General Discussion & Chat: Cute Phrases..., 1 by sstateham

sstateham wrote:
My mother always called surprise goodies "holligogs". I still call them that, but I tend to have to explain a lot. She used to say "Holligog, Holligog, close your eyes... Holligog, Holligog, here's your surprise!" My grandmother used to give "feel better presents" - when it was one kid's birthday, she always had little treats for the others so we didn't feel left out. She also used to fix us "take homers" - little white paper lunch sacks with candy etc that my parents wouldn't buy, but that she kept well stocked.

When my daughter was little and wanted me to carry her she would say "mick me pup" instead of pick me up. I won't get into the obscene term she had for "fire truck". When she was in elementary school, and it was embarassing to tell me she loved me when I dropped her off, we had a code phrase - "past the sky, terd face". It still raises eyebrows when she calls me terd face, but we both know what she means! She was a picky eater when she was little, so everything was renamed to suit her - spinach was mermaid food, mostacoli was teenage mutant ninja turtle sewer pipes, etc. She's now 18 and won't eat meat if it's not steak or boneless skinless chicken breasts, doesn't like pasta or rice (only potato), corn and carrots are the only veggies she likes. Odd, considering she grew up eating just about anything, albeit under an assumed name.

Stacy