When my grandmother met my now wife, who is from Alabama, my grandmother told her “well, we all have to be from somewhere”
As someone who’s family is from Alabama, I hard agree with your grandma. Where was she from? And can I steal her line?
My grandma was from the Midwest, mostly South Dakota. My grandma was very sweet and so it really cracked us up when she said that.
That to me sounds like a very northern state phrase. I can absolutely hear my grandma saying that (not saying you/they are, just made me smile thinking of that)
“Better an empty house, than a bad tenant” after every loud fart.
i use a very similar one, in german we say: everything that doesn’t pay rent gets thrown out
“You don’t have to shovel rain.” - My grandfather when asked why he moved the family from Wisconsin to Oregon.
Now, that’s wisdom I can get behind! 🤙🏼 (raised out yonder in the mitten, now happily left coast rooted)
“How are you ever gonna keep a job if you can’t keep juice in a cup?!”
I was 9 years old
Brutal 🤣🤌🏼
My grandmother used to say: if you expect your good deed to be reciprocated, you’re not actually doing a good deed.
She said it in dutch, so I hope it’s an decent translation.
I’ve heard this one put similarly: “If you’re looking for something in return, even your good deeds are an extension of your selfishness.”
‘Whits fur ye will no’ go past ye’ - what’s for you will not go past you
My wee Scottish granny had some real wisdom.
‘No point in worrying about somethin cos if it happens ye suffer twice!’
My parents used these hahhaa. And the classic for when you’ve had enough of someone “go get in the sea”
After reading this comment, I was going to ask what “get tae fook” meant, but then I clocked your username and now I’m not sure that’s so wise.
Hahaha. Yeah. That means basically fuck off, get fucked.
When he was talking about turning 100: “I can’t see, and I can’t hear, but I can still eat so I’m not going to die.”
He did indeed make it to 100.
I don’t know about ‘iconic’ but I once heard my grandpa say “I’d eat 5 feet of her shit just to see where it came from.” and that mental scar will probably stay with me the rest of my life.
Me too…
Is this a military thing? One of the characters in Generation Kill says this in the first episode.
Possibly? I think he might of been in the military but I’ve never heard him talk about it.
From my grandmother: “Essen! Essen!” (Eat! Eat!) Followed quickly by “You need to lose weight! You’re getting fat!”
Do we have the same grandma.
Friend’s grandfather used to say…
The hurrier I go the behinder I get.
I love this, I’m gonna have to start using it when everyone is rushing and making silly mistakes at work
It’s not so much a catch phrase, but words that I will always remember.
My grandmother was a WWII vet who came home and vowed to be a pacifist. She raised 7 kids before going back to school. She was at Kent State in 1970, working on her masters degree. She happened to be on the commons when bullets started flying.
She died ~2002. When we were cleaning out her belongings we came across a brown stained handkerchief in a plastic bag along with some news clippings. The clippings were her letter to the editor of the Akron Beacon Journal describing her experience on May 4th. The hanky had a little handwritten note that said “this is the blood of Allison Krause. Shed for many. May 4th, 1970”.
My grandmother was an amazing woman who did so many great things after the war. You could easily write a movie about her accomplishments. But out of everything she did, the words on that little note made the biggest impact on who I would grow to be.
I’m genuinely stilled at this, and did not expect such an emotionally gripping comment in this thread. Thank you for the moment of quiet contemplation of peace and its genuine maintenance costs. ❤️
My grandmother: “You can get glad in the same pants that you got mad in.”
Also, when you’re hurt: “it’ll feel better when it quits hurting.”
My mom too on the pants. 🙂
When he wanted to remind us to turn off lights, he’d yell “save electrodes!”
When he was splitting wood with the “kabunger” (splitting maul) he’d yell “katabuungie!” When he swung.
When he’d drop wood on his toe he’d yell “GOTDAMMITSONOFABITCHGRAAH”
“Who just shit my pants?”
Anything bad happens:
My grandad: “FLAMING JACKSAWS AND BUCKETS OF BLOOD!”
He was never in a metal band that I’m aware of.
