OT: Things your dad always said

[wbcincy]

Reading some of these quotes, I should probably call my father and thank him for being so great to me in comparison!

I heard a lot of "there but for the grace of God go you."

And maaaaany Saturday mornings when there was a ton of the type of work that any kid would hate to be done around the house, he'd come to wake my brother and I up, marching down the hallway shouting in an all too cheerful manner, "Let's go boys, we gotta go go go, push push push, move move move! We've got things to do, places to go and people to see. The suns shining, the birds are singing, it's a beautiful day to be alive." Positive words that we absolutely detested in the early morning hours of what was supposed to be our weekend!

 

[Ranger Dan]

Damn-it, Dan! I joke that I grew up thinking that Damn-it was my first name and Dan was merely my middle name.

I grew up on a quiet street in a small town, and on weekends and over the summer I would be out all day buillding tree forts, fishing, playing fumble rumble, or capture the flag. I'd come home in time for dinner and after filling my parents in on what all I did that day, my dad would tell me that I was like horse shit... all over the road

 

[fairgambit]

Damn-it, Dan! I joke that I grew up thinking that Damn-it was my first name and Dan was merely my middle name.

I grew up on a quiet street in a small town, and on weekends and over the summer I would be out all day buillding tree forts, fishing, playing fumble rumble, or capture the flag. I'd come home in time for dinner and after filling my parents in on what all I did that day, my dad would tell me that I was like horse shit... all over the road

 

[ForesterGump]

My dad said "It ain't what you know, it's who you know".

"Get an education. They can't take that away from you".

"Don't let your mouth overload your ass".

But, it was always more of what they did as an example. You never missed work, or were ever late. You paid your bills on time, and you never lived beyond your paycheck.

 

[fairgambit]

My dad said "It ain't what you know, it's who you know".
"Get an education. They can't take that away from you".
"Don't let your mouth overload your ass".
But, it was always more of what they did as an example. You never missed work, or were ever late. You paid your bills on time, and you never lived beyond your paycheck.

Excellent point.

 

[phillybillyreprise]

When I received my first check at age 16, Dad told me, "Save your money, but have a good time ". I heard this many times even as I advanced in my career, got married and became a father. My siblings and I say it to each other often.

When seeing a well endowed young lady Dad's other saying was, "It must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that!"

 

[AWS1022]

Get someone to pay you for what you know, not what you do.

 

[novaclassof90]

My dad:
Your mom and I agreed when we got married that I would make all the big decisions and she would make all the small decisions. 50 years later, there has never been a single big decision. That is why we are still married.

 

[BobPSU92]

4) Don't wreck that chick until she's 18 years old.

Pinto didn't get that advice.

 

[BobPSU92]

Me: "Dad, can we get a pool? I wish we had a pool!"

Dad: " son, shit in one hand and wish in the other... See what you get more of..."

Me: "Dad, it's hot... I'm hungry..."

That's a great line from your dad.

 

[PSU95alum]

"Don't just do it to get it done, do it right!"

 

[Cabinpenn]

My dad always encouraged me to "expand your horizons"(sports, summer jobs while in school, military, etc.) but always added "No matter what you want to do or try, you must see it through until the end, there will be no quitting." If I went out for a sport or a summer job and found that I didn't care for it (wasn't good enough :>) he made me stay with it until the season was over. I didn't have to go out for that sport or job again but I was expected to fulfill my commitment/obligation to the end. Good thing I subscribed to his mantra because without it the first day I stepped off the bus at Parris Island I'd have BOLTED FOR HOME! :>

 

[kgilbert78]

"Plan your work and work your plan" Of course, he didn't always do that. The classic example was when he tried to cut a dead limb off a tree. It didn't come down *quite* as he'd planned it but kicked to the side. Unfortunately for him, there was a dog wire attached to the adjoining tree. The limb hit it. The *other* end of the dog wire was attached to the frame of our bathroom window..... Pulled the whole thing out with a loud crash. Of course he had to fix it himself. Took a couple of years.

However the most important thing he ever said to me came after I sideswiped a telephone poll on Warminster Rd in Hatboro when I was a fairly new driver. All he said was "Are you ok". That was it. He never brought it up again. Many years later I asked him about it. He said that he could tell I was shaken by the experience and had learned my lesson and that if he yelled at me then, I might have lost my confidence. Pretty wise.....

 

[ram2020]

Don't compare yourself to other people for you will always find people who have it better than you and people who have it worse. Always strive for your own excellence.

 

[psuro]

Everything you do is a reflection on our family name.

Get down here and change the channel. (long before remote controls and he was watching TV - I had to stand next to the TV and change channels until he found something he liked).

Wear a watch. You should always know what time it is, and you will never get back time you lost.

Pull my finger.

 

[fairgambit]

"Plan your work and work your plan" Of course, he didn't always do that. The classic example was when he tried to cut a dead limb off a tree. It didn't come down *quite* as he'd planned it but kicked to the side. Unfortunately for him, there was a dog wire attached to the adjoining tree. The limb hit it. The *other* end of the dog wire was attached to the frame of our bathroom window..... Pulled the whole thing out with a loud crash. Of course he had to fix it himself. Took a couple of years.
However the most important thing he ever said to me came after I sideswiped a telephone poll on Warminster Rd in Hatboro when I was a fairly new driver. All he said was "Are you ok". That was it. He never brought it up again. Many years later I asked him about it. He said that he could tell I was shaken by the experience and had learned my lesson and that if he yelled at me then, I might have lost my confidence. Pretty wise.....

