Sayings Around The House
 

We have a few
"Take what you want but eat what you take" referring to food waste.

"You own your successes as well as your failures"

"He's a barking dog" is what I tell my daughter in regards to my son teasing her about something and to give it the consideration you would a barking dog

"Paid tuition to the school of hard knocks" said when something dumb occurs

"Don't let it get between your ears" means to don't get psyched out by something said or done.

"All sorted out" used all the time referring to anything being taken care of.

I'm sure there are more. What are some of yours?

"Pondeficate" - to think crap up, best done while on the terlet.

Our version of your first one is:

"Eat what you want. Leave the rest."

My parents had the same motto when I was growing up. I'd rather have my daughter waste a couple of spoonfuls or add them back to the leftovers than force down more than she really wants.

I watched a friend of mine have a major standoff with his tween daughter years ago insisting that she "make a happy plate" (aka clean her plate), even though she said she was no longer hungry. His daughter was in tears... by the end, I was close to joining her.

"You can't win for losing". My Dad's frequent one-liner.


I like M D's 'barking like a dog" one. My kids can't even be in the same zip code some days so that is going to get a lot of use at my house.

"Eyes were bigger than your stomach" We don't force the kids to finish their plates but it is pretty rare when they don't. I have tried to teach them to only take small amounts and then ask for seconds. for us, that seems to work.

My wife and I quite often make the statement "why wouldn't you?" This is more a sarcastic off the cuff remark to reflect the egocentric behaviour of some individuals. Example as follows. We are walking down the back lane and come across our neighbour who is cleaning the chrome on his 1970's Lincoln Continental with a toothbrush. I said you use a toothbrush to clean your Lincoln?His response was doesn't everybody use a toothbrush to clean their car? I said to my wife why wound't you.

No offence to anybody that uses a toothbrush to clean their car. I certainly don't.
Guy

This reminds me. Overfeeding?
This reminds me of my first set of inlaws. First wife told me the story of her little brother (spoiled brat) when he was young. Dad comes up to young Gary and says do you want more mashed potatoes? No thanks. A second request comes up and Gary says no.
Dad comes up for the third time and puts mashed potatoes on young Gary's plate.
Gary's response "I don't want any more f@$%& potatoes". Now my ex fil is a mild mannered man and no physical punishment ensued. With my mother or grandfather my head would have been slapped.

Guy

"Suck it up buttercup" means quit acting like a delicate flower and soldier on regardless of issues.

"Make hay while the sun shines" means get-er-done when you have a chance.

"Flinty self denial" choosing the cheaper option that may require more effort.

Do as I say, not as I do.


Usually uttered by me when one of my kids are with me while driving the 911.

My grandfather used to say, "you either gotta *****, stand or stampeded, son", meaning, I guess, make up your mind.

I just like the way he said it.

I would have heard "Pondeficate" a bunch when I was in my teens, no doubt about it.

"You're Amish"

When the kids are grounded from electronics.

Strong letter follows. Used in place of "eff you!".

Many years ago, my father had a friend who was just richer than all get-out. An old oilman from Louisiana. Once, he was up in Tulsa visiting, and I guess he started some crap at the Petroleum Club while drunk. About a week later, the guy gets a letter from the manager of the Pet. Club telling him he's no longer welcome there.
The guy went to the Western Union office and sent the manager of the Pet. Club a telegram which said:

F@*% YOU!
Strong letter follows.

It's been in regular use ever since.
My Pop had a million of them...

Carter

" Never stick your finger where ya wouldn't stick your face"

If you're looking for sympathy, you can find it in the dictionary between $hit and syphilis.

"If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs"


Also "You can take a horse to water, but you can't tuna fish"

Also "Stay where you're at and I'll go where you're to" (Newfie)

You shut yer mouth when yer talkin to me.- Usually in jest to the wife or kids.

Stupidity is instantaneous.

"NO dessert until your plate is empty."

Guess we were not too PC.

:)

My Dad: "If you can't afford to lose you can't afford to bet"...IOW if you can't do the time don't do the crime".

Me : "Nothing hard is ever easy"

"do what I tell you to do, WHEN I tell you to do it" was my mom's favorite one liner.

"GO POUND SOME SAND" My friend's dad would say with his deep Maine accent.
30 years later, I still laugh saying it, thinking what it would be like to go punch a beach. Specifically the packed wet sand at the waterline.
Wow.

..oh yeah, he also liked to say "The bigger the fence, the better the neighbor!"