Dadisms

dayexco

i grew up working with my father. occasionally he'd throw them at me....
first one that comes to mind that he used often was...
"what am i, a frickin walkin toolbox"?

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someday, i'll be as patient as Nick.

R&S Exteriors

Not a good idea to answer YES to that one.

stacker

when a laborer would park the wheel borrow full of mud 20 feet from where dad needed it he would say,"im not paying you mileage,push that son of a b..... over here where i need it!!"
or when asked if he was busy,he would reply,"im busier than a one eyed tomcat in a chinese pingpong tournement"
"busier than a one legged man in a butt kicking contest"

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life is short,do your masonry naked!!
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joasis

"When I was your age.....".....funny thing is I find myself saying that to my guys after my son was far out of range...

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Double-A

My master plumber used to say, "That's a small step for a stepper like you."

Meaning, he expected I could handle it easily.

He also said, "You're dancing with a fat girl on this one, hang on tight and enjoy the ride. I'll be back at lunch."

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"My clients’ wishes are the center of my attention." -- David Guido, a contractor in Woodstock, N.Y.
New York Times, July 20, 2006

Teetorbilt

" An empty jug makes the most noise"
"You can judge a man by his tools"

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You can't solve you're problems with the same level of thinking that created the problems.

Albert Einstein

denick

Grandfather,
"who do you think is smarter you or that stone"
"you'll make a lot more money with your mind than your back"

Father,
"how do you call a wheelbarrow in Italian? You don't call it stupid,
you push it"
"I don't know if I told you this already, but"

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Nick

"Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving" Albert Einstein

ron schenker

My mentor used to say...If it's worth doing, then do it right the first time.
I'd always pi$$ him off by saying... Remember, if it's not worth doing right the second time, then don't do it the first time wrongly...or something to that effect and he'd always think that I was serious and couldn't remember the right saying

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Don't worry, the baseboard will hide it!

rino1494

If I do something wrong, my dad always says, "you got your mothers genes".

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Life is hard. It is harder when you are stupid

Uncle Sam wants YOU....to speak ENGLISH

DecksEtc

"If you borrow a tool (or anything for that matter) from a friend, ALWAYS return in better condition than you got it"

pattyson

"waiting for someone to get outta your way?" point was, get back too work.
"I cut it twice and its still too short!" Thats a good one when the customer is trying to ease drop.
one time we pulled out a stuck truck with some rope, and a guy comes up and says "Did you guys pull that out with that rope?" Dad replied, "Ever try to push a rope!?" I laughed my ass off.

Peladu

Dad would often say:
"You better have the grass cut before I get done beating your mom."
"Sit down, drink a beer with me, and no I don't care that you are only ten."
"I picked a bad day to stop smoking Crack."
"On your way home from High School, stop and get me a bag of weed."
"OK, here's the story, your mother and sister fell down the stairs again...got it? Well? YOU GOT IT?"
"Kids like you are the reason so many fathers commit suicide."
"It's not to late to abort you, son."
"Wow, and I always thought your mother was the dumbest in the family."
"Son, I swear, you get your cousin pregnant and I will make you marry her."


I loved that man I called Dad.

Double-A

Funny, I don't recall ever visiting Chicago....

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"My clients’ wishes are the center of my attention." -- David Guido, a contractor in Woodstock, N.Y.
New York Times, July 20, 2006

DecksEtc

In reference to someone working for you...

"Never ask a man to do something you're not willing to do yourself"

Double-A

I haven't been able to recall anything my dad used to say regularly, but my grandfather....

One of his favorites was, "Here, let me do that, you're still too short in the poop deck."

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"My clients’ wishes are the center of my attention." -- David Guido, a contractor in Woodstock, N.Y.
New York Times, July 20, 2006