Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Words my mil's mother wouldn't let *her* say

My late mil was born in 1917. Her mom had her own list of words that were forbidden in their household. Here they are:

1) Gee
2) Gosh
3) Darn
4) Lookit

My mil and her siblings used to say them all strung out like one big forbidden word:

"Geegoshdarnlookit!"

This is also the women who used to tell my mil to quit listening to the (jazz) music that was newly popular then. According to her, it was nothing but, "jiggida, jiggida, jiggida!"

Hmmm...maybe times really *were* simpler back then.
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2 comments:

  1. Saint Peter's helpersDecember 21, 2005 at 2:25 PM

    This is interesting. I think all generations will have their own "taboos". The "jigida" had me chuckling.

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  2. DymphnaDecember 21, 2005 at 4:49 PM

    I know! Each generation has their own version of "rock" music! :)

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