Dad-isms and Granddad-isms

"There but for the grace of God walks you." This reply from my Grandma would have been directed at gossip.

"If the sage brush won't grow waist high, the land ain't worth plowing."
(When looking at a farm for sale with ankle high weeds.)

my Godfather:

If it cost so much you need a quote....you best learn to do it yourself.

Bet they aint never seen a sunrise (talking about a lazy person)

Most of learn'in is figuring out what won't work.... and I have learned alot in my life.

The military did'nt teach me all I needed to know....they taught me all they needed me to know.

The hardest way is usually the easiest way
or
The harder on the back the easier on the head(brain)

My Grandmother:

Now he's/she's been down to the old school and learned somethin. (seeing a child with switch marks on their legs)

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“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.”

My Grandmother was a mule skinner from Arkansas and her favorite word when something went wrong. When she said the word Grandpa would tell her "You have in your mouth what I would not hold in my hand" or "You better wipe your tongue" or "Not here it draws flies"....James

Oh these are so good! So many more come to mind.Thanks everyone. Happy Thanksgiving!

This one was always used by my dad and grandfather if we kids were doing something that was likely going to result in getting hurt:

"If you (fall out of that tree, get too close to that campfire, etc...) you're gonna know somethin"

This one was a response to "I wish ______ ."

"You can wish in one hand and s--- in the other and see which one fills up first!"

This one was an all purpose "knock it off!"

"I'll burn your britches!"

My grandmother was famous for this one, which was basically her way of saying "anyway" in the middle of a sentence to segway from one thing to the other:

"Otherwiseanat" (Other wise and that-which still doesn't make much sense )

My dad has long been famous on more than one continent for "If you don't work, you don't eat." Had a cousin come to stay with us one summer, he refused to mow the lawn unless he was paid - boy was he shocked when he didn't get supper that night. After that he did chores with the rest of us without protest.

And as a school principal he was also known for "Go pack your bags" or "Go clean out your locker". He absolutely took no nonsense from anyone - didn't matter if they were rich or poor they were treated the same.

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Wags Ranch Nigerians


"The Constitution says to promote the general welfare, not to provide welfare!" ~ Lt. Col Allen West

My Dear old Mom use to say, "Tell me who who you go with.(or hang around with), and I'll tell you what you are". In other words we are easily known, or judged, by our Friends..........

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Be Intense, always. But always take the time to
Smell the Roses, give a Hug, Really Listen, or
Jump to Defend your Friends & What you Believe in.
'Til later, Have Fun,
Old John

My stepfather wrote the following on the bottom of an antique chair. "Won't follow orders: 20 lashes. Can't follow orders: 10 lashes.

Also when he saw a young lady with an especially nice posterior he would say: "Boy I'd like to bite her in the -----, get lockjaw, and have her drag me around for a week"...

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The "almighty" Dollar is the true divinity and its worship is universal. A man that over reaches his neighbor but does it so cleverly that the law cannot touch him is considered a "smart man".

At supper table Grandma used to say what I thought for years was "Eat every bean & pea on your plate." In reality it was probably a homonym & I never knew she had a sense of humor.

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Bob and Nancy Dickey
Laughing Stock Boer Goats
"Seriously Great Bloodlines"
and the meat goes on....
Near Seattle

My dad is still living but some of the things he says are "Pretty as a speckled pup". And when we all lived at home and there was not enough money dad would say we were financially embarassed.

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Miracles are like snowflakes
They happen with little fanfare and they're everywhere.

Grandpa's died before my time.

From daddy: the tall cotton comments.

From brother: max factor can fix ugly but you can't fix stupid.

From grandma: do that again and I'll bust you in the butt of the ear.

Don't know where an earbutt is and did not want to find out. Cause she would have busted me there for sure.

Dad would say " Don't sweat the small stuff................it's all small stuff"

Per my Mother who's Puerto Rican, "Watch the liquor, your father's Irish".

My neighbor who recently celebrated her 90th birthday is fond of working this phrase into a conversation because hubby is of Dutch decent - hotter than Dutch Love. She has no idea what it means but loves saying it. Anyone familar with this phrase?

~~ pelenaka ~~

My dad had a variation of that, "Show me your friends, and I'll show you your future"

Also,

"That's the clear dope" Meaning something or some idea was working well.

"I wouldn't give you the sweat off my..." Used when solicitors would walk by the no-trespassing and no-soliciting signs and knock on our door.

"Family takes care of family, always"

"What are you waiting for, dinner"? Usually directed at me as to why I was taking so long to do something or why I waited so long to start some task or another.

"Listen more, speak less"

"Never sell your pickup or your tools" He owned a pickup all of his life, and for part of his life earned his living with his hands. He often told me that no matter what happened in terms of job availability he could always earn money with his pickup and/or his tools. Even when his business became successful enough that he didn't need to do the actual physical work anymore he still kept his truck and all his tools till the day he died.

My Dad used to say...His breath is so bad it'll knock a buzzard off a manure spreader at a 100 yards
&
I'll kick your butt so hard, you'll have bad breath

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***You Can't Fix Stupid***

if we had an excuse about something, my dad would say, "if the dog hadn't stopped to take a s_ _ _, he'da caught the rabbit.

it beez that way some times.



keith

My stepfather would also say: "She's got a face that would scare a hound off a gut wagon".

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The "almighty" Dollar is the true divinity and its worship is universal. A man that over reaches his neighbor but does it so cleverly that the law cannot touch him is considered a "smart man".

Dad died when I was pretty young, but I do remember "Measure twice, cut once."

Some others I remember from various father figures in my life:

"He/she could talk the ears off a china cat."

Re: The 'S' word- "You will if you eat regular."

"He's only got one oar in the water."

(When running from one group of boats to another) "Are you fishing for fishermen, or fish?"

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"What one generation tolerates, the next generation embraces." -John Wesley

my grandmother would say that,I thought it was a southern saying.

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"You can only come to the morning through the shadows."~J.R.R.Tolkien