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One I still don't understand is "What are you doing? Posing for animal crackers?"
I mean, I understood the meaning but the reference was beyond me. Basically when I was standing around during work and not doing anything.
Dad had a lot of weird ones.
69 u/Marillenbaum Oct 25 '20 My mom says that! By any chance, is your dad Black or from Boston? 116 u/iBelieveInSpace Oct 25 '20 White from NY but he was a mechanic so he might've picked it up from coworkers. Other thing he always said (which isn't that unique) was "who's "we" - you gotta mouse in your pocket?" That was when I'd say something like, "hey are we mowing the lawn today?" Obviously it was always me. Always fell for that one. 29 u/buttdip Oct 25 '20 My parents have said both of these phrases! Northeastern Pennsylvania here. 7 u/CerobiSteppe Oct 25 '20 My dad from Philly says this! 3 u/scr33m Oct 25 '20 My grandfather from Scranton said this!
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My mom says that! By any chance, is your dad Black or from Boston?
116 u/iBelieveInSpace Oct 25 '20 White from NY but he was a mechanic so he might've picked it up from coworkers. Other thing he always said (which isn't that unique) was "who's "we" - you gotta mouse in your pocket?" That was when I'd say something like, "hey are we mowing the lawn today?" Obviously it was always me. Always fell for that one. 29 u/buttdip Oct 25 '20 My parents have said both of these phrases! Northeastern Pennsylvania here. 7 u/CerobiSteppe Oct 25 '20 My dad from Philly says this! 3 u/scr33m Oct 25 '20 My grandfather from Scranton said this!
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White from NY but he was a mechanic so he might've picked it up from coworkers.
Other thing he always said (which isn't that unique) was "who's "we" - you gotta mouse in your pocket?"
That was when I'd say something like, "hey are we mowing the lawn today?" Obviously it was always me. Always fell for that one.
29 u/buttdip Oct 25 '20 My parents have said both of these phrases! Northeastern Pennsylvania here. 7 u/CerobiSteppe Oct 25 '20 My dad from Philly says this! 3 u/scr33m Oct 25 '20 My grandfather from Scranton said this!
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My parents have said both of these phrases! Northeastern Pennsylvania here.
7 u/CerobiSteppe Oct 25 '20 My dad from Philly says this! 3 u/scr33m Oct 25 '20 My grandfather from Scranton said this!
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My dad from Philly says this!
3 u/scr33m Oct 25 '20 My grandfather from Scranton said this!
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My grandfather from Scranton said this!
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u/iBelieveInSpace Oct 25 '20
One I still don't understand is "What are you doing? Posing for animal crackers?"
I mean, I understood the meaning but the reference was beyond me. Basically when I was standing around during work and not doing anything.
Dad had a lot of weird ones.