Try this, it'll put hair on your chest!

United States
February 21, 2007 11:23am CST
My dad had all sorts of sayings when my sister and I were growing up that never made any sense to me! He was famous for making chili that no one with taste buds could actually eat because it was so hot that your nose would run and no amount of water or crackers could soothe ... but as he held the spoon up to your mouth he would smile and say, "Here, try this, it'll put hair on your chest!" I never understood why he thought any girl would want hair on their chest! LOL. He also was famous for telling us when we got hurt, "It'll feel better when it quits hurting!" Yes, thanks for that bit of knowledge! Did anyone else grow up with a dad who had crazy sayings?
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• United States
21 Feb 07
lol..say for instance you get hurt doing something stupid around my father..I ended up in the emergency room once and instead of him comforting me, he says "that'll learn ya" he would say other stuff like "the sun don't shine on the same side of the barn everyday" "even a broke clock is right twice a day" or my personal favorite: "it ain't gon go how you planned"
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• United States
21 Feb 07
I almost forgot..these are his favorite two threats to my nephews: "you wanna cry..I'll give you somethin to cry about" "if you dont stop (insert whatever they did here) I'ma kick a bone out ya a**"
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• United States
21 Feb 07
LMAO! Too funny! My parents always asked me if I wanted them to give me something to cry about. I mean HELLO! Am I not already crying? Therefore you must have already given me a reason...lol. Thanks for sharing and loved the "that'll learn ya"!!!
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• United States
23 Feb 07
Yep, the old, "I'll give you something to cry about," was usually followed by a, "Don't make me pull this car over!" Which always made me laugh because we were usually in a van!
• United States
21 Feb 07
LMAO!!!! You have no idea how much your discussion actually made me laugh. Not only did I grow up with saying such as these I am married to a man that uses them too. When me or my siblings got hurt my dad would tell us "Oh now, I've had bigger scratches than that on my eyeball." OR "Well do you want your knee to stop hurting? Let me see a hammer so I can hit the other one and you will forget about this one hurting"....Right! My husband now uses that saying you used "It'll put hair on your chest" ALL THE TIME. Which makes your post so funny to me. He other big one is "What doesn't kill ya, just makes ya stronger". His biggest time to use this one is when he is sick and I try to get him to take something for it. His reply "Naah, what doesn't kill me just makes me stronger." My comeback as become, "So you say but that has yet to be seen"....lol. Thanks so much for the laugh today!
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• United States
21 Feb 07
Oh I am right there with you...my husband has so many traits as my dad its a little odd...but they always say you end up marrying your Dad and sons usually end up marrying their Moms. I guess its true. lol
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• United States
21 Feb 07
As far as dad's go I can't say that mine had to many crazy sayings, but since I my self am a father I know that he probably said some of the ones that I use. To my 2 year old daughter I find myself saying things like tis way to often: "do you understand me!" But to get back to your father I am sure that he must be the craziest old coot out there. I mean I have meet him and he sure is nuts.
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• United States
24 Feb 07
Well, does your 2 year old understand you? My father is not nuts! He might be crazy, but he's not nuts.
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
21 Feb 07
I do had funny experiences with my father. He's a natural joker, but serious at times, so we sometimes never know if he's joking or not!;) There are times we his jokes are somewhat disgusting, but we do still feel it funny. He always gives us advice on how to live our life to the best, and always be humble in many things. Because sometimes, as he says, "Fame would eat our positive views in life." So I always put in mind to appreciate others, to voice out our views in a very nice way, and always give respect for others..
@villageanne (8553)
• United States
21 Feb 07
LOL I had to smile as I was reading this. It sounds like you may be from my family. LOL I have heard "I'll put hair on your chest" ever since I can remember. LOL I too wonder what kind of girl would want hair on her chest. My Dad was also telling us to "Quit crying, it will quit hurting when you quit crying." Yeah, Right! It does not quit hurting when you quit crying. LOL
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@Cephoozee (373)
• United States
22 Feb 07
My dad, to this day still sticks me with the same old line whenever I try and apologize, "don't be sorry, just don't do it again"..it makes me so mad and whenever I say "okay then I won't..he says "don't say okay, just do it"..makes me so mad! I love him for it though, and I've come to realize he is very right.
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• United States
21 Feb 07
I grew up with a mother that said off the wall things. She said that my brains would be sewed up, if I didn't chew while she sewed a button on my clothes while I was wearing it. Or, I would get fat legs if I ate standing up.
