Daddy-isms

It's time for a break from the serious business of following Presbyfest (also known as the General Assembly meeting) and turn our attention to Father's Day, which will be observed this coming Sunday.

In honor of Father's Day, I'm posting my favorite "Daddy-isms" collected over a lifetime with my father, father-in-law, my neighbor The Old Marine, and El Jefe the father of my children. Daddy-isms are those sayings which a father repeated so many times that you can't think of him without remembering them.

Here are some examples, with translations where needed.

From my father:

-- I would snickety-snort and hope to giggle. (That meant he was delighted.)
-- Happy as a dead pig in the sunshine.
-- Happy as a jackass eating briars.
-- I'm off, he cried, as he shook his wooden leg. (That meant he was leaving to go somewhere.)
-- It's all zosky-splotz. (It's a mess.)

From my father-in-law:

-- A man who takes good care of his car will take good care of his wife.
-- It's the worst kind of rain. ( A light drizzle on top of a dusty road, making the surface slick).
-- Don't look for a wife in a bar, look in a church.

From The Old Marine:

-- It's the 10 Commandments, not the 10 Suggestions.
-- You can't make a 'ho into a housewife.

From El Jefe:

-- The most important decision you make in life is who you marry.
-- When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
-- You need to play heads-up ball.

Everyone has some Daddy-isms! Share yours in the comments.