Old family expressions--

[BassNuts]

My dad.."because I said so" or my mom "Wait 'till your father gets home".

[sok]

Originally Posted by BassNuts

My dad.."because I said so" or my mom "Wait 'till your father gets home".

Dredging up the painful memories of my childhood.

I actually got the "because I said so" answer from the systems administrator/I.T. person in my last job.

[justplugit]

Those two were in cahoots with one another.

[justplugit]

When you piled huge piles of food on your plate and couldn't finish it, my Dad would say -

your eyes were bigger than your stomach.

[Rockfish9]

I can remember my father on more than one occasion saying "a good run is better than a bad stand" it took a bloody nose and a black eye to realize it didnt apply to just fishing in a lightning storm!

[justplugit]

wise guy- "needs his ears pinned back"

haircut-- "ya had your ears lowered"

"don't put the cart before the horse"

"thats like lockin the barn after the horse was stolen"

[Slipknot]

You'll eat your food, and you'll LIKE it.