My dad always told me to eat things I didn't like (liver, spinach, brussle sprouts) because "it will put hair on your chest". Ummm...dad, I'm a girl...?
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Parental Sayings
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The above are from my mother; here are my father's sayings:
Never sell the mineral rights!
If you don't have the money for it, you can't buy it!
Never sell the mineral rights!
If you don't have the money for it, you can't buy it!
Don't know if this was mentioned but here is one I remember:
"Children should be seen and not heard".
"Children should be seen and not heard".
Here we have a bit different version of that: "When cows fly.."
It's funny to see that many of these sayings are also used in this part of the world too.
ME: Mum what's for tea?
MUM: A wigwam for a gooses bridal
If you ask a stupid question you get a stupid answer
"Suck eggs"
Me: Grandad where's the XXX
Grandad walks over: What's this a piece of cheese?
After I've eaten all the chocolate biscuits..
Nana: I've got a bone to pick with you...
When all the lights were left on at home
"This house is lit up like a christmas tree"
MUM: A wigwam for a gooses bridal
If you ask a stupid question you get a stupid answer
"Suck eggs"
Me: Grandad where's the XXX
Grandad walks over: What's this a piece of cheese?
After I've eaten all the chocolate biscuits..
Nana: I've got a bone to pick with you...
When all the lights were left on at home
"This house is lit up like a christmas tree"
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My mother used to say "the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree" when my dad would criticize me (or my sister) about something.
Trillcat;2700508 said:LOL I just think it meant she didn't have a clue. Lots of people say that here.
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WellingtonCats;2700515 said:Found this online:Originally Posted by Trillcat
LOL I just think it meant she didn't have a clue. Lots of people say that here.
In Reply to: Re: Wigwam for a goose's bridle posted by R. Berg on December 16, 2007
: : Where did the phrase "a wigwam for a goose's bridle" originate?
: I don't know, but I suspect England. There's a group of nonsense phrases like that, used when adults don't want to answer children's questions. They seem to be British; at least, I've never heard them used in the U.S. "A wigwam for winding up the sun" is similar. See http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_b...ssages/79.html (link below). ~rb
The 'goose's bridle' expression appears to be Australian, although it may have been taken there by English settlers. The form most often given is 'a whim-wham for a goose's bridle', but there are many variants (wing-wong, wig-wog, bridal, for a treacle-mill...).
A whim-wham is an old English expression for a frivolous item; a trinket - like a flim-flam. It probably derives from whimsy.
A work colleague of mine used to answer the question 'what are you doing?' with 'I'm doing what I'm doing'. 'I am making a whim-wham for a goose's bridle' would be an alternative to that.
So funny how they get repeated around the world and through the generations. I guess kids are universally annoying.
We used to get "who's she, the cat's mother?" a lot too if we said she instead of mum.
We used to try and freeze the frown expressions on our faces in front of the fan!
We used to get "who's she, the cat's mother?" a lot too if we said she instead of mum.
We used to try and freeze the frown expressions on our faces in front of the fan!
I used to get from Dad...
"If wishes were horses, beggars would ride"
pretty much anything I wanted something/wanted to be allowed to do anything
All the others my parents were fond of have already been brought up in the thread lol
"If wishes were horses, beggars would ride"
pretty much anything I wanted something/wanted to be allowed to do anything
All the others my parents were fond of have already been brought up in the thread lol
Originally Posted by calico2222
My dad always told me to eat things I didn't like (liver, spinach, brussle sprouts) because "it will put hair on your chest". Ummm...dad, I'm a girl...?
I can't think of any more than weren't already mentioned. Can't wait to use some myself when Noah gets a older.
If someone would ask our mom for something or say we WANTED something she would reply back with "Well hows it feel to want" I hated that but now when BF asks for something he wants or says he wants something I say the same thing to want...
Also if we complained about something hurting my mom would always say well then its time to cut it off and would grab a butter knife...LOL...my moms a kook!
Also if we complained about something hurting my mom would always say well then its time to cut it off and would grab a butter knife...LOL...my moms a kook!
If we ate too many sweets "your gonna get sugar worms"
If we didn't wanted to walk to school because of rain, My Mom would say "Don't worry honey, you're not made of sugar you won't melt"
