things Endless Forest deer might say in conversation--deer idioms, proverbs, and turns of phrase. I've come up with a few to start this off, but I would love if people would help me out by contributing deer wisdom to the thread.

Basically, anything an Endless Forest deer might say that a human probably wouldn't is fair game.

SAYING: ... to The End of The Endless Forest
MEANING: Analogous to "to the end of time" or "to the ends of the Earth."

SAYING: [name] has their pictograph in a jumble
MEANING: [name] is having an identity crisis or is behaving out of character. The pictograph is an individual symbol, and if it is changed, then so is the individual.

SAYING: [name] has shed many/few antlers.
MEANING: [name] is old/young. Because deer shed and regrow antlers annually, the number of antlers shed would indicate age.

SAYING: [name] has a thorn between their toes.
MEANING: [name] is behaving grumpily. A thorn between the toes of cloven hooves would be very uncomfortable, probably worse than a pebble in one's shoe.

Post your ideas here!
Serenai's picture

I love this concept and have

I love this concept and have noticed a bit myself.

Off the top of my head, my suggestion is very low-level thought. Basing off of things I've seen, and can draw from that.

Essentially, any saying humanity uses ("stood on two legs," "head over heels") but modified to fit deer anatomy.

"Stood on four legs."
"She's really been holding her own, standing on all four legs."

"Head over hooves."
"The silly fawn, thinks he's head over hooves in love."

Et cetera. c:

Also, bump because this is amazing.
Icon Art © Beloved
gurgelin's picture

Haha! Those are so cute. The

Haha! Those are so cute. The second one made me laugh. :')
.....Maybe that's why Bloo's picto is glitching, I had always wondered. x'3 Maybe she just hasn't developed her O fully yet. That's kind of a nice thought.

I'm not really good at sayings but I'll see if I can think of any. ^^
AlisonRobin's picture

@Serenai "Head over hooves"

@Serenai "Head over hooves" made me giggle.
@Gurgelin Glad you like! If you come up with any, you know where to share. Smiling

I came up with some more.

"Slept too long in a mushroom circle" for "looks different from when I last saw them"

"Don't get your antlers caught in the bushes" for "hold your horses" and "calm down."
Chaotic's picture

"You just hit the pinecone on

"You just hit the pinecone on the head."

Has so many more meanings in the forest.
Spyrre's picture

These are actually quite

These are actually quite clever... they amuse me greatly. Especially the "Slept too long in a mushroom circle" =D *giggle*
AlisonRobin's picture

"Rubbed against the wrong

"Rubbed against the wrong tree" for "made a mistake" as in, "You're rubbing against the wrong tree if you think you could win a fight against me!"

"Poppyheaded" for to describe someone who is dizzy or loopy. Because, you know, people put poppies in their antlers, and poppies make opium which is a drug. (Obviously I have no understanding of opiates beyond the scene in The Wizard of Oz where they fall asleep in the poppy field).
Spyrre's picture

....my deer wears poppies.

....my deer wears poppies. Always. o_o
Maybe that´s why she´s been so lazy? And hyper, when she isn´t asleep. XDD


What about "Ate a bad mushroom" for someone who is feeling sick or just being cranky?

Love the idea. Track to watch

Love the idea. Track to watch and maybe throw in some if I come up with any. :3
Seed's picture

"Fallen in the pond" --

"Fallen in the pond" -- gotten stuck in a bad situation
IE, "Looks like you've fallen in the pond again."
quadraptor's picture

"[name] is in a rut." for

"[name] is in a rut." for "[name] is in a pickle/in a jam/having a problem."

Came from a visit to the zoo, where a zookeeper told me a deer was "in a rut". I didn't understand what that meant at the time but this idea stuck for me.
rice's picture

Love this idea! Perhaps

Love this idea!

Perhaps "Misplaced their mask", as in "I think [he/she] has misplaced their mask." Meaning they're acting out of character/a bit odd. Perhaps they're in a bad mood. Similarly, "[He/She] has hung around De Drinkplaats too long." Suggesting they're acting a bit off because they've been playing as a different animal.

"Don't mix up your spells" could be "Don't have a cow" or "calm down".

"Having a hop" could be "having a blast". I notice lots of deer hop around when they're playing/in a good mood.
AlisonRobin's picture

I love you all so much.

I love you all so much. <3
ClosetMonkey's picture

This one isn't very good. I

This one isn't very good. I warned you Sticking out tongue

"As boring as a fawn with no gallop".

I love all of these sayings!
Check your closet. I might be in there x3


eyestrain's picture

"Their antlers are too big

"Their antlers are too big for them"- to say someone is acting immaturely or egotistically.

"They have weak ankles" - For someone who is always laying or sleeping.

"All hooves and bugle" - said about someone who is noisy

"Following one's own haunches" - utterly lost

"Idol's child" - a crybaby

"like stomping a frog" - easier said than done
(ie: "getting her to smile is like stomping a frog")

"Has a warm shoulder" - friendly, loyal, someone who will run beside you

"Eats starlight" - a dreamer (someone who would try to catch the drifting light in their mouth)

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
AlisonRobin's picture

@ ClosetMonkey: lol @

@ ClosetMonkey: lol

@ Eyestrain: Good ones! I like "idol's child" and "eats starlight" best, but they're all great.

