What’s a phrase that your parents used years ago

[slimt]

“Starving kids in Africa would be grateful for that.”

you imagine what the Lions felt like when there was nothing but skin and bone to naw on?

 

[Jerry Hall]

"Get off the Goddamned shed"

I believe you.

 

[Jerry Hall]

Later in life Dad always said if it has Tires or ******* it is going to cost you.

I'm guilty of that one.

 

[dla4567]

Damn, you guys were a bunch of bad kids. Didn’t anybody here have parents that said good things?

 

[Jerry Hall]

"Use your head for something other than a hat rack."

 

[Fran Blacker]

My mother "You've been up in the sand pit again" as she turned pocket inside out as sand came out of pockets and cuffs. Then she'd add " I had to clean sand out of the washing machine don't you go there again". That at best was a couple of days.

 

[Sahara]

“You have a head like a foot.”
My dad was the only guy that I ever heard use that expression, but he used it with me pretty much every day.
Moms was: “You walk like you have a potato up your ***”. Not sure what that was supposed to mean.
Yes, I’m all fucked up. But they loved me, and I’m OK with that.

 

[moparlore]

They're all crazy, just somes crazier than others! Dad.

 

[tnfastback]

Damn, you guys were a bunch of bad kids. Didn’t anybody here have parents that said good things?

 

[copper67sat]

"Everything I say goes in one ear and out the other."
I tested that out when I was about 5 or 6 by pouring water in one ear and waiting for it come out the other. Didn't work so I tried the other ear. Nothing ever came out the other side - surprise, but I did end up with the worst ear infection in my life. Served 'em right. Don't recall hearing that phrase much again.

 

[copper67sat]

"That's not a park bench."
When caught sitting on the hood of the family car.

 

[Jerry Hall]

"Everything I say goes in one ear and out the other."
I tested that out when I was about 5 or 6 by pouring water in one ear and waiting for it come out the other. Didn't work so I tried the other ear. Nothing ever came out the other side - surprise, but I did end up with the worst ear infection in my life. Served 'em right. Don't recall hearing that phrase much again.

I never thought to actually try it. You are one up on me.

 

[YY1]

My uncle used to say-

"You can learn something from anyone.....even if it's just that you don't want to be around them".

 

[patrick66]

"Boy, I brought you into this world, I can take your sorry *** out!" True. He knew people with property. The body would never be found!

"I'm gonna knock your *** into next week!" Cool...time travel!

We had a weeping willow in the front yard. Plenty of switches to pick from.

My favorite was when I was in my second year in the Air Force...typical know-it-all smartass 20-year-old Airman. I was a wee bit loud and mouthy in Ops, one swing shift. Our NCOIC, a grizzled Master Sergeant from the 'Nam Era, was off to the side listening. I was oblivious to his presence, until he came up from the side, leaned over and said "Airman, don't let fear and common sense stop you, boy, keep talkin'!" I immediately got the "hint" and shut the Hell up. While I still had teeth! I think I was more scared of him than I was of the swift hand of my Dad.

 

[69a100]

Y'all had it lucky good. I used to get, "Children should be seen and not heard"!

 

[copper67sat]

"Go play in the street." and "Go fly a kite." were pretty common too when they wanted us out of their hair.

Probably have Child Services knocking on the door if you told kids to play in the street nowadays.

 

[copper67sat]

I never thought to actually try it. You are one up on me.

Never said I was the smartest kid. Good thing I grew out of it before I won a Darwin award, though I tried pretty hard.

 

[copper67sat]

The one I still use today "Good enough for government work."

 

[Pops1967GTX]

Damn, you guys were a bunch of bad kids. Didn’t anybody here have parents that said good things?

Don’t bring home anyone Pregnant​

 

[KENTON]

I’ll knock you into the middle of next week

 

[patrick66]

I’ll knock you into the middle of next week

Time travel!!!

 

[Hey-O]

Give an inch and they take a mile. You don't have to be rich to be clean, soap and water is cheap. Opinions are like ********, everyone has one and they all stink.