[finboy]

Dad is no longer with us, but he had a good life and gave us the family motto, which turns out to be true:

"The sun doesn't shine on one dog's butt all the time."

Dad, ever the optimist.

[ManOfSteal]

"Vacation never ends, unless you let it."

Amen.

[Zimphire]

"Make sure to check the oil in your car often, it's the life of the car"

[paul w]

"Looking for a job is a full time job."

[Mithras]

"It's a man's job to please a woman."

[Ω]

"Don't look at the mantlepiece when stoking the fire"

[RAILhead]

Dad: "You're about to go to the hospital."
Me: "Why?"
Dad: "So they can pull my foot out of your butt."

Oh wait -- that never came true, but it was funny when he said it. Sorry: misread.

[Oisín]

“If you start walking now, by what time would you be home?”

(My dad has said this to me lots of times; simply translated, it means anything from “Shut up, kid” to “Don't go there”. On the particular instance I was thinking of here, however, it did come true, 'cause I ended up later on walking the four miles home [voluntarily, mind you] from the party we were at)

Originally Posted by RAILhead

Dad: "You're about to go to the hospital."
Me: "Why?"
Dad: "So they can pull my foot out of your butt."

Sounds like our dads have a lot in common, at least in their way of addressing their sons...

[jamil5454]

"On the other hand, you have different fingers."

[turtle777]

Easter Bunny and Santa Claus being two real persons.

Now I know they are both the same person !

-t

[xi_hyperon]

Being smart means choosing your battles carefully.

[wdlove]

"Never quit a job until you have a new job."

[MacNStein]

"Don't sh*t where you sleep."

and

"Don't *pester a chained dog, `cause he won't be like that forever."

and

"Dance with the girl you brought."

and

"If you think there's a chance for rain, take along your rubbers."



(* meaning annoy or taunt)

[Railroader]

"Even a dog doesn't crap where it sleeps".

and

"You must provide for your family".

[Mrjinglesusa]

As Mark Twain put it:

"When I was 18 I thought my father was the dumbest person in the world. When I was 21 I was amazed at how smart my father had become".

[sek929]

"The people you hang around either help you or hinder you"

[BoomStick]

Women are evil, don't get married and just shack up.

[lilrabbit129]

"Don't do that."

How right he was... =)

[memento]

"The masses are asses" That was the only time he ever swore.

[RAILhead]

"I'm going to cloud up and rain all over you."

[residentEvil]

"Did you see the size of that snake??!!!". Family is like, what are you talking about? He turns around and heads back about a mile or so. It was a tire mark from a burnout.

And oh, he was pretty drunk

[osxisfun]

"You don't win friends with salad."

oh wait, that was bart simpson.

[TheMosco]

"Don't become a teacher"

[Albert Pujols]

"See this cable, notice how it has pins sticking out? That is a male cable. See this cable, notice how it has holes in it, this is a female cable. The male cable goes into the female cable... and thats how things happen."

Thats how my dad taught me about sex. What a nerd.

[MacNStein]

"Don't ever loan money to a friend."

[osxisfun]

"You never know how the day is going to end."

[viperstrike]

"Righty tighty, lefty loosy." Still works today

[xi_hyperon]

Originally Posted by MacNStein

"Don't ever loan money to a friend."

That reminds me of another -

"Don't ever repair a friend's car. They'll be back everytime something goes wrong with it, sure that it was caused by something you did."

[mitchell_pgh]

"Take it Easy"

The only advice he ever really gave that I remember.

[willed]

"Never volunteer"

How many times have I wished I'd listened to him!

[zerostar]

"Fish don't fry in the kitchen" so true, so true.

[el chupacabra]

"dumb ass..."

[el chupacabra]

Originally Posted by TheMosco

"Don't become a teacher"

I've heard that one too.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by el chupacabra

"dumb ass..."

Self-fulfilling prophecy ?

-t

[chris v]

"Well, the trail winds waaay around & down that way, but it looks like we can get down across this small glacier right here."





--ended up being true, about 6 harrowing hours later-- once we'd gone down about 100 feet, we were pretty well committed.

[runningdog]

"Where there's a will there's a way."

Though my dad's way wasn't always the right way. Used when trying to fix something.

[V12]

"If you don't; someone else will"

[Super Mario]

My dad was always right when he said "Don't do that!"

[Super Mario]

Originally Posted by MacNStein

"Don't ever loan money to a friend."

OR anyone.

[Jens Peter]

"You will meet another girl..."

"If you can take it apart, you can put it back together again..."
- I was 5 or 6, and had just taken my tape-player apart, and I had to put it back together again if I wanted to listen to any of my tapes... And eventually after a lot of work, it came back to life

[finboy]

thanks guys. Exactly what I wanted to get started for Father's Day. Dad passed away in October -- it will be a long weekend.

It really is amazing how much time I spent with my Dad growing up. Now that my son is 17 months, I can see that coming into play for me too.

[RAILhead]

Originally Posted by finboy

thanks guys. Exactly what I wanted to get started for Father's Day. Dad passed away in October -- it will be a long weekend.

It really is amazing how much time I spent with my Dad growing up. Now that my son is 17 months, I can see that coming into play for me too.

Sorry to hear about your Dad's passing -- and you'll be in my family's thoughts over the father's day weekend.

After my Dad had his bout with prostate cancer, we make it a point to go eat breakfast together every Saturday morning, rain or shine, hail or high water. We see each other every day, but it's nice for the two of us to just go and do a Father/Son thing early on a Saturday while half the town's still sleeping.

When Dad does pass, these will be the weekends and memories I look forward to reflecting upon and remembering.

Maury

[ManOfSteal]

My favorite saying of my Dad's is the following though...

MOS: "Dad, can I have $20 please?"

Dad: "$10? What do you need $5 for?"

[Eriamjh]

When dropping me off at the dorms for college:
"Don't get arrested."

(What did he think I would do?)

I never did.

[hart]

"Well, the trail winds waaay around & down that way, but it looks like we can get down across this small glacier right here."

-that sounds like my entire childhood. "Daddy, when will we get to the car?" "Just around the next mountain"

also "Don't sit down now, the blood will clot in your legs. Keep hiking." Actually, I think he probably still believes that.

[Oisín]

[when I was perhaps 13 or something and going to school parties]

“It's okay if you drink there; just don't mix drinks! If you drink beer, stick to beer; if you drink the stronger stuff, stick to that. Don't mix it, or you'll have a major headache tomorrow”

I never did mix it—mainly because I never drank at all.

[storer]

"Thank your mother for the rabbits."

[Timo]

Being a provincial kid, he always counciled me to keep an open mind. He was right about the benefits of stepping out of your comfort zone, and the need for variety in life.

But other advice ran towards the somewhat-odd:

"Always use a condom. Pregnancies are expensive."

and

"You may be obscene, you may be profane, but you may not be ungramatical."

I've decided both are true.

[insha]

"Family is everything."

[rozwado1]

"People are idiots."

--works in all instances of life.