Archive for August, 2005

Bad parental wisdom

  • “Take a spoonful of sugar for hiccups.”
  • Now I have sweet hiccups and tooth decay.
  • “If you have to sneeze, just breathe in deeply and it will go away.”
  • No, now I just have to sneeze harder.
  • “When you get a migraine, suck on an ice cube.”
  • Great. Now my migraine has brain freeze.
  • “If your hands smell like garlic, rub them against stainless steel.”
  • Now I smell like a Italian spoon.
  • “If you’re not good company for yourself, you won’t be good company for anyone else.”
  • Oh yeah? What if I don’t want to be good company for anyone else? Ever think about that? Huh? Didja?

What sort of inane tidbits did your parents try to pawn off on you?

Camouflage pants

Fancy pants

I’ve never seen pants that blended in so well with the gardening books.

Photo by Tamity

Lucky horseshoe?

Lucky horseshoe

Bambi dropped her … thong?

Bambi dropped her thong

Random thought

My mother used to call me a fussbudget when I was being grumpy. I was always afraid to ask what exactly a “fussbudget” did, and how much their budget totaled.

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