And sorry but no "BECAUSE I SAID SO,THAT'S WHY". I'll even start. "who said life was fair?, fair is for sissies.", "son, you can have whatever you want. You should start saving up now".
"What is it, DISHPAN DIARRHEA?, anytime the dishes need to be done you kids run for the bathroom". and "what the hell are you doing in there for so long"?
A little background. My Dad makes fun of my Mom's side of the family because they are 'buttless'. Also, my sister is crazy in a funny sort of way. M & D raised five kids on a shoestring and we were all grown by this time.
(Dad is washing dishes... from the dining room my sister started talking about him)
Sister: "Look at that, Dad doesn't have any butt at all!"
When I was young and wanted to something he'd say "When you grow up and have a place of you own, you can do whatever you want." Boy was that a lie. Ivan
'Let's put the cards on the table"
'The way you stay in bed, when you grow up your going to be a mattress tester'
Someone talking to him was....."bending in his ear".....
"a half a loaf, is better than none'
"don't put all your eggs in one basket'