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My mom often used two:
"Useless as tits on a bull" (often referencing her husband, my dad)
And also, "shit fire and save matches", which I never understood to actually have a meaning, it was more like just an exclamation of surprise.
the former is a common, universal phrase.
"like tits on a bull" as a slightly shorter version.
to be fair if you could shit fire that you would save a lot of matches.
If a frog had wings it wouldn't bump it's ass when it jumped.
I've heard these used when someone says something nonsensical, just as a completely worthless reply.
Worst case Ontario!
My dad used the shit fire expression. I also don't know of an actual meaning.