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periwinkle · Joined: 08 Feb 2003

"Wipe that smirk off your face"

"Turn off the waterworks"

"Be careful, or your face will freeze like that" (if I had a particularly ornery look on my face)

"Money doesn't grow on trees"

"Do you want to see the back of my hand?" (threatening to slap me)

"I'm going to slap you silly" (not a threat- this was a clue for me to assume the brace position)

"I'm going to beat the ever-lovin' daylights out of you" (see above explanation)

*Disclaimer* I wasn't abused!! These were just particularly memorable quotes... I'm from the Northern midwest, so I wonder if these are regional...

ajuma · Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Location: Anywere but Seoul!!

Were you raised in a barn???? CLOSE THE DOOR!!!!

I wish I could get my students to understand this concept!!

ajuma · Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Location: Anywere but Seoul!!

If all of your friends were going to jump off a bridge.....

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

The more you do, the more you can do.

Homer · Guest

If your friends all jump off a bridge will you do that to?

ajuma · Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Location: Anywere but Seoul!!

Damn Homer! I seem to be agreeing with you a lot lately!! What's up with THAT???

canuckistan · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:44 am Post subject:

Many difficult-to-translate Dutch-isms.

Ekuboko · Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Location: ex-Gyeonggi

GET OFF THE PHONE!!!

joe_doufu · Joined: 09 May 2005 Location: Elsewhere

Starving kids in Africa would love to have those [brussel sprouts, etc]!

Swiss James · Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Location: Shanghai

My Mum had a whole series along these lines:

"Let me just beat this end of level baddie"
"I'll end of level baddie you in a minute!"

"But Mum, it's just a skateboard"
"I'll skateboard you in a minute!"
etc.

if she wanted me to do something quickly she was also very fond of saying "I'm counting to 5- 1.....2...."

Tiberious aka Sparkles · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: I'm one cool cat!

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

"If you fall off that wall and break your legs don't come running to me!!!".

But as the teenage eamo became more and more troublesome one phrase began to dominate...

"This isn't a bloody hotel you know!!"

Or

"That's it! Pack yer bags sonny!!"

Swiss James · Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Location: Shanghai

"Are you doing drugs?" was a popular one in my teenage years.

Sparkles, do you also employ "I wonder how fast you can <do some errand for me>? Go on, I'm timing you"

merlot · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:24 pm Post subject:

Quit watching that idiot box so much!!! You think you'd seen every Gilligan's Island 100 times by now, and what's so funny??? And what's that smell??? And why are you eating Froot Loops, ice cream and chili cheese dogs all at the same time??? And why are your eyes so red???!!!!

peppermint · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 7:31 pm Post subject:

Lets see who can be quiet the longest? ( we took a lot of road trips back then- I'm surprised my sister and I made it to adulthood)