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Offline Tony

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Re: What our Parents Used to Say!
« on: March 31, 2018, 09:37:32 PM »
When I was a kid my mother would say to me "If you don't eat what I give you , you can go without"

Now she's a granny she says to her grandchildren "Of course  I'll cut the crusts off my darling"

What's that all about  >410<
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Re: What our Parents Used to Say!
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2018, 02:38:05 PM »
I'll admit, I've said that myself many a time!   ;D


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Re: What our Parents Used to Say!
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2018, 11:25:07 PM »
What about, I told you to get down off that wall. If you you break your leg don't come running to me.  >104<
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Re: What our Parents Used to Say!
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2018, 06:43:34 PM »
>104< Jean!

Mr Loopy's mum used to tell him that, if he was naughty, he'd turn into one of the horrible scary 'gargoyle' doorknockers that some people had years ago!   :o

He's never been the same since!! 
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Offline village lass

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Re: What our Parents Used to Say!
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2018, 05:14:56 PM »
my mum used to tell me to eat my burnt toast, "it'll put hairs on your chest".

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Re: What our Parents Used to Say!
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2018, 09:45:31 PM »
I was told the hairs would come if I ate my cabbage!!   :D ;D


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Re: What our Parents Used to Say!
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2018, 09:03:09 AM »
"Eat your greens, it'll make your hair grow curly."
"But I don't WANT curly hair!""
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Re: What our Parents Used to Say!
« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2019, 12:54:14 PM »
If I'd been irritating my mum and then asked for money for the cinema she would say
 "I'll cinema you!"
I never hung around to find out what that consisted of.

I remember a really funny stand up routine by the irish guy who went on to present Catchphrase
"Funny things happen to your parents when they get angry.
My dad used to lose his memory. He'd say

'Who do you think you are???'

Or even worse

'Who do you think I am???'

My mum would become a ventriliquist. She'd say

'Getinhere!' "

(Imagine him saying that through his clenched teeth)


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Re: What our Parents Used to Say!
« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2019, 05:57:47 PM »
My mum had a certain "look" she would give us if she was not best pleased. That look said it all!  >103<

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Re: What our Parents Used to Say!
« Reply #9 on: September 07, 2019, 07:40:12 PM »
I can imagine that look!

My parents also often used to say
You're neither use nor ornament.
And
Are you deaf, daft or what?
(I used to say "I'm what" and run off.)

Oh and their favourite
We'll give you a map with Lincoln crossed off
(Thats where we lived)

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Re: What our Parents Used to Say!
« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2019, 12:11:14 AM »
Some good advice for you all from my paternal grandfather... "don't pick your nose or your head will cave in!"   >117<


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Re: What our Parents Used to Say!
« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2019, 05:34:55 PM »
 ;D

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Re: What our Parents Used to Say!
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2020, 03:03:56 AM »
When my younger brother and I were pretty young and gullible, whenever we were being slow to eat our dinner my dad used to say "Hurry up and finish your dinner before its all gone." Mostly it worked.

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Re: What our Parents Used to Say!
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2020, 12:00:04 PM »
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Re: What our Parents Used to Say!
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2020, 10:14:19 PM »
... "Hurry up and finish your dinner before its all gone." Mostly it worked.

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