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• United States
21 Feb 07
I too heard the Here have this, it'll put hair on your chest...lol Quite a bit, I don't know if it was from my Dad or what, but I know I heard it. lol The things though I remember most from my Dad are him coming up the hall hitting the side of the wall as he would whistle or sing silly songs.
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@medooley (1873)
• United States
22 Feb 07
My father when ever something that would happen, when if you actually took the time to think about what you were doing, you would have known it would have happen, actually happened he would say "That's what you get for jumping on the bed." It used to make me so mad. But now we just laugh about it. I have yet to say it to my children but I am sure it is only a matter of time before I start sayinging.
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• United States
22 Feb 07
I used to hear that all the time as a kid. Oh and if I told my mom "my arm (or whatever was hurting) hurts when I do this (showing her the motion)" she would say "Well, then, don't do that" LOL..I tell my kids the same thing now, and it aggravates them too :D
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• United States
21 Feb 07
I don't remember a lot of the sayings that my dad used to say, because he passed away when I was very young. But, he did say a lot of funny things, that are quite common. I do remember, everything my mom says, and they are the most overused phrases and sayings that we have heard. However, that is why we love them, and, we get so used to them, that we can finish them before she does. I wish I could remember the one that was on my mind, but it is vague. If I remember it, I will post lol. But, you get what I mean.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
22 Feb 07
LOL I have to confess that I can't remember any special silly things my dad used to say, although I assume he might have some. But I had to respond to the discussion anyway because reading it and all the discussions really made me laugh and I needed a laugh today :) Oh I remember one, when dad referred to some place that was far away he used to say that it was "3 days beyond sunset" the thing is for him everything was " 3 days beyond sunset" and we used to laugh about that. There was also some sort of rhyme thing he used to say which roughly translated came to " what stings, heals and what tightens holds" he used to say that when we had a cut and he had to disinfect it and we would squirm because it would sting.
• United States
21 Feb 07
LOL my dad says the same things to me. Like when I broke my foot he said rub some dirt on it. But 3 hours later he was pretty sad he said that becuase my foot what 3 times as big as it was when I broke it. Then he said I guess we need to go to the hospitil, I say no I'll just rub some dirt on it. He says that's my boy, then he see's that I am just kiding around, then he says ok let's go to the hospitil. Then when he got hit in the head with my baseball I throw becuase he missed it I say just rub some dirt on it. Never ever sence then has he said rub some dirt on it. If you hate your dad saying those things to you just say them bad to them and they will stop saying them that's what I have learned from that experience. LOL
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@mywords18 (645)
• United States
21 Feb 07
hey thats great and funny,,,,,well my dad speaks less so cant say,,,,,,,:))
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@missinghim (1339)
• United States
22 Feb 07
the one thing that i NEVER could figure out when he said it to me was "guess what?"... "what daddy?"... then he would say "chicken butt". (i don't know why he said that)
@brokentia (10389)
• United States
19 Mar 07
I did grow up with hearing that it would put hair on your chest. But like you, I didn't want hair on my chest, so, it was not very convincing. ha ha I also grew up hearing that if I ate a certain something, it would help me to grow up big. Well, I am here to say that they lied. ha ha I am a whole 5ft 3 inches. Many of other people tower over me. Heck, even my eldest son towers over me! So, I think it was very cruel for people to say that it would help me to grow up big. Cause they were wrong. ha ha
@freesoul (3021)
• Egypt
22 Feb 07
LOL. I sure hope it didn't give you hair on your chest lol.. my father used to say, don't eat standing up, the food will go down in your knees :)) like we are hollow from the inside lol
• United States
23 Feb 07
No hair on my chest to date!! LOL.
• India
22 Feb 07
hehehe.... buddy your post really made me go over bananas.... well I guess almost everyone would have some of the cherished moments of his/her childhood..... we always associate our gone days with a ffew memorable things or people around who make them memorable...like in your case it is your dad.... in my case it used to be my obby of teching,.but seriously remembrances of past days brighten up one's days........... Best of luck and keep going!!!
• China
22 Feb 07
OK,i certainly came across these things.And now i draw attention to that thing you told.Do you mind answer me a question?Whether it is ture or false?I'm waiting.
• United States
23 Feb 07
Well, it never did put hair on my chest and it did feel better when it quit hurting.
@eden32 (3973)
• United States
21 Mar 07
Many members of my family would say "It'll put hair on your chin"-even my aunts would say this nonsense. It garrenteed that I would never try the food in question, because as a female last thing in the universe I want is hair on my chin!