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 @0349076e @e68d8ac4 one of my favorites was my great Aunt's. "Hauntie" we called her.  "You use it up.  You wear it out. You make do, or you do without.". She was shocked I had never heard it before.  It was common in WW2. 
 @f1866aef @0349076e one of my favorites was I'll give you something to cry about. 
 @e68d8ac4 @f1866aef I heard that a LOT when I was young. F'ed around and found out! Learned to not to talk back real quick! 
 @0349076e @f1866aef you best be seen and not heard. 
 @e68d8ac4 @f1866aef Amen! At least until you got bigger than her! And could out run her! That didn't last too long when my dad showed me that I could fly, but for only short distances 
 @0349076e @f1866aef it is impossible to outrun a shoe that can be thrown around the corner, with deadly accuracy. And do you think I'm some kind of fool? Do you think in any way I would have challenged her? You were sadly mistaken sir! 
 @e68d8ac4 @f1866aef I used the f word one morning when she tried to wake me up. Next thing, I was flying across the room, with my dad saying, "What did you say to your mama?" Found out that my 17 year old ass wasn't as tough as I thought i was! 
 @0349076e @f1866aef she wants through a shoe at me, as I ran through the living room and made it to the safety of the hall, and sure as shit that's you went around the corner and drew blood above my right eye. I learned that day that God was on her side.