Dadisms

My post about the clippers made me think of one of the Nagel family's favorite "Daveisms". It's not a phrase, it's more of a gesture. Whenever there is talk about whether someone should go with a generic item or a cheaper item over the more expensive purchase, Dave simply does his gesture (see picture below). He kind of moves the top hand back and forth. Which means he thinks you should go top shelf. This gesture is closely related to "Pay peanuts, get monekys." Dave has a number of these and my dad did too. After my dad died, I spent some time writing and tried to collect all of these sayings of his. It seems that now, they continually pepper my everyday conversation. It is a good thing. Do you remember any of your dad's favorite sayings? To begin the comments, I'll list some of my favorites of my dad's and Dave's.

DON GAMMONSisms

• "You're almsost as good looking as your dad."--usually delivered on Sunday morning in front of the mirror.
• "You'd be pretty good looking if it weren't for those two brown spots on your chest."--usually delivered when Joey and I were fresh out of the shower.
  
• "It's colder than a well digger's hind end (or witch's titt in a brass bra.)"
• "You look more nervous than a whore in church."
• "Giminy Chirstmas!"
  

DAVE NAGELisms

• "You run out of money, before you run out of great deals."