Shanna Anderson polled her Facebook followers for their favorite “dadisms”.
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Dads seem to be pros at knowing just what to say, and when. With it being the time of year that we honor our dads (please don’t wait ’til June to do this – honor them year ‘round), I posed a question to my Facebook friends, asking them to share their favorite dad quote. In doing so, I found that not only are our dads way cooler than we will probably ever be, but the majority aren’t known for having a filter.
This Father’s day remember to thank your dad for:
keeping you in-line:
Lori Clark’s dad, Thomas Berg, told her kids (when they were little), “No gymnastics!”
Sparky Merritt threatened, “If I hear one more peep,I’m coming in there.” To which Debra Bongiorno and her siblings of course replied, “Peep,peep,peep.”
Chris Brown’s dad, Woody, has many but for the sake of keeping it PG-13, Chris censored a bit:
“I’ll kick your ass till your nose bleeds.”
”You’re talking with an alligator mouth but you’re backing it up with a canary ass.”
“Now you’re diggin’ where there’s taters!”
and another one involving, “. . . a new dress on an old woman of ill repute . . . “
“If duct tape and bungee cords don’t fix it, it’s broke.”
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Monica Carey says when the kids took too long getting ready, her dad, Chris Gilbert would say, ”Do you believe in the hereafter? Because you’re going to be here after we are gone.”
Tori Robinson asked if David Alan Coe songs count, in regards to her favorite of her dad’s quotes (we won’t write it out, but you’re welcome to Google).
teaching you that everything has value:
Angie Oliver’s dad, “It’s not junk, it’s worth something,” even “whatchamacallits”.
My own dad, Tommy Robinson, “If duct tape and bungee cords don’t fix it, it’s broke.” He also used to save bent nails because, well, you just never know.
being realistic:
Adam Oliver’s dad:
“Get up! You sleep enough when you are dead!”
“Time to get into the real world.”
Crystal Williams would ask her dad a question and before she could finish, he would say, “No.” Crystal would say, “I didn’t even finish,” and he’d say, “Well, it’s easier that way.”
Cricket Manning-Kaufmann’s dad wanted to hear no excuses, “You’re not sugar and shit don’t melt.”
Misty Castle says when someone wanted her dad, Norm, to do something stupid he’d say, “I was born on a day, but it wasn’t yesterday.”
My dad, Tommy Robinson, describing progress on a task, or tasks, “The aheader I go, the behinder I get,” which I find myself relating to most days.
sharing their words of wisdom:
Roger Hoyt’s daughter, Kylie, says he always has something to say, but shared just a few –
“If you save your money like a wise old fox you’ll always have money in your own money box.”
“Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, ya know?”
“Graduate … Break the plate” – which Kylie translates for us as a cool way to say move out and get a job.
“A penny saved is a penny earned.”
“Ya already got an a’hole in your pants hun remember that, ‘cause ya don’t need two!”
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Marci Girven Dake’s dad, being realistic about love, “It’s just as easy to fall in love with a rich one as it is a poor one!”
Sharon Rowe Scarborough’s explains her dad was a busy man, with no time to waste, an “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” kind of guy. But one that she’s found herself repeating is, “If it has teeth… There’s a chance you may get bitten!”
Jill Nickeson dad, David, was also sensible about matters of the heart, “Ya already got an a’hole in your pants hun remember that, ‘cause ya don’t need two!”
Donna Zavada’s dad, Ed Ciechoski, on looking past the exterior, “Beauty is skin deep, but ugly goes to the bone.”
Hank Henfling’s dad in regards to oral hygiene, recited often (though stolen from Hank’s mom), “Be true to your teeth or they will be false to you.” And that a good reputation is a legacy, “When I die I’m leaving you a good and honest name, do the same for your children.” Hank says, “I think I did, but I’m not dead yet either.”
for always encouraging you:
Roger Hoyt – Quitters never win, and winners never quit.
Alexis Michelle Cato’s dad – “Never give up. Never.”
Danielle Lear’s dad – “You only need a dollar and a dream”
Dawn Krug’s dad – “Never forget who you are of where you came from”.
and for their bodily… well, just, dad grossness:
(Donna Zavada) Ed Ciechoski -“You’ve got diarrhea of the mouth and constipation of the brain.”
Sarah Yoder’s dad – “Smell my pits… come on smell em… smell em!” As he would half chase me around. My dad is a truck driver and would come home after a few days of not showering and show me his love.
Dale Vester – “I’d rather fart and bare the shame, than not fart and bare the pain.”
Cricket Manning-Kaufmann’s dad “There’s a kiss for you”….after he’d fart near me. I now do this to my own children, and since they are boys, I’m a flipping hero, boys like grossness.
Roger Hoyt – – … You could give a dogs a$$ heartburn
and their sweetness:
Windy Corker says her dad’s favorite candy red, Swedish fish, which he’ll share only after everyone sings…”Wishy, wishy for a fishy!”
Heather Campbell’s dad, with a Long Island accent, “Heatha, I love you more than a bastahd.”