Kids Say the Smartest Things #3

Kids Say the Smartest Things #3

Never tell your mom her diet's not working.

Kids Say the Smartest Things #2

When your dad is mad and asks you, "Do I look stupid?" don't answer him.

Kids Say the Smartest Things #1

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

Snappy Comebacks #5

Playwright Noel Coward to writer Edna Ferber (who was wearing a tailored suit at the time.: "You look almost like mn."

Wayne Hinton Ferber: "So do you".

Snappy Comebacks #4

Member of Parliament to Winston Churchill: "Mr. Churchill, must you fall asleep while I'm speaking?"

Churchill: "No, it's purely voluntary."

Snappy Comebacks #3

Poet Lewis Morris to writer Oscar Wilde: "There's a conspiracy against me, a conspiracy of silence, but what can one do? What should I do?"

Wilde: "Join it."

Snappy Comebacks #2

Playwright George Bernard Shaw to his wife: "Isn't it true, my dear, that male judgement is superior to female judgment?:

Charlotte Shaw: "Of course, dear. After all, you married me ... and I you."

Snappy Comebacks #1

An actress to actress/writer Ilka Chase:

"I enjoyed your book. Who wrote it for you?"

Chase: "I'm so glad you liked it. Who read it to you?"

What My Mother Taught Me #26

What My Mother Taught Me #26

OK. The first 25 in this series were phrases evidently shared by many of us. This one is a bonus. I've only heard it from my real mother:

My mother taught me about how mothers see sons:

"You just don't understand; you've never been a mother!"

My mind: "No, mom. I don't think I ever will.

What My Mother Taught Me #25

What My Mother Taught Me #25

My mother taught me justice.

"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you.

What My Mother Taught Me #24

My mother taught me wisdom:

"When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

What My Mother Taught Me #23

My mother taught me about my roots:

"Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

What My Mother Taught Me #22

My mother taught me genetics:

"You're just like your father."

What My Mother Taught Me #21

My mother taught me how to become an adult:

"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."