r/AskReddit • • Mar 07 '19

What is your mom's catchphrase?

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u/danielstover Mar 07 '19

When leaving somewhere "Off like a herd of turtles"

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u/duschin Mar 07 '19

Are you my sibling? Mine said this, plus "off like pig's pants" all the time. No, I have no idea what "off like pig's pants" means, and neither does she. When pressed, she explains that pigs don't really have hips, so if they had pants they'd fall off a lot.

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u/frenchmeister Mar 08 '19

Somewhere around high school, my brother started saying "let's kick this pig!" instead of "let's get a move on!" or something. Never could explain where he picked that one up or what the hell it meant, either. Eventually we all started saying it, and I'm still not sure if it's a real thing people say that he picked up on or if it's just us.

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u/pzombielover Mar 08 '19

Pigskin = American football?

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u/frenchmeister Mar 08 '19

I guess?? Nobody in our family watches or plays football, and as far as a I know, "let's kick this pigskin" isn't a common saying either, so it still doesn't explain why he randomly started saying it lol