{"id":1387,"date":"2007-06-08T21:41:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-09T04:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beltdrivebetty.com\/wyzwmnsworld\/?p=1387"},"modified":"2010-09-29T18:28:22","modified_gmt":"2010-09-30T01:28:22","slug":"wyzwmn-isms-vs-family-isms-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wyzwmn9444.live-website.com\/?p=1387","title":{"rendered":"WyzWmn – isms vs Family- isms"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hear from a lot of my friends<\/strong><\/span>
and many of my faithful readers<\/strong><\/span>
that I am a bit of a “card”<\/strong><\/span>
that I can “turn a phrase”<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
well <\/strong><\/span>
methinks the time has come <\/strong><\/span>
to break the seal<\/strong><\/span>
and tell you all<\/strong><\/span>
that lots of it <\/strong><\/span>
(sometimes I worry that all of it…)<\/strong><\/span>
ain’t even my own material….<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
I’ve been rather surprised to find out<\/strong><\/span>
that all families are not like mine<\/strong><\/span>
that the witty repartee <\/strong><\/span>
preformed 24\/7<\/strong><\/span>
by each and every member<\/strong><\/span>
of the family that I belong to<\/strong><\/span>
doesn’t happen in most families<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
case in point<\/strong><\/span>
a flurry of emails <\/strong><\/span>
by myself and my family today<\/strong><\/span>
discussing family “isms”<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
one of the aunts was trying to remember <\/strong><\/span>
something that her very Irish<\/strong><\/span>
lady mother would say<\/strong><\/span>
so she asked if any of us remembered<\/strong><\/span>
(her nickname is Mal – short for Marigold….<\/strong><\/span>
what kinda family names a girl Marigold?)<\/strong><\/span>
and we were off to the races….<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
the aunt:
“Also, I’ve had a phrase that I think Mother used to say running through my head, but my own memory won’t come up with the ending:
“A slip of the tongue is no . . . .”<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
cousin Garth:
“A slip of the tongue is no fault of the mind and he who laughs is very unkind.”<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
cousin Pish (short for Patricia):
I would love to hear your list of expressions that Grandma used to use.
Here is one that I was trying to remember recently. She said it in her more dis inhibited state, after she had had her stroke, but it was kind of hilarious. She was talking about passing gas, and she said something like, “A bad neighbour is better than a foul tenant.” Or something?? Anyone remember better?<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
the fadder:
If one was to “break wind” she would say ” As Granny used to say — An empty house is better than a bad tenant — “
Is that the one ? I love the one Garth came up with ” A slip of the tongue etc. ” Don’t ever remember hearing Mom use it but its great.<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
from Aunt Mal:
Another of Mother’s sayings, from Granny Skippon, I think:
“Wouldn’t that just jar your cherries!”<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
from cousin Pam:
“The difference between ‘involvement’ and ‘commitment’ is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was ‘involved’ – the pig was ‘committed’.”<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
from cousin Jamie: (Digger being the fadder)
“Gramma said.. a slip of the tongue is no mistake of the brain…
I use several old family expressions… taught to me by my dear uncles’ john and digger… some not suitable for mixed company…
flat as piss on a platter
drier than a popcorn fart “<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
from WyzWmn:<\/strong><\/span>
“I too used quotes from my father and Uncle John and a whole bunch o them from Do that came from my grandpa Leo
“if yer ever looking for a helping hand…look on the end of your arm”
and one of my personal favs
“yer a long time in the tomb…so zoom zoom zoom”
people tell me all the time that I’m such a funny person…but really it’s just me repeating a combination of GrammoB’s Irish humour, with Grandpa Leo’s Saskatchewan farmer humour – liberally dispersed with east coast isms from Digger and Do’s stint in Moncton (that ended up with me all those years ago!)
