Things the old folks say

My grandmother says,”Well, I swan!”
My uncle says,”What in the Sam Hell are you doing?”

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My fifth grade teacher used to say “holy jumping jahosaphats!”

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things my grandmothers used to say… “this too shall pass”

“if it’s not sinful or fattening or bad for your health it’s not any fun !!”

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The lady in human resources at Sears used to say: “Okey Dokey,
Artichokey.”

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When us kids used to put too much food on our plate during a meal my mom would say, “Your eyes are bigger than your stomach.”

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My grandfather used to always say “Smooth move exlax!” to people who cut him off on the road when he was driving.

He also said “What am I, chopped liver?” a lot.

He was hilarious LOL! :joy:

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When my dad would see someone who wasn’t that good looking he would say, “That guy has a face only a mother could love.”

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When me or my sisters would cry over some little incident my dad would say, “Geeez, when I was in the Navy the guy next to me got his head blown off and didn’t even say a word.”

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Or his favorite about incompetent people: “That guy doesn’t know his ass from a hole in the ground.”

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c’est la vei say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell?

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If I told my mother I was bored and wanted something, she’d tell me “You can have a fart to fiddle with, a bucket to jump in, and a bent tack to play the trumpet on”

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Mother used to say “merciful heavens”. That was when I was very young.

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My GF’s family friend Cleet used to say “Are you a smart feller or a fart smeller?”

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My high school friend Pat used to tell me his dad told him he was turning into a Gee-Gok.

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My Dad said that one a lot @77nick77. He also said “I got me eye on ya!”.

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pops said an empty can rolling down the street makes more noise than a full one

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That’s funny :smile:
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