My mother on my Stepdad's parallel parking: "could I have a taxi to the kerb please?"
Mums
One of my Mum's pearls of wisdom was; "never stare at a monkey....it'll go for your eyes"
never yet managed to test it out!
Anybody out there got a monkey I could stare at?
(will goggles on of course)
whenever i would ask my mom where someone was she would say "they went to pee and the hogs ate 'em"
she isnt exactly right in the head if you ask me
My Mum also used to say.......See a frog......death will follow!
I've tested that one: seen loads of frogs (kissed a few) and only my Nan has died....and she was 90! :wink:
In Virginia it was: "He went to sleep and the hogs ate him"
When I said: If only I had a few more dollars my mom would reply: "If your aunt had wheels she'd be a tea cart."
HA, I remember the one about the hogs...lol
The...don't burn that bridge.....
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
You puttin the horse before the cart...
Dig your head out of your ass......and clean your ears out..where you can hear what I'm talkin' bout!!
Wooo.....my mom wasn't right either.....lol
And she threathened me with that.."I hope you have a child that breaks your heart like you have broken mine"...line.
Kick....I laughed tons at your first mom quote....I think i just fell in love with your mom.
My mom didn't have that funny of a responce to things....My dad however...was the one with the funny responces. When my sister or myself would be crying after he'd yell at us (for fighting, breaking something, or whatnot) he'd look at us and tell us to quit our crying....or "I'll give you something to cry about" and I'd always think to myself- "no thanks....already have something to cry about...."
My mom always said:
If wishes were horses peasants would ride...
I'm still not sure of it's actuall meaning -- but we all got the drift!
Ah, takes me back to when I would hear.....
Why? Because I said so, that's why!
I'm going to give you until the count of three!
If somebody jumped off a bridge would you do it too?
Someday your face is gonna stay like that
Money doesn't grow on trees you know
Were you born in a barn?
I'm not talking just to hear my myself talk
and the famous....wait till your father gets home!
Intrepid wrote:Ah, takes me back to when I would hear.....
Why? Because I said so, that's why!
I'm going to give you until the count of three!
If somebody jumped off a bridge would you do it too?
Someday your face is gonna stay like that
Money doesn't grow on trees you know
Were you born in a barn?
I'm not talking just to hear my myself talk
and the famous....wait till your father gets home!
*sigh* - Intrepid, your mother loved you very much.
pragmatic wrote:Intrepid wrote:Ah, takes me back to when I would hear.....
Why? Because I said so, that's why!
I'm going to give you until the count of three!
If somebody jumped off a bridge would you do it too?
Someday your face is gonna stay like that
Money doesn't grow on trees you know
Were you born in a barn?
I'm not talking just to hear my myself talk
and the famous....wait till your father gets home!
*sigh* - Intrepid, your mother loved you very much.
Yes she did! Right up until the day she died. Oh, she also had a couple of others.....
Eat your dinner, there are people starving in China you know
Don't touch that, you don't know where it's been
Mom is 80 and she still has the same , now infamous, response when some one proposes anything she disagrees with. " I don't think so.!" Everyone is the family, including grandchildren, has heard it hundreds of times.
Those that you mentioned about jumping off the bridge, starving children and the rest are pretty universal. I even heard mothers of friends recite these lines. LIke some of you, I had the "curse" of a child like myself thrown at me and now grandchildren, nieces and nephews like myself. All are adventurous, nonconforming and openminded. If only their parents were (Not me!) it would be more fun.
Daddy uses to say, "If it's not fun somethings wrong." I've found that applies to almost everything in live.He also quoted Confucius , "It's far better to be thought a fool, than to speak and erase all doubt." Talk about your two sided statement. Somehow, these words have stayed with me for over forty years.
Little me: "What does rain taste like?"
Ma: "I don't know"
Little me: "Can I taste it?"
Ma: "Sure if you want to end up in hospital"
"Don't eat yellow snow".
"Get down off that wall .... if you fall and break your leg, don't come running to me!"
"Do I have to do everything myself?"
"I won't wait 'til your father gets home, I'll kill you now!"
Heeven wrote:"Don't eat yellow snow".
Hey that is some good advice, one I won't be telling my brother about.
