Sayings

[bnowlin]

Mama used to tell me,
If you are not home by midnight don't bother coming in.  Just sleep outside.
Bob

[avator]

If you break it, you bought it.

[Bicycleman]

Like a bull in a China Shop.
He's all thumbs.
He has a 'green thumb'.
He rode his thumb home.  (Back when guys still hitch-hiked.)
You can't get there from here.
Who's your daddy?
Your mama wears combat boots.

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

The Customer is always right.

[Matchstickshooter]

The Customer is always right.

 If wanna dance, you gotta pay the fiddler....

[Sqrl Klr]

Reference to Religious subject removed. If you have questions see rule 3..

[only1harry]

Mama used to tell me,
If you are not home by midnight don't bother coming in.  Just sleep outside.
Bob

My dad always told me exactly that until I was almost 20 (and to my sister until she graduated College at 22!) and he meant it.  He would use the door chain to block our entry, but mom would undo the chain after he fell asleep which was usually no later than Midnight, and I was able to sneak back in with my key.
The 1 and only time dad had coffee late and managed to stay up, he caught me trying to get in around 1am.  He would get cranky when tired and missed his bedtime, so I knew this was going to get ugly.  After he told me his house, his rules etc., he would not let me in, so I slept at my best friend's house.  I called the next day (Sunday) in the afternoon and my mom said they were both worried sick about me, which I knew and why I called late the next day   I told her to tell dad that if he does that to me 1 more time, I would sign up for Room & Board at school and move out, or rent a room in town.  Mom said OK I told him and he is nodding... and so ended the Midnight rule for me.  My sister had to endure it a couple of years longer than I did.

[bnowlin]

LOL we lived way out in the country and had no place to go.  So slept in the barn.
Bob

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

Mama used to tell me,
If you are not home by midnight don't bother coming in.  Just sleep outside.
Bob

My dad always told me exactly that until I was almost 20 (and to my sister until she graduated College at 22!) and he meant it.  He would use the door chain to block our entry, but mom would undo the chain after he fell asleep which was usually no later than Midnight, and I was able to sneak back in with my key.
The 1 and only time dad had coffee late and managed to stay up, he caught me trying to get in around 1am.  He would get cranky when tired and missed his bedtime, so I knew this was going to get ugly.  After he told me his house, his rules etc., he would not let me in, so I slept at my best friend's house.  I called the next day (Sunday) in the afternoon and my mom said they were both worried sick about me, which I knew and why I called late the next day   I told her to tell dad that if he does that to me 1 more time, I would sign up for Room & Board at school and move out, or rent a room in town.  Mom said OK I told him and he is nodding... and so ended the Midnight rule for me.  My sister had to endure it a couple of years longer than I did.

My parents really just had a curfew for me until I was 16 or 17 as I remember. I know I was driving (I got my Drivers License at 15 1/2) and staying out late (12:00-3:30AM) and just had to be quiet when I came in. Now had I gotten in ANY trouble life would have been over, LOL. My dad was a Police Reserve Officer, owned his own business, and taught nights at the College, so he had eyes everywhere! My parents taught us how to think and make good decisions growing up and match freedom and with responsibility as we aged. I had keys to my parents vehicles and always asked if I needed to use one of them. Well, my dad did tell me I could just take his 1972 CB350 and Yamaha 175 anytime so I didn't ask to ride them. I did ride those bikes hard but never crash/damaged the CB but I did highside the Yamaha 175 on a dirt oval at about 50mph but it had minor damage that I payed for and repaired. Come to think of it his eyes were not off road,  or at least none caught me jumping the CB350 or ring it like a dirt bike. At the sand drags in the riverbed my older brother crashed it when he tried to ride like I did. I did get in some trouble for letting my older brother ride it.   

Now back to the topic.   

[avator]

If the shoe fits, wear it.

[Bicycleman]

If the shoe fits, wear it.

That one belongs in the "Manly footware' thread.

[subscriber]

Bob's your uncle.

[Madd Hatter]

I thought it was "well I'll be a monkeys uncle" ?

Had a real gully washer of a morning.

[subscriber]

I thought it was "well I'll be a monkeys uncle" ?

You are correct, Bob

[avator]

"You just wait until we find out who your father is, young man" !

No wait, that's wrong... my bad.

[subscriber]

Bill,

That reminds me of what happened to a self-important old man at the help desk in a large mall:

old man: "Hello"

desk:  carries on with serving another patron

old man:  "Excuse me"

desk: carries on with next person in line

old man gets to front of the line:  "Do you know who I am?"

desk gets on public address system:  "We have an old man at the help desk who does not know who he is.  He is dressed in a gray suit.  If he belongs to you, please come and claim him".

[avator]

Funny

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

Throw the cow over the fence some hay!

[Madd Hatter]

"You just wait until we find out who your father is, young man" !

No wait, that's wrong... my bad.

True story. Wife had the kids in the car waiting at a stop light when a guy pulls up along side of the car on a M/C waiting for the same light. Windows were down and who, but my middle daughter aka trouble maker looks at the guy who has a full coverage helmet on says "are you my daddy"? The guy is trying shrinking down on his bike trying to disappear.lol luckily for the guy the light changes and he takes off like a bat out of he77 . She really thought it might be me as I ware a full coverage helmet. Still get a giggle out of it 40 years later.

[farrlarr]

Had a real gully washer of a morning.

Guess it was raining like a cow peeing on a flat rock.