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They’re running to get the mail. |
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—Mez
Someone (Mez?) said this once when during the opening credits of M*A*S*H, and then Mary said it again every time the show came on TV thereafter. |
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Awwww…. Look at Mom’s Phanny on Dad’s lap! |
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—Jane
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Rit, Doid! |
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—Jane
This was as close as she could get to saying, “Sit, Gard!” |
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Get me a knife. |
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—Dad
Dad said this once when very young John needed a supposatory, and it was, well, too big. John of course replied, "No, Daddy! No!!!" (assuming the worst was about to happen). John's been paying Dad back for that humiliation (along with the retelling of it) ever since. |
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Put it where the stains are. |
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—Anne
We had some friends over. Of course we were drinking red wine! There was a tablecloth on the table. Someone spilled a bit of wine on the tablecloth and then went to set the bottle down on a clean spot. I thought the bottle might be drippy, so I said ... And, the Bobs (Walp and Swanson) thought this sounded very nasty. —Anne |
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The dork is coming! |
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—Lori
We were watching a TV show where they had just said "The dark is coming!" and she misheard it and thought they said "dork." |
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Everybody out of the pool! |
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—Dad
Originally it actually MEANT "everybody out of the pool, let's go," but later on it just started to mean "let's go" (or "fun's over" depending on the situation that is ending at the time). |
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I'm having too much fun! |
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—Joan
Joan, as a little kid, fried, at the end of some crazy Swanson shindig, just before falling down, hitting her head, and having a crying fit. |
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Me me baby too too. |
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—John or Anne
Mom says ANNE said this when ED was in the bassinet. Dad says it was ANNE when JOHN was a baby. Take your pick. |
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Eggs!!! I forgot the eggs!!! |
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—Grandma
Said after we sat down to a breakfast of piles bacon, sausage, ham, toast, and various other meats. Grandma was so upset that she had not made us a COMPLETE breakfast. |
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All race (raise) hands go fuh-bah (football) game." |
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—Jane
After she got a count she ran over to Dad, grabbed him by his belt and demanded, "Giff me many dollarrs." --Mom (via Beth) |
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Sing it ’gain! |
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—Ed
Mom used to sing “Edelweiss” to me when I was a toddler, and there was NO limit to the number of times I would listen to it, so every time she finished, I would say this. |
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Is that all? |
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—Anyone
Traditionally said after all the Christmas presents have been opened and the floor is littered with wrapping paper and boxes. |
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I see how you are. |
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—Ed
Ed says this to Anne when he doesn't approve of the way Anne is doing things at the office. This is said in a slightly mocking tone that is intended to discourage the behavior, but actually just makes her giggle. |
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I need an angel costume by tomorrow morning. |
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—???
Not sure if this is an actual quote or mother folk lore, but the legend states that some child needed an angel costume for a school play and neglected to mention it to Mom until the night before. Of course, Mom came through, as usual, I am sure. |
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Who do you think you are? The Queen of Ber-leen (or King of Ber-ling)? |
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—????
I don't remember who said this, but it is the expression used when someone thinks they are "all that." So, if somebody was being selfish or boastful, this expression would apply. (I remembered it when I caught Ginger sleeping in my wingback chair and I said to her, "Who do you think you are, the Queen of Ber-leen?") I think Ber-leen is a variation on Berlin. |
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Gumnick women. |
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—Bob
Mild oath or expression of frustration used whenever a Gumnick woman acts... well... like a Gumnick woman (i.e. moody, smart-alecky, or difficult in general). |
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But that's where all the pulp is hiding!!! |
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—Robert
Robert said this when he was told to drink his orange juice.---  PS. He doesn't like pulp.--- |
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