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1. From Mom:

Sun May 8, 2022, 07:03 PM

May 2022

You'd make a better door than a window!

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Things your grandparents said that didn't really make sense... [View all] trof May 2022 OP

From Mom: elleng May 2022 #1

In front of TV? trof May 2022 #3

Right! elleng May 2022 #13

Got that one a lot. Ocelot II May 2022 #8

Yep sunflowerseed May 2022 #17

I got a quarter. trof May 2022 #5

I'm remembering around 1948- 52. 3Hotdogs May 2022 #7

My brother and I got a roll of pennies - 50 cents. No Vested Interest May 2022 #12

That first one made me laugh out loud. Your dad... brush May 2022 #15

Half of one or six dozen of the other! royable May 2022 #4

Same-o same-o trof May 2022 #6

Yep sunflowerseed May 2022 #18

Now, see - we always said this in a way that DID make sense: Totally Tunsie Jul 2022 #27

It was 'six of one, half a dozen of the other.' trof Oct 2022 #28

From Dad: Karadeniz May 2022 #9

You're judged by the company you keep blueinredohio May 2022 #10

Yep sunflowerseed May 2022 #19

Full as a tic and brown as a berry come to mind 😉 MLAA May 2022 #11

My father's answer was always.... Random Boomer May 2022 #20

🙂 MLAA May 2022 #21

Where did the phrase fair to middling come from? trof May 2022 #22

Excuse the pig, the hog's out walking. Ohiya May 2022 #14

Don't make me come back there...from mom. brush May 2022 #16

Lickety split trof May 2022 #23

Old as dirt. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2022 #24

I love you a bushel and a peck IcyPeas Jul 2022 #25

A bushel and a peck, and a hug around the neck trof Jul 2022 #26

Amazing lyrics trof Oct 2022 #29