Dadisms

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cj65

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I was talking with my dad last night regarding life in general. I have to confess I now say all of the cornball quotes he still says. I am blessed to have my dad as my hero, here still. He taught me how to fish, hunt, work on cars, etc. He taught me strong traditional values, and how to take responsibility for my own actions....He is a vietnam war vet who lost his right leg below the knee joint while on the flight deck of the USS Oriskany (still has a cool zippo lighter with the ship's emblem), and never in my life time saw him feeling sorry for himself for his disability, and refuses to get a handicapped placard. He is kind of like a modern day John Wayne in my eyes.
Here is a photo of taken at my twin boys 11th birthday in July with me pre- beard, and my dad.
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I laugh at some of my dad's sayings and use them still (Dadisms)

Here are some of them:
If I duffed a tee shot at golf, "Come on son, that golf club only has one moving part and that is you."

If he saw someone being an idiot he would say, "son, everyone is good for something, even if they are just good at being a bad example."

While coaching in baseball, if I was distracted, "Be alert, we need more lerts."

If I was trying to fix something that was not worth fixing, "son you cannot polish a turd."

Or, if I was harassing my sister (many many moons ago), "son, if you are going to be a turd, go lie in the yard."

So in honor of our dads, lets see a pic of you and dad, and some of his dadisms! I always like fresh material for my boys to collect thier own dadisms one day.
 
(To television commercials) "DOES THE GIRL COME WITH IT???"

That is something I have remembered all my life -- the girl doesn't come with it. Knowing that has saved me a lot of money.
 
Nice! Thanks for that one. I will have to make sure my wife does not hear me say that.
 
Me on the left, Dad on the right, JD Jones in the middle. This was taken after I beat both of them in a full auto suppressed match...Dad was second.

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As for dadisms...

After doing something stupid, "dumb, dumb, dumb".

When taking to long to set up for a rifle shot, "What department you with?"

When I wrecked his car, "dumb, dumb, dumb".

He also used the "can't polish a turd" speech as well.
 
Sorry don't have any pictures.
If it's a good deal today, it will still one tomorrow, and even better the day after.

When I began dating: Remember boy, you got sisters.

Don't ever forget, you are going to have to get up tomorrow and look at yourself in the mirror when you shave.
 
"practice makes perfect"

If I had a dollar for everytime I heard that :D
 
Great pictures,cherish them,I know there are a few around of Dad but I don't think that I have any of him and I,sadly he's been gone 12 years on the 9th of February.The one Dadism that comes to mind was one of the first times that I ever used an ax,I was probably only 11 or 12,his words to me that day were"That's ok,we'll just call you lightning".Just in case,for you younger guys that may not understand,I never struck twice in the same place.:D
 
As a father of five with my eldest son at 13, I'm beginning to appreciate my dad more and more mostly because he didn't outright kill me or my brothers!

Here's (L-R) Me, My Dad (GL Drew on these forums) and my youngest brother two years ago at our annual deer camp in Hoosier Nat'l Forest. He and I both share the same taste in hats.

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Best quote was when my wife and I had gotten engaged, "Well, I'd rather have you for a daughter-in-law than a rusty old jeep in my front yard!" I had sold my old CJ-5 to buy the ring.

"Why won't she just die already?" watching some movie where the heroine just kept hanging on.

"Who you calling an old fart!?!" :D
 
Man, there are too many... old fart: if I called him an old fart, he'd ask if that made me a young fart. I also inherited my version of his stupid "morning wake up song", which I use unmercilessly on my own kids! :D Dad was also pretty creative in cursing in words that sounded similar to the actual curse words, but not quite... "job-jammit", "Oh for Rice Lake", "What in Kay Christmas is going on here?"

Dad was also world famous for losing gas caps while on vacation. He was also stubborn and cheap enough to turn around and make my brother and I look out the windows while he drove slowly, looking for the dang cap. It got to the point where he would buy a half dozen or so caps and keep them in the trunk.

Dad taught my brother and I many things: how to hunt and fish of course, how to punch effectively when we were getting bullied from some kids up the street, taught us how to be horrible teasers, and all that other stuff like what's right and wrong and basic morals. He raised us to be conservative Republicans. Now, unfortunately... the woman he remarried has turned him into something completely opposite of what we knew. Worse yet, he's now a liberal Democrat! He knows NOT to talk politics with us anymore. Oh well, I prefer to remember him as he was... and still try to love him the way he is now.
 
I'll have to find a photo of me & dad, but here's one he got from his dad, and was said to me (unfortunately) more than once: "You're not stupid 'cause you learned a lesson the hard way. You're stupid 'cause you learned the same lesson the hard way, more than once."

The other I heard more than once was "garbage in, garbage out." He was a sign painter, and he was obsessive about materials & preparation.

Last: "The bus leaves in five minutes. Be under it."

thx - cpr
 
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orca8589 said:
"You're not stupid 'cause you learned a lesson the hard way. You're stupid 'cause you learned the same lesson the hard way, more than once."



thx - cpr
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Thanks! That is definitely a keeper:D
 
orca8589 said:
"You're not stupid 'cause you learned a lesson the hard way. You're stupid 'cause you learned the same lesson the hard way, more than once."

thx - cpr
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That's got ot be one of the BEST I've ever heard!!! Sounds like a 'Larry the Cable Guy' line. I'm gonna use it!
 
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