The things parents say!

Went round my parents today,after knocking for 5 minutes my dad came the door-mum was dancing round the kitchen to Kaiser Chiefs. When i asked her what she was doing she replied,

"I love these Kaiser Chefs,aren`t they good? Their all the rage you know!"

Fucking hell,she`s nearly 60!

did she have a cookbook and a a pair of kitchen tongs in her hand too?

Is she predicting a diet?

What a cool mum! I can't wean mine off Westlife and no, I didn't introduce them to her.

My mum makes me laugh when she dances anyway, she can't dance without putting a cheesy grin on her face and don't get me started on my dad's dancing!

your dad's dancing comment reminded me of what my dad used to do at parties, He'd do that Russian style dance where you crouch down and kick your legs out.... One year he was SO drunk he fell on his arse and he never did it again. claiming he was 'Too old for all that now' Truth was he was just pissed as a vodka downing newt and couldn't admit to it lol

My mom's taste in music is unfortunate. Mostly country, classic rock, etc.

My dad used to tear up the discos, though. Split his pants sliding across the floor!

EDIT: I agree, your mum sounds pretty cool, mispronounciation notwithstanding.

HMM! The things parents say...

"Are you still courting?"

OR

"Are you still going steady?"

Or me Mum's worst offence....

"Is your love blossoming?" AAAAARRRGHHH!!

I had my mum almost converted to new order. she could take half an hour before she told me to turn it off. she even recoginsed soem of the songs when they were played on the radio and then told me about it. "I heard that falling song on the radio today. "

My mum and dad arent that bad. As usual it falls upon my nan for all manner of nonsense:

"Is that the the Ting-Tong?" when referring to a chinese waitress "I like Bill Collins" when referring to Phil Collins "I like Bongo" instead of Bono "Atomic Diamond" instead of Atomic Kitten (Christ knows where she got that from) etc etc

Old people eh

Mum's great; she's open to anything I give her to listen to; she came with me when I was 8 months pregnant and saw UB40; she LUVS them; but she is also open to just about anything. She listens to her 'stuff' but when all of us go 'round, she's more than happy to listen to our stuff - which dates back when; I am the youngest!

When I was younger and lived at home, I went through a heavy reggae period - and it's probably best I don't divulge what my Dad used to shout up the stairs.........

However, now when some of you have talked about Parent's dancing; let's just put it this way; my Dad always looked like he was chewing a toffee - and it wasn't in his mouth!

Bless him........... could always tell a story about my Bro'a engagement party in a nightclub in Brum - Faces I think......where he saw a space in which to dance, then discovered at his cost, it was just a mirror and he broke his glasses...........still chewing a toffee..........

I should probably add; my Mum has 2 all time favourites; one is Hit me With your Rhythm Stick by Ian Dury (class act) and the other is Blue Monday........by erm..........

First gig I ever went to was ULTRAVOX at Manchester Apollo in 1981.Dad dropped me off into a queue of people.And he shouted in a raised voice,with nowhere for me to hide..

"Is this the queue for ELECTROLUX?"

Actually that sounds like a good band name.How about it JACK?

Monty,The Biggest Dog In The World! wrote: First gig I ever went to was ULTRAVOX at Manchester Apollo in 1981.Dad dropped me off into a queue of people.And he shouted in a raised voice,with nowhere for me to hide..

"Is this the queue for ELECTROLUX?"

Actually that sounds like a good band name.How about it JACK?

Sounds like a hoover to me

Minx wrote:

Monty,The Biggest Dog In The World! wrote: First gig I ever went to was ULTRAVOX at Manchester Apollo in 1981.Dad dropped me off into a queue of people.And he shouted in a raised voice,with nowhere for me to hide..

"Is this the queue for ELECTROLUX?"

Actually that sounds like a good band name.How about it JACK?

Sounds like a hoover to me

not that funny. but yeah it does :\ohwell:

J.A.K wrote:

Minx wrote:

Monty,The Biggest Dog In The World! wrote: First gig I ever went to was ULTRAVOX at Manchester Apollo in 1981.Dad dropped me off into a queue of people.And he shouted in a raised voice,with nowhere for me to hide..

"Is this the queue for ELECTROLUX?"

Actually that sounds like a good band name.How about it JACK?

Sounds like a hoover to me

not that funny. but yeah it does :\ohwell:

Sorry was a very convoluted and bizarre joke/story with mates that made me crack up, I shall be more selective with my smilies and put them where only rational folk can understand the reason for my mirth in future....

Nothing funny about my parents, but my mother-in-law. Nothing funnier than a hearing Aerosmith's "Janie's Got a Gun" sung with a Portuguese accent.

Spotnick wrote: Well, I had to listen to damed classical music for most of the 80's on my parents' stereo while eating... so each has its own problem ;)

Now my parents mostly listen to ez-listening in french.... I know, because it's me that does them CD for their annual ride to Florida!

Classical's not so bad. I might be a better person if I had to listen to classical during dinner. :)

Spotnick wrote: Well, I had to listen to damed classical music for most of the 80's on my parents' stereo while eating... so each has its own problem ;)

Now my parents mostly listen to ez-listening in french.... I know, because it's me that does them CD for their annual ride to Florida!

I had to listen to big band, and stuff like Johnny Mathis, the four freshman, etc. when eating. I still can't stand Mathis, unless it's Christmas music.

JHC

My mother calls New Order "New Found order" or "That new world order band you like." And has asked before if I could play that "Happy Monday" song, after she watched 24HrPP. She also calls the Pet Shop Boys "the Pet Store Group" and pronounces DM as "Depechey Mode."

My kids nearly had a fit the other day when I said I loved the song "Coming Undone" by Korn.

It's nice when their friends tell them "oh, your mum's so cool". I'm a bit of twat really. I guess that's what they like!!

dad came home pissed tonight started to cook chicken then nearly caught the house on fire, fell asleep, the oven was a fucking mess. i also recall the other weekend when his mate won the sweepstakes and shouted him all the piss he could take, he was fucked stubling around hes a legend

It's my Nan that's the biggest offender:

1. You'd be pretty if you lost some weight.
2. How old are you now "31", oh you really should be married with kids by now, you don't want to be lonely when you're old.
3. Have you got a kettle and TV? (she's been to my nice equipped flat loads of times). 4.You look really common (when I had orange put in my hair).
4. You don't know anything. When you get to my age "89" you can say you know something.

Minx wrote: ...my dad used to do at parties...

It sounds like you have a bit of Russian in you?

My mum likes ub40 so luckily she can't get their name wrong, but still gets the song names wrong.

She thinks that'Unknown pleasures' sounded like the devils music.

She listens to new order and stone roses whilst doing the hoovering sometimes.

I kept piranha fish once. My mum had names for all of them individually and cried when I sold them, and waved goodbye to them individually.

I'm reading a book called 'the wrong boy' by willy russell. It's about a boy who's mum and dad send him away to work on a building site to toughen him up- all because he listens to the smiths. Both of my parents never understood the smiths at all. So some of it rings a bell.