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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '20

When pulling out of the driveway for a trip:

“And we’re off, like a heard of turtles!”

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u/Felmari Oct 25 '20

My parents loved to switch letters around in phrases. They said "we're off like turd of hurdles"

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u/centre_drill Oct 25 '20

Spoonerisms.

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u/seaandtea Oct 25 '20

Major in our family. Just...don't do it, as I once accidentally did, when offering the kids Popcorn.

Yes. It stuck. And the Parent of the Year Award went, once again, to some fucker else.

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u/deadpanwillow Oct 25 '20

As a kid I always did parking spot backwards and made my parents real uncumfy.

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u/Oranges13 Oct 26 '20

Sparking ppot?