What are some of the Funniest sayings your Mom used to say to you?

@matlgal (1686)
United States
April 9, 2007 12:07am CST
My Mom (God rest her soul) was from the South and I swear that woman had more silly sayings than "Carter's got pills" she was forever cracking up my siblings and I. One of her favorites was "I swear child you haven't got the brains God gave a bent Spoon". No logic involved in this one obviously. Another one - She would be pulling my hair back soooooooo tight for a pony tail in the mornings that I would squirm and wiggle and she would say "Stop it- "your like a fart in a skillet" this morning. What funny sayings came from your parents that you find yourself using still today?
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@Chryssi (828)
• United States
9 Apr 07
My mom would always tell me and my sister "Stop crying before I give you something to cry about!" and the famous "I've got eyes in the back of my head, I'm watching you". She and my aunt had this thing.. I don't even know why they did it, but they'd both say "Whyyyyyyyyyyme" (sounds like whine) in really funky voices... Sometimes they'd mix it up, and say different things like "Chime whyyyyyyyyyme".. lol..
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@Chryssi (828)
• United States
9 Apr 07
Yeah.. lol.. My mom used to cuss a lot, too.. I mean reaaaaaaaally cuss. Especially if she was mad. Holy cow.
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• United States
9 Apr 07
I forgot about the stop crying one, that was one my father use to use more than my Mom. He didn't have to say much though, just give us one of those looks and we'd be too scared to move!
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@matlgal (1686)
• United States
9 Apr 07
Oh Yeah !! THE LOOK!! I had forgotten about that too. My stepdad would point his index finger and give you "THE LOOK" and you knew that better be the end of whatever you were doing or it wouldn't be pretty LOL.
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• United States
9 Apr 07
There's no way I can beat those. I'm laughing here so much that I'm crying. I know one thing for sure, the things my Mom said I swore I'd never say and guess what? I'm saying them. Like, "I've got eyes in the back of my head" (my 2 dd's actually believed it like I did!), or if "You don't sit still I'm gonna slap you still". Another one of her favorites was "Because I said so". So these may not be funny, but they sure bring back some good memories.
@matlgal (1686)
• United States
9 Apr 07
Those are cute. Isn't it amazing how the older we get the more we "Are" our Mom's! LOL. I do believe that mom's do have eyes in the back of their heads.! That was spooky! I could get away with NOTHING!!! ever. Thanks for sharing I hope that was a nice memory for you.
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• United States
9 Apr 07
Yes it was spooky, but now I can do it! Been doing it for 20 years now. I told my oldest that I had antenna that came out when she wasn't looking because she tried to find those eyes under my hair. She believed that. My youngest who is still 8, still thinks I have those eyes!
@lonewolfnan (4366)
• Canada
9 Apr 07
One my g/f said to me recently was different."You are a few marbles short of a full deck".I just looked at her and could say "What???"
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@matlgal (1686)
• United States
9 Apr 07
not sure that makes sense but if it caused you to stop and evaluate what you said or did then it was effective right?
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@lonewolfnan (4366)
• Canada
9 Apr 07
The only one I really remember is when my mom would say "I am going to see a man about a horse" when she would go to the bathroom.I do not remember much else about her.
@matlgal (1686)
• United States
9 Apr 07
Sorry you don't remember much about her. It's nice to have those memories.
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@Katlady2 (9904)
• United States
9 Apr 07
My mom was born in Virginia and her sayings were like the ones your mom would say. Her favorite was "I'll be back in two shakes of a lamb's tail". Just picturing it would send me into giggle fits every time!
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@matlgal (1686)
• United States
11 Apr 07
LOL that's cute, my Mom would never had said anything near that sweet hers would have been more like " bet your AS* I will be right back here" LOL. but isn't it nice to think back about how that made you smile and giggle?
@abbey19 (3106)
• Gold Coast, Australia
10 Apr 07
I remember going shopping with my mother, and she'd hold my hand to cross the street and say "Ooo, your hands are like pieces of toast". I always had warm hands, whatever the weather! She also had "the look" that most mothers seem to have (I did with my kids), and my brothers and I would tremble; she didn't need to utter a word. "Have you got ants in your pants" was another one if I wouldn't sit still whilst she brushed my hair. Lovely memories, and we end up being just like our own mothers with these sayings.
@matlgal (1686)
• United States
11 Apr 07
Oh Gawd now that is funny! she must have been a terrific lady! she sounds very independant and strong!
• United States
10 Apr 07
I've heard a lot of the common mom sayings. May have even used a couple when my daughter lived with me. There are few I remember most.. 1. When my mom farted she would say "Did you see that elephant run under my chair?" or "Did you hear that moose calling?" 2. When I would get mad I would tell her I didn't like her. Most kids say that. Well, my mom's stock answer was "That's fine. I don't like you either. I love you." and 3. When she started teaching me about boys. She taught me "Boys are pregnant with elphants. Their trunks are hanging out already."
@gifana (4833)
• Portugal
11 Apr 07
My mother had a couple of sayings when we did something stupid. If you had another brain it would be lonesome, use your head for something besides a hatrack or to keep your ears apart. My step dad, when someone burped, would always say....if you were down there you would want to come up too. Everytime mom was talk of the past she would say....when I was knee-high to a grasshopper. When she got really angry she would say....chit and two are eight and four's a dozen. I guess like most mothers I always knew I was in trouble when she used my full name. When I did something bad (and was warned three times to stop) my dad was always say.....wait until we get home....and when we did and was preparing to spank my butt he would always say....this is gonna hurt me more than it's gonna hurt you.....yeah. But he spanked me only hard enough for me to remember not to do it again...yeah....I was a rebel and deserved every spanking I got. Another thing my Mom would say when she asked me a question and I was reluctant to answer was.....We're gonna sit here until the cows come home or until I get an answer....which will he be?
@matlgal (1686)
• United States
11 Apr 07
Oh the memories! I have heard those a few times. My Step dad would lecture lecture lecture, then send us down to our room and tell us to wait til he came down, we were going to get a spanking! We would go down stairs fret, worry and wait and sooner or later he would finally come down and lecture some more then say "Ok your not going to get spanked this time, but mark my words, we will not be having this conversation again.. is that understood?!!!" bark bark! LOL