Interesting Family Expressions/Traditions

[Loyal]

Tell us expressions that your family has passed down, or maybe rituals that your family did that noticed no one else did.....

"I see," said the blind man.
My Dad used to say this when one of us understood something that we at first, did not. A Google search te;;s me that a variation of this phrase has been around since at least, 1533.

An example of a family tradition that has died out, even in our family was, "Pinch, punch, first of the month. No returns." Like it sounds, a quick family member would sneak up on you and pinch/punch your shoulder while saying the phrase on the first day of the month. It was game that you knew was coming and you tried to do it first.

My Great Grandparents and their daughter (Grandma) came off the boat from England in 1925 and so I guess that these sayings/traditions came from them in the old country.. What are some of yours?

 

[Tano]

Well I know others probably had this said to them but my dad would always say

a buck two ninety eight whenever money came up

 

[ozarkram]

Warning adult language. Colder than a witches tit and or heart or a well diggers tail. Gag a maggot off a gut wagon. Useless as tits on a boar hog or a baby door full of green plums. I wouldn't shit you , your my favorite turd. If cat shit was gold we would all be out back digging.

 

[ozarkram]

I see said the blind man to the deaf woman.

 

[VegasRam]

My dad on beer...

"One's too many, two's just right and three's not enough".

...and he knew.

 

[12intheBox]

My family used to gamble for chores. If you had a good morning at the card table, you could sit out cleaning day entirely.

 

[Angry Ram]

I think my family broke the tradition of 1st gen of Asian immigrants having to be a doctor, lawyer, or engineer. A City worker, a teacher, and me...an environmental specialist. We're all successful. Suck it everyone else.

Also we would only eat non Indian food as a special occasion. It was weird.

 

[FaulkSF]

I think my family broke the tradition of 1st gen of Asian immigrants having to be a doctor, lawyer, or engineer. A City worker, a teacher, and me...an environmental specialist. We're all successful. Suck it everyone else.

Also we would only eat non Indian food as a special occasion. It was weird.

You sure you're not Jewish? We have a saying, what do call a Jew who's afraid of blood and litigation?

A CPA

 

[RhodyRams]

my Grandfather would ask every day we saw him "did ya learn smart today"

 

[dieterbrock]

My father would to be up early in the morning, and crack a beer under our nose after a long night of partying
And when he had our attention, he'd chug a good half of it and proudly state "It's like an angel pissing down your throat"

 

[RamFan503]

My dad would smoke a pipe once a year on Christmas morning. He hasn't done that in ten years.

Sayings... Move it or build a garage around it! Now he drives about 5 under everywhere he goes.

My mom crying every time we talk about leaving to head back home. Oh wait. She still does that.

My dad's most demeaning saying... You have to be smarter than the tool you're working with.

 

[HX76]

My dad would say black as newgate‘s knocker. He’d also say me old cocker to his pals.

My mum called the cricketer Gladstone Small Gladstone Bag or Gladstone no neck Bag. He literally didn’t have a neck.

My Grandad would call the Chinese restaurant we’d go to Hong Kong Charlie’s even though it was called Chans.

I‘m actually giggling remembering the last two.

 

[Tano]

Warning adult language. Colder than a witches tit and or heart or a well diggers tail. Gag a maggot off a gut wagon. Useless as tits on a boar hog or a baby door full of green plums. I wouldn't shit you , your my favorite turd. If cat shit was gold we would all be out back digging.

Continued warning

You forgot - hotter than a whorehouse on dollar day

 

[Loyal]

Moving my forefinger over my thumb in a sawing motion....
"The smallest violin, playing the saddest song."

 

[dieterbrock]

My dad was also a real charmer for viciously berating us kids, making us feel as low as dog shit and then would say, "Dont give me that hang dog look"
Alas....

 

[CGI_Ram]

I have eaten the same breakfast EVERY Christmas morning my entire life. Going back as young as I can remember.

And, I mean it… every Christmas.

It’s an egg and bacon casserole that is made the night before. It is ideal for Christmas morning as you put it in the oven an hour before you want to eat.

It makes Christmas morning easy, as there is no cooking required and you can scale it for the number of people eating. You can feed a little or a lot. A normal batch is 16 eggs worth, but the recipe is easy to scale larger or smaller.

My Grandparents would come over and my family would make two dishes of this stuff.

THIS tastes like Christmas to me. Oh and, got to have English muffins with it.

 

[HX76]

@CGI_Ram That's just a muffin

 

[CGI_Ram]

@CGI_Ram That's just a muffin

They are sold here as English Muffins!

 

[RamFan503]

@CGI_Ram That's just a muffin

Hilarious!

 

[Loyal]

They are sold here as English Muffins!

Next thing @HX76 will tell us is there is no such thing as Canadian Bacon!