Dont hear these sayings anymore..

warsawdaddy · Sep 16, 2007

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Where's the Geritol?

They called it Hadacol because they had a call it something.

warsawdaddy · Sep 16, 2007

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mountainman 2 said:
"Fill it up"
"Regular or Unleaded?"

'Regular or Etheyl?'

Noodle · Sep 16, 2007

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"Because I said so!" Love it! I used that all the time with my kids, then learned when they were grown that that was abuse! They need "explanations." No, they don't. They needed guidance! Still can't figure out why I was supposed to talk myself blue in the face to give them 10 explanations of why they shouldn't play with matches or whatever. 'Because I said so' carried enough weight to give pause for thought before they did it again. Sheez, I'd be a poor parent today!

It's a wonder they didn't turn out to be problems. But they're all productive members of society now and I'm proud of 'em! And I love it when I hear them tell their kids "because I SAID so!" -Noodle

desertfox · Sep 16, 2007

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No, its because I said so! That's the end of it. HH all

Desertfox

Cannonman17 · Sep 16, 2007

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Quiet down before Dad has to take his belt off!!

Old Dog · Sep 17, 2007

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My mom always used to tell me

"Charity begins at home.''

"You can watch a thief, but you can't watch a liar."

OD

wesfrye53 · Sep 17, 2007

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Good night David....Good night Chet.

My lumbago is killing me.

Did you leave a note for the milkman?

The Jewel Tea Man is here!

What this country needs is a good 5 cent cigar.

During a snow..."The ashmen are coming" (They spread ashes and clinkers on the roads when it snowed where I grew up...SW PA).

artemis moon · Sep 17, 2007

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Remember when you had to change to snow tires every year before the first snowfall?

Old Dog · Sep 17, 2007

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Artemis,

Thy still do here. There is a really big market for snow tires. With Studs !

OD

stevesno · Sep 17, 2007

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Red Rover Red Rover send _____ right over!
Mom can we get some Jiffy Pop?

UnEarthed72 · Sep 18, 2007

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this one may have been said already on this post(if so sorry) and maybe still said till this day for that matter.

dad can i go outside?...dad...dad..."Go ahead go out and play in the road for all i care"

Glenns5900 · Sep 18, 2007

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The ultimate insult:

Straighten up. You're acting just like your sister/brother!

levis_dad · Sep 19, 2007

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"If you kids don't stop, I'll turn this car around and we'll go right back to the house!"

Noodle · Sep 19, 2007

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Somebody turned his tickle box over.

cwdigger · Sep 19, 2007

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"I know what your getting for christmas, a bag full of switches"

Mona Lisa · Sep 20, 2007

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Eat your crust, it'll put hair on your chest.

Eat your crust, it'll help you learn to whistle.

bean man · Sep 20, 2007

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I used to get a kick out of my dad and other oldtimers warning, "You shouldn't lift those weights, you'll strain your milk, or "You'll get musclebound and won't be able to move". They thought a whole bunch of things would happen to you if you lifted weights. ::)

diggummup · Sep 20, 2007

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levisdad said:
"If you kids don't stop, I'll turn this car around and we'll go right back to the house!"

No,no, it's "If you kids don't stop, i'm gonna pull this car over and beat the living tar out of you!" I still don't know what the difference between living tar and dead tar is.

"If you kids don't quit, i'm gonna tell your father when he gets home."

"Yes,yes! Go play in traffic or something, just leave me alone!"

"Quit drinking out of my glass and get your own!" My brother was famous for that reply from mom.

"Go to the store and get me a pack of cigs." (may have already been said)

"Clean this house, companys coming!"

Old Dog · Sep 20, 2007

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Yep,
Iremember getting the tar whipped out of me...
So many times it quit coming back! LOL

Told my Dad that when I was about 11,
He looked so hurt,
After that we talked before he used the stick.
Talking would never stop him, but at least we talked.

I remember the threat of ashes and switches for Christmas too.
The lump of coal instead of what you wanted most.
I actually got one, one year. Can't remember what I did to deserve that.
But all in all I think my Dad had a weird sense of humor.

OD

artemis moon · Sep 21, 2007

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When I was expecting my first child, I spent a few weeks with my grandmother in her apartment in Brooklyn while my husband was on a business trip. She used to lay out my nightclothes on the radiator to warm them before I put them on so that the baby wouldn't catch cold. She also insisted that I should never raise my arms or lift anything over my head because it would cause the baby to "get all tangled up in there." It seems as if there are a lot of old wives tales surrounding pregnancy.