Things your parents say/said

[Costy]

My parents always had a whole load of weird answers to questions. The main one that still makes me laugh is (usually shouted pretty loudly):
Q: What's for tea?
A: Stale bread and sour beer!

My parents were more coarse - I used to be told 'number 2s with sugar on'

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[SiMamu]

If you keep pulling that face you'll stay like that !

Only if the wind changes direction .

Referring to hotels as "hoteleries" and restaurants as "eateries."
Going for a "decker" when checking something.
My dad calls my brother a "complete and utter clot" when he behaves in his usual moronic fashion.


Got some more, but going to need some time to ponder.

[Spiderman]

Father in law tried smoking a pipe to wean him off the cigs, he sent my sister in law out for an ounce of Condom.

Early one new years morning we were walking home from the festivities & the Father in law was imparting his philosophical theories, this one had me sniggering all the way home, "well I know what the bible says & I know about Darwin's theory but I reckon we started out as one big orgasm" (he mean't organism)

[BigLeedsFan72]

Mum used to tell us " be careful out playing, because if you get killed on the roads, I will murder you!" Makes real sense that does

I used to have an old Head Master who claimed he was a Christian. Before he caned you he always said, " son this is going to hurt me more than you!" But it never did

My Dad used to say the same thing every time we had a new visitor " Sorry, we have no bread, would you like some toast?" It used to embarrass the hell out of me, especially if I took a girl home. Now he is gone I think back on those times with fond memories

[mapperleywhite]

My father - a son of Hull - took pleasure from being what he called 'cussid'.

I can't find any reference to this word on the web (unless I've misspelt it after all these years )

He claimed it was a Yorkshire trait that, in a particular situation, was characterized by being deliberately difficult or obstructive.

Ring any bells with anyone?

[SammyHughes]

Mapperly. I know that one. Spelt 'cussed' over here.

Definition: bloody-minded or obstinate I think. I remember being told I did things out of pure cussedness!

[Deleted User 728]

It's got to be a derivation of "cursed" or - in olde English - "a-curs-ed" (phonetically speaking )

[mapperleywhite]

Ah yes, it's spelt 'cussed'. And bloody-minded is a good way of expressing it.

Just seems odd that being cussed is/was regarded as an admirable trait in someone, and, indeed, a trademark characteristic for a Yorkshireman.

[johnh]

If I ever said or did anything silly (often) my Nan used to say 'you need your bumps feeling'.