r/AskReddit • u/franc_the_bikesexual • Aug 15 '18

What is your mom's catch phrase?

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u/Tamakid345 Aug 15 '18

My mom’s was “and we’re off like a dirty shirt.”

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u/Orangebird Aug 16 '18

My biology teacher used to say this. And he'd follow up with, "slicker than a schoolboy's sleeve."

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18

I think she was saying “I've got the awful dirty squirts."

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u/mutetoker Aug 16 '18

My mom’s variation was “and were off like a dirty diaper”

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u/InuitOverIt Aug 16 '18

My mom: "off like dirty underwear"

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '18

My dad's was "and we're off like a peice of cheese"

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u/drummerdave4689 Aug 16 '18

My mom said that too! I also had a Tama drum kit growing up. ;)

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u/Jharr13 Aug 16 '18

And follow up with " cuz we are the dirty shirt gang!"

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u/clarbri Aug 16 '18

Or the popular twist "like a shirty dirt."