Wise indeed.

 

[RLCookie]

One of my favorite in regards to women
"It's just as easy to love one with money as it is to love one without"

 

[RLCookie]

Another I just remembered,

Son you don't pick your jobs you just takes them as they come.

 

[The Spin Meister]

Some great stuff here. Thanks for sharing such good memories!

 

[pulpdog]

Rule #1: Dont be greedy
Rule #1: Always leave enough room between you and the car in front of you.

 

[fairgambit]

Some great stuff here. Thanks for sharing such good memories!

Agree, and congrats for starting a thread which was thoroughly enjoyable.

 

[HazletonLion]

Knock it off!

 

[fairgambit]

Knock it off!

I heard that one a lot.

 

[Safety Blitz]

Readers Digest has people send in things their dad always said. Favorite was one about raising children; "Between the hell of their living and the fear of their dying, there's never a dull moment"

Figure you guys will have some great quotes.

When you mess up, fess up.

On baseball: Take care of that glove. It's the only friend you have when someone hits a line drive at your face.

On football: Knock him on his ass, then look him in the eye when you help him up.

Don't screw up. I don't want your mother getting pissed at me for getting pissed at you.

 

[Victor E. Bell]

Nothing good happens after midnight.

 

[FHSPSU67]

Hubba, hubba, hubba! Up and at 'em!
To wake my brother and me.

Great thread!

 

[GoPennState97]

my dad always said
"you're going to have to work for a long time, find something you like to do"

 

[Fairfax Lion]

All people who work hard and do their best deserve respect, whether they're brain surgeons or a ditch diggers. And the world needs ditch diggers.

Don't let your alligator mouth overload your hummingbird ass!

 

[paternophile]

"put a slicker on the vicker"...

 

[BobPSU92]

Knock it off!

I heard that one a lot.

fairgambit, we're talking about advice from your dad, not what you are told here.

 

[BobPSU92]

When you mess up, fess up.

If only the bot had listened to your dad.

 

[YogiMan71]

"too much of anything is no good for you"
"for every pot there is a lid"
'"there are more fish in the sea"
in 1957 " the yellow race will rule the world someday "

 

[MrDibbs]

If you don't have it in your head, you got to have it in your back (or feet - depending on the situation).

I remembered that one day in basic training, the senior drill sergeant yelled for 4th platoon to send somebody to get him a cup of coffee. Dibbs was in the first rank and got fingered for the task so off I run to the mess hall carrying my M16, in front of the whole company with the SDS just screaming bloody murder that he wants his coffee sooner instead of later. Just as my path was closest to the stand that he was on, I stopped and faced the stand and simply asked "cream or sugar, drill sergeant?" The look on the man's face was priceless as he screamed even louder, JUST COFFEE!!!

Thanks, Dad - I think of your words often.

 

[KnightSlayer]

If you go out looking for trouble, you're sure to find it. So don't.

 

[LuvDaLions]

I came from a relatively poor family and one day my dad walked in and said "My goal in life has always been to someday be filthy rich. I can now say I'm half way there... I'm filthy!"

 

[Marshall30]

I came from a relatively poor family and one day my dad walked in and said "My goal in life has always been to someday be filthy rich. I can now say I'm half way there... I'm filthy!"

Good one.

 

[fairgambit]

I came from a relatively poor family and one day my dad walked in and said "My goal in life has always been to someday be filthy rich. I can now say I'm half way there... I'm filthy!"

 

[PSUTENN1]

When I was a young man in the late 70's I was in the military, my first hitch was almost over and I would be at home, him and all his friends every time I came home said the same thing;

"You're nuts if you don't stay in"

"There's nothing to do back home"

"Stay in - I wish I had stayed in"

I did stay in, for 30 years.....glad I listened.

 

[joeparules]

Back in the 70s when more cars were getting the "luxuries" of power windows, seats, etc my dad bought a car and declined the power options. When I asked him why he did that he said "The more things that are electrical the more things that can fail." I was just thinking of this last week as I was fixing the power seat in my wife's car.

At a Phillies game with my dad and Jose Cardenal completely misjudged a fly ball and he shouts out "Jose can you see?" He was a quiet man but had some good ones. I miss him.

 

[fairgambit]

As an extension stuff our dads said, I started to think about other crazy stuff. When I was a young kid (5-10 yr old), my dad could talk my sister and I into eating anything. We used to eat sardine sandwiches all the time...mustard sauce only NOT the oil packed. Same with pickled pigs feet, beef heart, tongue and liver pudding. He was so convincing. "Oh, you're going to LOVE this." I can remember going through a progression of questions with him as we started to figure out just exactly what it was that he had convinced us to eat. "where are the bones?" "scales?" "are the fins still on it?", "what about the guts?" TOO FUNNY! I just laugh and laugh. There is no way my kid would even consider some of that stuff.

I love ya dad......

PS I still LOVE still liver pudding!

I can relate. My mom was big on "Just take a little taste".