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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Mom:
What's for dinner? "Purple Milk and Poison"
"I'm going to sell you to the gypsies!"
"I'm gonna wash your mouth out with soap!" (and she did on many occasions)
or just "Go get the soap"
"Wipe that smirk off your face!"
"I'm cold, (you) put on a jacket"
Tired feet at the end of the work day: "My dogs are barking"
Flatulence: "Barking Spiders"
Dad:
"Shoot low, they're riding Shetlands"
When I ask a question he can't readily answer: "'cause ice cream don't have bones"
And we had numerous family jokes, quotes of funny TV sketches or commercials that wouldn't make sense to anyone else. Some of the more accessible ones:
"You broke your leg? We gotta get you to the hospital!" (from a SNL skit Mr Short Term Memory Man with Tom Hanks I think)
Weird how I can't remember them now... when my mom and brother and I get together, my wife doesn't understand what we're saying with so many cryptic references.
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BBA
climber
OF
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"There's only one thing worse than being old, Bill, and that's being old and poor."
Listen up dirt bags
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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This is actually a pretty cool thread.
My Grandfather was a pretty badass hardman - he ran a cattle ranch AND drove a log truck well into his 60s. To this day I won't smoke or cuss around that man, he'd kick my ass.
He told me something when I was a kid that always stuck with me. He said that if I always wanted to be employed, then I needed to find a job that no one else wanted to do, and do it better then anyone else.
When I was 16 I found out that people generally disliked packing their own parachutes, I got really good at it and that kept me employed off and on for over 15 years.
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mynameismud
climber
backseat
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"Who would have thunk it"
Was years after my Mom passed before I realized she was a fan of Greg
Brown.
I know one thing well. I should have been a better son.
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Q- Ball
Mountain climber
where the wind always blows
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 5, 2014 - 06:12pm PT
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"HEAD FOR THE BOATS" My father receiving arrow fire from Jawari Indians on North Sentinel Island, Andaman Islands.
He loves to yell it when it pleases him.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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The best time to look for a job is when you already have one.
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covelocos
Trad climber
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"Girls are pretty, they smell nice, and you don't hit them. Ever." 4 sons. Pop told us all.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, all...
dad: he loved 'peanuts cartoon'... so this is a first:
1--"good grief"
2--"yee gad" (something similar)
mom:
1--"well that's just TERRIBLE"
2--"it's so unneccesary"
these, from both folks, were always for those
sudden unexplainable type situations that arose,
which were usually minor, but required 'adjustment
in thinking' as to 'what to do next'... :)
edit:
as more come to remembrance, i will add them later, :)
they didn't have too many 'set ones' though...
if i think of a good one that was 'for the long haul, but said
often, those are good, too... :)
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Dickbob
climber
Westminster Colorado
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My Dad, who just past a few weeks ago could repair anything he put his mind to always said:
It ain't a piano and nothing, absolutely nothing, needs to be that tight.
Hey Neebee. Hope your well.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Keep your eyes peeled
your ears open
And your mouth shut!
You just might see something.
Dad would always enforce silence on hikes.
Over the years I've noticed that often I saw, heard or was otherwise more aware of my surroundings than those I was with. They often missed out on something I saw or heard and when I commented and drew attention to it, it was already too late and they thought I was a bit daft as they saw nothing.
It was perhaps the most important thing he taught us and has served well as an operating procedure no matter the endeavor.
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Daphne
Trad climber
Northern California
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You are going to go to the party and you are going to have a good time!
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Stop crying, it's only a couple of stitches.
I spent a lot of quality time in the ER.
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Anxious Melancholy
Mountain climber
Between the Depths of Despair & Heights of Folly
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As a kid, when starting a sentance with the word "so", if one paused, mom would jump in with a quick, "Sew buttons, snaps are cheaper, buttons are in style."
When I was 19 ('77) and working in Bismark ND, I got busted for pot. Lost my job and made the long drive back to San Diego to find a note on my parent's front door ( they were at church), "You can enter and take a shower, but don't unpack." When they got home we had a little talk about my inability to behave in a responsible manner. They said if I was to reamin under their roof I needed to wear underwear, get my hair cut, get a job, and hand over my pay checks to them; otherwise they wanted me out.
As I walked out the door shortly therafter they told me to never come back and ask them for anything (and I never have).
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Joseph, I am not driving all over creation to find you.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, DickBob... oh my, i been going through some things...
and did not have time... but--
am sending you a card... i think you know, too, my daddy passed on in beginning of feb... :(
thanks for the 'hey there', this eve...
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Dad, on not wanting to exercise - "You only have so many steps."
On one of his 11 kid's (say) 10th birthday "When I was you age, I was 11".
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Norton
Social climber
quitcherbellyachin
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my all time favorite from my dad:
kwitcherbellyakin
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Oh Tami...yes....I remember that one and how at first I was too young to "get it" but eventually did. I used to think "well our cats shed, I guess the big cats in Africa don't shed, what's the big deal?"
Another one from my dad (many times)... "One of these days young lady, you're going to have a rude awakening". As I'd get in trouble again and again etc.
Susan
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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"Is the driveway shoveled?"
That was good prep for SuperTopo.
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