Separated at birth, I knew it!

"Its not what happens to you, its what you do about what happens to you" - my Mother.

"Wrap your heart in an alligator's hide." my Dad to me when I was upset over something that happened in school.

"I wish the whole damn world a Merry Christmas, but I see no need to send them all cards saying so." my Dad to my Mom when her Christmas card list had reached unmanagable proportions.

"stop being stupid"

--when Papa wasn't being mean...

"If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well."

Repeated over and over in: Euphonia And The Flood by Mary Calhoun. Also the mantra of my father.

One of my favirite books growing up.

"You're best? Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and (snog) the prom queen."
sorry for the correction, The Rock is one of my favorite movies

Whenever my dad has some little trick to doing something easier, he always say "Here, an old indian taught me this.."

"Never turn down a drink offered in friendship"- Dad

"I dont care what job it is, if its done well, its a beautiful thing to see." - Dad

"mummmmmm, nannnnnnnnnnn, neeennnnnene" (sound of zen-like, centering golf approach from Caddyshack) addressed to me when grandpa said something amazingly rude and racist that made me want to blow.- Dad

"It was dinnertime in Russia, Soviet" - Dad

"All the cow men knew her" - Dad

"If you don't have time to do it right the first time, How in hell do you think you can find time to do it again." Over heard on job once when boss asked a guy why he screwed up. Said he knew was a rush job and in a hurry.

"Tell the truth and shame the devil."

"Rub it." (After whacking some body part, head, hand, shin, etc.)

"Wrong nail!" Especially stoic remark made while hammering iron nails, mostly.

"That's a lazy man's load." Observing me trying to minimize the number of trips by taking more than I could really handle.

I miss hearing them in his voice. I hear them all the time in my own head.

How could I forget, the Classic: "No, I WILL NOT bail you out of jail. You'll just have to sit there and figure out how you got there!"----my dad, again.

You cry and I'll give you something to cry about -Pop
Here's a dime...call someone who cares -dunno
Because I said so -Mom
Engage brain before starting mouth -classic
What were you thinking?....oh nevermind, you weren't -Boss

A couple more:
"too soon old, too late smart" -my boss, attributed to her granma
"You'll always work hard, because you don't work smart"- my BIL
"How could this accident have been avoided?" – my BIL watching someone getting ready to be stupid
"he's got his head so far up his ass, he has to open his mouth to see where he's going."

"how about a knuckle sandwich?"
"you want some cheese with that whine?"

Thanks for the correction Bullit: The palest ink is better than the best memory!

Warch:

"It was dinnertime in Russia, Soviet" - Dad

"All the cow men knew her" - Dad

WTF???

Mari:
"I wish the whole damn world a Merry Christmas, but I see no need to send them all cards saying so."

I LOVE IT!

Another favorite of mine from my dad: "Boy, I brought you into this world, and I can take you out of it"

Thank you. My father had a wonderful dry wit. I miss him and his observations, both.

"Get your ass in gear."

"Drop your cocks and grab your socks." (I have never actually heard anyone use this, but I like it)

"But I thought..,"

interrupting, "I didn't tell you to think, did I? I told you to do ___."

sheesh.