I’m but a poor carbon copy
*sigh*”<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
from the blister:<\/strong><\/span>
“My favourite Uncle John-ism, one that I use at work occasionally to describe a difficult task…”It’s like trying to shove a dew worm up a wild cat’s ass.”<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
from WyzWmn:<\/strong><\/span>
“oh…unca Johnny used to say (when he was looking at something someone owned that he coveted) “if I had that boat and he had a feather up his ass – we’d both be tickled!” or “it’s like using confetti to wipe an elephants ass”<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
from cousin Pish:<\/strong><\/span>
Or, for the hungover, “Your eyes look like two piss holes in a snowbank.”<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
from cousin Judy on the t’other coast:<\/strong><\/span>
the answer to the question – Did you miss me? The answer is “Like a toot ake!”<\/strong><\/span>
<\/span><\/strong>
~~~~<\/strong><\/span>
Recently I told you all<\/strong><\/span>
of a trip I took <\/strong><\/span>
with many of my lady friends <\/strong><\/span>
to Salt Spring Island<\/strong><\/span>
and that some of these friends (Bee Wise!!!)<\/strong><\/span>
wallpapered my hotel room <\/strong><\/span>
with a bunch of my sayings<\/strong><\/span>
apparently they’d been collecting them for a month<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
so<\/strong><\/span>
I walked into my hotel room that night<\/strong><\/span>
and as I open the door my eyes see <\/strong><\/span>
a lime green sign<\/strong><\/span>that says <\/strong><\/span>
“My name is Karen…how do you like me so far?”<\/strong><\/span>
and here’s the rest o them:<\/strong><\/span>
<\/strong><\/span>
“Holy Hannibal Lector!”<\/strong><\/span>
“talk amongst yerselves”<\/strong><\/span>
“bottom line”<\/strong><\/span>
“but I digress….”<\/strong><\/span>
“put on yer big girl panties”<\/strong><\/span>
“not so much”<\/strong><\/span>
“get yer own material!”<\/strong><\/span>
“Hellooooo? have we met?”<\/strong><\/span>
“just for shits and giggles”<\/strong><\/span>
“jayzuz h christ on a crutch”<\/strong><\/span>
“alrighty then….buh bye”<\/strong><\/span>
“I’m all farklempt”<\/strong><\/span>
“suck it up princess”<\/strong><\/span>
“going forward…”<\/strong><\/span>
“cry me a river”<\/strong><\/span>
“can I just say…?”<\/strong><\/span>
“at the end of the day…”<\/strong><\/span>
“do I look like yer mother?”<\/strong><\/span>
“got a piano tied to yer ass?”<\/strong><\/span>
“this just in….film at 11”<\/strong><\/span>
“in the vernacular….shut yer fuckin pie hole”<\/strong><\/span>
“he’s got a grin on his face like a ripple on a piss pot”<\/strong><\/span>
“com’ere…I got something I want you to kiss!”<\/strong><\/span>
“and you are?”<\/strong><\/span>
“kiss me where I pee!”<\/strong><\/span>
“he’s like a bear with a cut butt”<\/strong><\/span>
“he’s crazy as a shit house rat”<\/strong><\/span>
“up and down like the latch on the outhouse door”<\/strong><\/span>
“like a fart in a mitt”<\/span><\/strong>
<\/span><\/strong>
and none of these even touch on the one liners <\/span><\/strong>
we’ve stolen from movies and tv shows<\/span><\/strong>
“breakfast beer Martha?” – Deer Hunter<\/span><\/strong>
” I think we’re in a tight spot” O Brother Where Art Thou<\/span><\/strong>
“You brought the fucking Pomeranian bowling?” the Big Lebowski<\/span><\/strong>
“‘Bonanza’ is not an accurate depiction of the west. ” – Tin Man<\/span><\/strong>
<\/strong><\/span>
but the long and the short of it is<\/strong><\/span>
I’m from a looong line of smart mouths<\/strong><\/span>
I really don’t think I made any of this up<\/strong><\/span>
I stole it all <\/strong><\/span>
I’m sure….<\/strong><\/span>
<\/span><\/strong>
from my crazy family<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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