December 27, 2015: Enjoyable Expressions!

Wouldn’t that jar your preserves?

This one was my father’s.  He used to say it, with absolutely no sense of irony, on those occasions when something would burn his ass (another favorite expression of his).

Shuck!

This one was my mother’s.  I always assumed it was simply her Italian way of attempting “Shucks” until the day our neighbor told me: “Shuck?  Who is your mind trying to kid?”

Jesus Crisis!

One of many delightful Akemi-isms.  As Martin Gero pointed out: “It actually makes sense.”

We’ll burn that bridge when we come to it.

He may not be the original source, but I heard Executive Producer Elliot Sokolsky utter this little gem and I intended on making it my own.

I’m melty-sleepy!

Another Akemi-ism.  Definition: reeeaaally sleepy!

Don’t expect your parents or your money to last forever.

This one comes our way via Akemi’s grandmother – apparently a very practical woman.

Wine is for drinking. Water is for washing your face.

According to my uncle, this was the response his father gave his mother when she suggested he should try drinking something besides wine.  Addendum: He passed away from liver failure at age 67.

He’s an expiring director!

Guy I met the other night espousing unwitting pessimism in his son’s career choice.

Okay, the games aren’t yet over but I’m going to go ahead and project a Fantasy Football Championship win for Dark Matter Consulting Producer Ivon Bartok and his Running Dead.  Congrats to Ivon – who will no doubt celebrate by bringing in a pretty impressive bottle for the next time of the Dark Matter whisky/ey club!