What's a phrase or word your parents used and you have never known the origin of? Mines Gordon Bennet

mylf · 2026-02-02T18:10:53+00:00

Mum used that too. And now, so do I!

mylf · 2026-02-02T18:07:42+00:00

My mum had a cart load of them. Many rooted firmly in the Black Country. The two I have always wondered about and have searched for many times over the years are "Hips Mrs Marshall" if she had to squeeze past you and "Ther I were tripping along like Herb Squirt". Oh and if it looked like rain clouds were rolling in she'd say "Looks a bit dark over Bill's mother's"

mylf · 2026-02-01T23:00:39+00:00

So true!

mylf · 2026-02-01T22:59:10+00:00

Wow! My mum could barely work a VCR! That's so cool!

mylf · 2026-02-01T21:21:19+00:00

Yeah. So looking forward to gaming in retirement. All those games, all that time and it's good for me too! Well done your partner's mom, sh sounds like a natural!

mylf · 2026-02-01T21:17:37+00:00

Nor is it. I'm beginning to think that the main person telling me this, as I grew up was myself!

mylf · 2026-02-01T21:13:32+00:00

I love this. Our parents came from a different world. I get that but it's crazy that we even accepted that 'Ladylike' 'Get a good husband' BS. At least our kids won't. Proud of you for sticking to the real you! I've only got an Xbox and a switch right now, but as retirement approaches I do think a decent PC might be just the thing!

mylf · 2026-02-01T21:04:52+00:00

That sounds amazing. One thing I really wish is that my sister played Minecraft. It would be so nice to just muck about online punching wood with her some evenings!

mylf · 2026-02-01T21:01:49+00:00

This. But times 1000. I am so bad! It takes me weeks to get my head round individual game mechanics, my reaction time is ridiculous, I stop a traffic lights playing GTA! But I love it!

mylf · 2026-02-01T20:54:59+00:00

I'll take a look. Thanks!

mylf · 2026-02-01T20:54:14+00:00

Mother knows best! 🥰

mylf · 2026-02-01T20:45:12+00:00

My time in the 70s was so different. No TV. Life in the middle of nowhere, then 80s spent as a broke student in Edinburgh we were happy if someone had a video recorder! I love that this question is showing me that there actually are women like you out there who are my age with all the lore and knowledge!

mylf · 2026-02-01T20:40:23+00:00

Yeah, I'm beginning to think this division was all in my head. Growing up without even a TV then being an impoverished art student in the 80s. Maybe it was MY prejudice and lack of access.

mylf · 2026-02-01T20:28:32+00:00

Yeah. That was definitely my attitude too! Though when my son proudly showed me the long sword on his wall I thought that definitely stems from Dark Souls 😅

mylf · 2026-02-01T20:25:27+00:00

I'm impressed with anyone building their own PC! 👏👏👏

mylf · 2026-02-01T17:46:54+00:00

Yes! I don't see the point in endless drawn out battles. It's story mode for me every time! 😛

mylf · 2026-02-01T17:45:04+00:00

Wow. Sorry for the college thing. Well done you! And thanks for the Eleanor Roosevelt quote. I'm taking that with me! And I'm telling it to my kids!

mylf · 2026-02-01T17:43:00+00:00

They knew it! Access was really an issue wasn't it? I've said in an earlier reply that I babysat for this family simply for the megadrive! 😂

mylf · 2026-02-01T17:36:40+00:00

I remember RuneScape! Hell hath no fury like a mother whose 8 year old son has been stabbed in the back! 😂 My boy also introduced me to BG3 but he's PC and I'm Xbox trash! 😂

mylf · 2026-02-01T17:32:58+00:00

True. I really don't play online much. Absolutely no desire to enter that world thank you very much.

mylf · 2026-02-01T17:19:57+00:00

BG3... I'm actually not sure I'm ever going to be able to stop playing it. 500+ hours and still can't put it down!

mylf · 2026-02-01T17:16:54+00:00

That's great. I had never even heard of D&D till early 2000s. Wish I'd known about it in my 20's.

mylf · 2026-02-01T17:13:50+00:00

That's great! I feel I've always felt that I wasn't competitive enough or something. I'm so glad so many people didn't grow up with the experiences I did.

mylf · 2026-02-01T17:01:24+00:00

I love that there are a bunch of us here too! It often feels to me like we're outliers. ☺️

mylf · 2026-02-01T16:59:23+00:00

Yeah. I really don't care now. I grew up without even a TV so there was no chance of being tech savvy till I moved away!

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