You may be descended from Bruce and Ann Fillmore if . . .
10. . . . you use a red felt advent calendar at Christmastime
9. . . . you associate July 4th with flag ceremonies and fire drills
8. . . . you learned to drive in a van and/or a Ford Taurus
7. . . . you can spontaneously make up funny rhyming lyrics to any tune
6. . . . you see someone wearing heavy clothes on a warm day, and you say, "I'm getting hot just looking at you!"
5. . . . you ask your family members at bedtime: "Did you brush and flush? Did you pray and 'spray'?"
4. . . . your morning beverage of choice is Metamucil
3. . . . the mention of Metamucil reminds you of Dad's joke about it being "for our regular customers, or rather for our non-regular customers."
2. . . . you can bend your thumb back so it makes a 90 degree angle
and the number one way you might know if you're descended from Bruce and Ann Fillmore is
. . .
. . . if you're exceptionally smart and well-adjusted, not taller than 5'8", with bowed legs and a fairly decent singing voice, too.
Happy 41st Anniversary, Mom & Dad! You're special parents, and I appreciate all we've inherited from you.
love, Marcie
P.S. Siblings, what are your "You may be descended if. . ." ideas?
Mark added.....if you have a sudden urge to do Saturday chores when you hear "Hooked on Classics"
ReplyDeleteYou can come up with a 5 minute talk on any subject with little or no forewarning.
Your ears perk up anytime you hear the word "Beauville".
You advertise good news by putting something on your front porch or mowing it into your lawn.
You know that leaves don't just fall in the Autumn...they go into a big table.
You feel a desire to sleep out on Memorial Day, but you may or may not actually do it.
You've slowed down to go around a horse-drawn carriage and tasted birch beer on the same day.
It is not strange to play pranks on missionaries or others around April 1st.
You can sing at least one or more verses from "Officer Krumpke" from West Side Story.
You can teach your friends "Killer Uno".
You know lovely camp songs about Barges and Lame Tame Cranes.
You know how to dive and tread water.
You know how to use a pogo stick.
You know what a "Project Prom" is.
You can get "Bubble Toes" stuck in your head.
If the only R rated movie you've ever seen is "The Witness" because your mom made you watch it.
The van you were riding in broke down while in Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota or Wyoming.
You've eaten ham and cheese bagels wrapped in tin foil on a trip.
You're impressed if you see a ping pong table that DOESN"T have multiple colors of paint on it from numerous projects.
You have a handmade wooden trivet.
You have blocks that can spell special occasions.
You can make 8 tuna sandwiches with one can of tuna and Miracle Whip.
You can have peanut butter, Miracle Whip and bananas on the same sandwich.
You know the words to "I Am a Railroad Train".
You attended or are attending BYU, and you know about or lived in the Presidio.
You've played green paper games numerous times using thin hard books like Nellie Bly to back up the paper.
You've heard Stan Frieberg tapes.
You've tried to lasso a wooden rocking horse or your sister Jan acting like a very enthusiastic cow.
You can mimic at least one of Jan's 10 poses.
You know how a nose flute works.
You know how to put a furnace filter on a box fan.
You know that Azerbaijan is an actual place with people....some of which can't drive, swim or smell good.
You know that Gunpowder is a Creek, and Frogtown is a road
If you've played Fox and Geese or ridden a giant intertube onto a frozen lake covered with snow.
You can identify the distinct sound of a Ford Taurus before seeing it.
ReplyDeleteYou've seen your father dare the missionaries to eat the hottest peppers from his garden.
You know the correct way to clean a paintbrush.
You understand fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants is a valid approach to some things.
You've used a band-saw for fun.
On hot days, you get the sudden temptation to toss your cup of water into someones face and have a small water fight, but you stop yourself because you know how badly these things can escalate.
You know someone who can play a tuba-tetch.
You think Christmas isn't complete without Bing.
You wish you had a shed so you could teach your kids Andy-I-Over.
You can brag about your mother's cartwheel into the pool, her double dutch prowess, and her killer racquetball arm.
You love the smell of metal shavings because it makes you think of hugging your dad when he got home from work.
You put on your deodorant each day to keep your arms from sticking together.
You have a special place in your heart for that old brown couch.
You have fallen asleep in front of Brother Wingate.
People ask you to help on a project and you get that sparkle in your eye.You invite new ward members over for dinner.
You not only know who Henry Mancini is, but you can hum along to at least three of his songs.
You learned what a Roth IRA was before you were 10.
ReplyDeleteThe names Garrison Keillor, Click and Clack, and Carl Castle mean something to you.
The best part of the Christmas Nativity play is dressing up.
You can say you've been to Fort McHenry and the Liberty Bell more than you've been to any Disney park.
You live down the street from the "Who-gies"
Watered down potato soup is a fine meal to you.
You spent hours with Carole Hahn or Pearl Kaylor.