The favorite saying your Dad taught you?

[Mike Crenshaw]

My Dad when I did something of which he didn't approve, "Who do you think you are?  Anyhow?"  Never could get my arms around that one.

He also told me "there's no such thing as a fair fight.  Get the first hit in."

My Mom when something bad would happen, "Well sh*t and molasses!"  I think she got that from my grandmother. 

[demills]

"I don't understand this Pi R square stuff. everybody knows pie are round, cobbler are square"

[Gliderjohn]

Just heard this one on TV and was new to me:
"Jollier than a jackrabbit in a carrot patch."
GliderJohn

[Moto]

"I'm going to count to three!

"One...

"Two...

"Two and half...

"Two and three quarters...

"I'm warning you!..."

Invaluable child-rearing aid.

[wirespokes]

Black and blue after rolling my VW and explaining to him why it happened and wasn't my fault:

"If you hadn't driven it out of the driveway, it would still be sitting there in one piece."

[geoff in almonte]

A plaque hanging in our kitchen had an old Dutch (?) saying:

"The Hurrier I go, the Behinder I get".

True on many levels.

G

[kirby1923]

As a teen learning to fly, the seven P's

Proper Planning & Practice Prevents Piss Poor Performance.

:-)

[oldbike54]

A plaque hanging in our kitchen had an old Dutch (?) saying:

"The Hurrier I go, the Behinder I get".

True on many levels.

G

 Lewis Carrol , Alice in Wonderland .

 Dusty

[Johncolleary]

Whenever I would screw up:
"If you had half a brain you'd take it out and play with it"

[Orange Guzzi]

My Family lived in Central Indiana and My Dad was a big George Wallace supporter.  You can imagine some of the things he said.

One I remember is, There is nothing like getting a little behind.  My mother was 5' 2" and 125 pounds.  Had 9 children.  It was not until later on in life I figured out what he meant. 

[oldbike54]

 My Grandfather was a big Kennedy supporter , although I'm not sure what that has to do with this thread ...

 Dusty

[GuzziChris]

My late father was an absolute hoot, decorated WW2 vet (Navy pharmacist mate himself wounded 3 separate times while treating wounded marines in combat in the Marianas, 3 Purple Hearts, nominated for Navy Cross but awarded a Silver Star), and the dude had all kinds of sayings. To my mother, lovingly busting her stones...."Mary, marriage is a institution - but then who wants to live in an institution?".... "Mary, your lips are like pedals... bicycle pedals!!!", but the one that sticks with me is when I did something to displease him, he'd say "Chris, you're to be pitied rather than censured".... I don't claim it was original to him, but he always ALWAYS had something like that in his back pocket. I miss that guy every freaking day, he truly embodied the Greatest Generation.

[Cross-tie Walker]

..." If I would have saved just 10% of what I've made, I could do what the hell I wanted to now" (said at about age 55)

[pebra]

Translated, something like "out of something comes something."
Meaning, I suppose: don't waste; a little is more than nothing; don't be idle
Yeah, he was frugal.

[charlie b]

..." If I would have saved just 10% of what I've made, I could do what the hell I wanted to now" (said at about age 55)

My father-in-law always said that if you stick 10% of everything you make into a retirement account you will be set for life.

[Lannis]

My father-in-law always said that if you stick 10% of everything you make into a retirement account you will be set for life.

That's true, but no one wants to do it.   Well, few people anyway.

After you try it, you may be shocked to find that (no matter what you make), if you sock 10% of it away and give 10% of it away, you can still live on the other 80%.    Not owning all the crap and making all the debt payments that some people think are necessary for life to continue makes it achievable .....

I just thought about the fact that we who are Dads have given OUR kids advice and "sayings" that we believe in and that we think will help them in THEIR lives.   This is one of them, and it seems to be working for my boys, at age 30 and 31 .....

Lannis

[charlie b]

I agree.  I am glad my kids learned from our mistakes and have not given into the 'stuff'.  They are both well off financially and prepared for the long haul.