Wow these are good

Wow these are good <3 Tracking<3

AlisonRobin's picture

"More unusual than

"More unusual than triplets."
Deer very rarely have triplets.
Clora's picture

TrackTrack. I can't really

TrackTrack. I can't really think of any good ones (The mushroom circle made me laugh), but OH WELL.

"Stags (or you could say Buck's) will always be Stags." ~ 'Boys will always be Boys.'

"It only takes one fire to destroy an entire forest, and one-thousand years for it to grow back." ~ 'Trust is hard to build and is easily lost.' One of my own everyday sayings XD

"Don't cross the bridge till you come to it." ~ 'Don't trouble yourself with problems until they arise.' I didn't make this one up. It's an actual proverb, I just found it very fitting for the forest.
Once {Epon} A Time.
ClosetMonkey's picture

[Name] has a very dull pelt.

[Name] has a very dull pelt. Means that they are boring or lazy.
Check your closet. I might be in there x3


AlisonRobin's picture

Nice, Clora! I got another

Nice, Clora!

I got another bridge one: "You can leap over the stream, but it's easier to walk across the bridge" meaning that it's sometimes better to not complicate things.

As a rebuttal, "Anyone can walk across the bridge, but the does are watching the stags that jump!"
AlisonRobin's picture

"If you eat too many acorns,

"If you eat too many acorns, your jaw will get sore." (Don't bite off more than you can chew)

Ever tried to eat an acorn? I did when I was little. They are HARD.
quadraptor's picture

"Break a hoof!" for "Break a

"Break a hoof!" for "Break a leg!"
AlisonRobin's picture

"When the forest burns down,

"When the forest burns down, every fawn grows up." There are times in a person/deer's life when one must accept the responsibilities of adulthood, even if they are not ready yet.

"All that smells good is not edible" like 'All that glisters is not gold'
AlisonRobin's picture

"Take time to eat the roses"

"Take time to eat the roses" instead of "smell the roses." My grandmother has issues with deer eating her flowers.
Chickenwhite's picture

Love all of these! >w< And

Love all of these! >w< And came up with/remembered a few! : D

"My twin Gods!" -is obvious.

"Stuck in the Deermuda triangle" - stuck in no-man's land or limbo. For someone who's lost, either mentally or physically.

"I hope Endfawn eats your eyes!" - for deer you don't like, since Endfawn doesn't have any eyes... well, in its skull...

"If you kneel before the Gods too much, you might not see them move" Mostly for users who're all up and about abiogenesis, but misses it while they're being busy spreading the word. For deers: "don't let faith consume your life, or it might go on without you."

Prolly gonna come up with moar than these crappy ones >w<
AlisonRobin's picture

Those are great! Deermuda

Those are great! Deermuda triangle, lol.
Chickenwhite's picture

Aww, thanks! : D And a small

Aww, thanks! : D
And a small suggestion to this journal: Why not put all the sayings below the ones you started with and link to the user who came up with them? >w<
AlisonRobin's picture

Sounds like a plan! I've

Sounds like a plan! I've actually been meaning to do that but I haven't found the time. >_<
ClosetMonkey's picture

"Their ears are too pointy".

"Their ears are too pointy". Meaning they are very nosy or picky :>
Check your closet. I might be in there x3


Chickenwhite's picture

Oh, don't I know that one

Oh, don't I know that one XD
I'm a professional procrastinator myself! : D
woodswolf's picture

Tracking! "The fawn tries to

Tracking!

"The fawn tries to run out of the Forest" - The fool tries to do something stupid
"When the rain comes, run with it!" - Take every opportunity you have
"Treat kindly those that shake their antlers towards you." - Be nice to everyone

Sorry, I was having a bit of a lack of inspiration.
See you in the Forest!
Unplugged's picture

Oooh I remember this thread.

Oooh I remember this thread. Happy to see it resurrected!
woodswolf's picture

Ya, I was just looking around

Ya, I was just looking around at some of alisonrobin's blog entries (I <3 her articles) and I found this. I thought it would be interesting to post a few and get it started again Eye
See you in the Forest!
moonsoverwater's picture

Mkay... Bambi-saying.... "T

Mkay...

Bambi-saying....

"Twitterpated" meaning in love or flirty

"has had one too many mushrooms" Is a little bit crazy

"has itchy antlers" is ready to fight... all the time



(thanks, starling! The avatar is amazing! And Thanks Pretzil for the siggie!
woodswolf's picture

Nice ones!

Nice ones! Smiling
See you in the Forest!
willow_leaf's picture

I need to track this page

I need to track this page just because it exists^^
These are clever, I love them all.

edit:
"you're taking a swim with candles" - think before you act, you're going to do something stupid

"like a buck in a rut" - someone being very flirty and attention seeking

editedit:

"jumping on lilypads" - being very hyper or light footed.
Such a small creature, I shall protect you from the wind and the rain. Keep your wings dry, little butterfly.
woodswolf's picture

Neat! I thought of

Neat! I thought of another:
"The one who flies is more likely to fall than the one who walks on the ground." - Better safe than sorry
See you in the Forest!

Let me just track this ^^

Let me just track this ^^

Tracking! These are all

Tracking! These are all great!

How's this -

"The early fawn gets the best set."

Like the early bird gets the worm xD