“Sarcasm is just one more service we offer.” ~ Anonymous
Mom had a phrase I’ve been finding myself using a lot lately, especially while walking two easily distracted terriers. Terrier one is the Napoleon Dynamite of schnauzers. He’s lacking in basic social skills plus he’s a bit of a close talker. Terrier two thinks she’s heading up CSI Philly. She can sniff the living hell out of a spot the size of a tiny green pea, leaving you wondering just exactly how much DNA was left at the crime scene. If she had opposable thumbs, little Sherlock Holmes would be taking page after page of notes. I, of course, would be her Gal Friday — you think Miss Westie would carry her own notebook and pen?
Ok, I digress. Mom’s phrase? “SH!T OR GET OFF THE POT”. Now I know ma didn’t make this saying up, but she used it so well. It comes in handy for a variety of social situations: the deer-in-the-headlights ATM banker, the old woman at the deli counter who can’t make up her mind between the mozzarella or the mortadella, the driver who waits for a better shade of green at the traffic light, the hold-out in a couple who isn’t quite sure about commitment, etc., etc. You get my drift — the list can go on and on.
ITALIAN LESSON: know-it-all or smart ass = saputo/a a know-it-all (from the verb sapere, meaning “to know.”
So, let’s try it out! Tell someone to sh!t or get off the pot in the comments section below – think of someone and let it be known! You don’t even have to name names, just do it, and get off the pot.
After you get that off your chest, please head to the home of Madness again HERE.
Hi Madness…I think YOU will know to whom this refers….
To JH: Sh*t of get off the Pot!
As a matter of fact…a certain mutual acquaintance of ours had a few too many beverages of choice – locally – and told him flat out exactly that…then she moved out of state!
@ KB:
WOW! Did she really tell him that? FABULOUS!! (you are talking about “C” right?)
I know someone who better shit or get off the pot real quick before I lose my mind and do something radical! Reading all day is unacceptable unless you’re bedridden.
How’s that??
b
Ouch Barb — I hear you loud & clear. You must be doing a lot of mumbling under your breath!
hmmmmmm
i say this to ‘myself’ every day, about me.
@ denise:
Love it Denise! It works great if you say it very loudly to yourself too!
This is a test – this is only a test for CommenLUV
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Hey, you – the chick in front of me this morning, that couldn’t decide whether to take a left or a right at the light – yes, YOU!!! It’s the long pedal on the right… Directly. Under. Your. Stinking Foot! PRESS IT DOWN or at least get out of my stinking way! Stop making me wait for the movie, already. MAN!!!! I’ll take Neighbors Whom I’d Like to Spank for a Thousand, Alex!
(ahem. thanks, lee – i needed that!)
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@ SusieR:
Love it – feels so good to get it out, right?
Great to connect – I also loved your blog Susie — see you in the posts!
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Wow, lots of coded messages here. Do I know those people?? Spill the gossip, please. As for your mom’s advice, I’m with Denise.
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Yes, @ Style Maniac – Join the fun and tell someone too S or get off the pot too if need be (we won’t say a word)
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The slowest cashier at the grocery store yesterday. I totally blew the doors off her in the bagging department. Too bad she didn’t allow me to ring up my own items….I’d have been out of there in a flash.
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Not to get all political, especially since I think she’s full-o-shit….but S Palin: Shit or get off the pot. …or maybe not. Maybe just sitting on the pot is the best place for her. Go Liberals!
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@ Wildology:
If she were there, Wildology, I’d FLUSH!!
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