[rocker59]

"you don't want a has-been, or a could-be.  you want an is-now"

[Rough Edge racing]

   My father said a lot of things...but most memorable is " Make sure you use a rubber"   

[bigbikerrick]

" El Flojo trabaja double"
that translates into "the lazy man works double"  or if you are too lazy to do it right the first time, you will work twice as hard!
I have found this to be true many times throughout my life.......
Rick.

[mauricedonini]

"You're not going to eat the (fill in the name of the most disgusting part of the animal - beak, hoof, snout etc).  That's the best part!"

[Sheepdog]

"Up to it, down to it, around to it. If you can't do it, give it to me. I'm used to it..."

[Lannis]

"You're not going to eat the (fill in the name of the most disgusting part of the animal - beak, hoof, snout etc).  That's the best part!"

Never heard it from my Dad, but man have I heard that a lot over the years.   Usually from people that don't have a plateful of it sitting in front of them! 

"Mountain Oysters" are the ones that really get them going.   "When you come to visit you've GOT to have some mountain oysters huh-huh-huh.   They're really great huh-huh-huh.   Eat 'em all the time, you've got to try some, if you don't you're a girl huh-huh-huh."

Like having dinner with Beevis ....

Lannis

[esmurrell]

I haven't read them all but my dad told me 'son, don't get your meat where you get your bread!'.  In other words, don't mix business with pleasure.  Love the analogy and have found it to be true!

Eric

[Rough Edge racing]

"You're not going to eat the (fill in the name of the most disgusting part of the animal - beak, hoof, snout etc).  That's the best part!"

 My parents ate all parts of all creatures great and small.....Dad would be eating an eel while mom chewed on boiled chicken neck...I practiced by gagging so never had to eat that stuff...

[Gliderjohn]

From Lannis:

"Mountain Oysters" are the ones that really get them going.   "When you come to visit you've GOT to have some mountain oysters huh-huh-huh.   They're really great huh-huh-huh.   Eat 'em all the time, you've got to try some, if you don't you're a girl huh-huh-huh."

Damn Dusty, why had I not thought to bring up mountain oysters. Hard to come up with a more perfect fare to go with hush puppies, etc. besides the catfish. Plus, in the Cedar Vale area they must be plentiful. And yes for any doubters I am a sort of picky eater but mountain oysters can be some fine eaten now with or without beer.

[oldbike54]

From Lannis:
Damn Dusty, why had I not thought to bring up mountain oysters. Hard to come up with a more perfect fare to go with hush puppies, etc. besides the catfish. Plus, in the Cedar Vale area they must be plentiful. And yes for any doubters I am a sort of picky eater but mountain oysters can be some fine eaten now with or without beer.

 The cafe in CV serves them in late April early May . As for me , no , won't eat them out of solidarity, too many would choose to remove mine given the chance .

 Dusty

[Gliderjohn]

Quote from Dusty:

As for me , no , won't eat them out of solidarity, too many would choose to remove mine given the chance .

 Dusty

Well Dusty don't know if much can be done about the above however the reasons for possible removal probably didn't have to do with dinner fare.
GliderJohn

[Demar]

I haven't read them all but my dad told me 'son, don't get your meat where you get your bread!'.  In other words, don't mix business with pleasure.  Love the analogy and have found it to be true!

Eric

Don't get your honey where you get your money

Don't dip your pen in the company ink

[Lannis]

My parents ate all parts of all creatures great and small.....Dad would be eating an eel while mom chewed on boiled chicken neck...I practiced by gagging so never had to eat that stuff...

My Dad and Mom were pretty conventional when it came to things served up on the table.

It worked to our advantage sometimes.   When we would kill hogs the first cold weather in November, we had an old man from up the road who really knew how a hog was put together help us kill and butcher them.   When he found out that we weren't going to use the head, guts, and feet, he worked all afternoon for just the parts from 3 hogs that we didn't want, and didn't take any money ....

Lannis