Showing posts with label things dads say. Show all posts
Showing posts with label things dads say. Show all posts

Saturday, April 30, 2022

Friday’s no-buzz-ins on Jeopardy!

...that I nonetheless knew:

What is Sugar Loaf?
Who is Pepin?

Can you tell me (without Googling anything) the clues that resulted in these two responses?

My dad used to say some strange things, such as "Fingers were made before forks" and "Wish in one hand and spit in the other and see what you get the most of" and "put your hand on your 'huh?' and see if your heart's beating". What strange things did your dad say?

He also said that "Hesky hokey damey, hubisku" meant "Nice girl, give me a kiss" in 'Bohunk' but Google Translate is of no help whatever.

Tomorrow being May 1st, it is 12 days until what would have been my dad's 116th birthday. Maybe I suffer from a sort of seasonal affective disorder where he is concerned. Who is to say?

This post makes no sense at all, but I'm going to publish it anyway. Why should today be any different?

<b>Words have meanings</b>

I'm not sure what I'm trying to say in this post but I'll try to say it as best I can. According to William Shakespeare, a...