tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67682395227009358462024-02-08T10:53:37.770-05:00WoodenismsThings our Old Man told us through the years. Not necessarily original, but lets say that we heard them more than once.Jerry Wooden Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18226840109630163272noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-87268684419241958542023-11-23T14:59:00.001-05:002023-11-23T14:59:35.264-05:00Do you have a matchwhen someone had there arms full he would ask do you have a match?waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-35580379406458303642023-11-23T13:19:00.002-05:002023-11-23T13:19:27.517-05:00Funnythat smells funny, is it funny ha ha? or just strange?waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-28725736729222627272022-04-27T22:42:00.004-04:002022-04-27T22:42:49.036-04:00Dr. Asks where it hurts It only hurts when I breathewaltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-84552752297993225072020-09-21T19:46:00.001-04:002020-09-21T19:46:13.102-04:00Bad drivingif you did something stupid while driving, he would say "Stop the car or we'll all be killed"waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-28634777785829545952019-07-16T19:06:00.001-04:002019-07-16T19:06:26.837-04:00On being ignored...Do I have to yell to be heard around here?waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-35410489013995101212018-09-23T15:40:00.001-04:002018-09-23T15:40:24.599-04:00When listening to a preacher who said brethren...He would say breathern and cistern.waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-66674525226734740002017-03-16T10:38:00.001-04:002017-03-16T10:38:55.444-04:00Truck backing up.When hearing a truck beeping when backing up he would say "The fat lady is backing up"waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-11266482126410431932017-03-16T10:37:00.001-04:002017-03-16T10:37:50.005-04:00Is it true?When someone asked if something was true he would say "Is the Pope Polish?"waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-29265956982016652962016-10-17T16:09:00.002-04:002016-10-17T16:09:50.935-04:00Did you see what I did in the yard?Every time I visited he would ask "Did you see what I did in the yard?" I would say no and he would say "You never pay attention to anything."waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-1413747308748750252016-10-17T16:07:00.001-04:002016-10-17T16:12:27.509-04:00"Because it was on sale"Why do you have 15 extension cords in the garage? He would tend to think that buying things in large quantities even if you didn't need them at the time would save money if it was on sale.waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-42493997479133597422016-10-17T16:04:00.001-04:002016-10-17T16:04:07.822-04:00When looking for a lost tool"One of the f*****g kids took my tools."
That's why he had 2 of everything.waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-26812036680698806152016-10-17T15:53:00.004-04:002016-10-17T15:53:29.380-04:00The whole world is a bit strangeOne of his favorite quotes from the social reformer Robert Owen (1771-1858) "The whole world is a bit strange except thee and me and I'm not so sure about thee."waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-67614262665008002292016-10-15T20:08:00.002-04:002016-10-15T20:08:38.523-04:00Instead of fantastic...He would say fantasmagorical.waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-10511498483446758272016-10-15T20:05:00.001-04:002016-10-15T20:05:27.880-04:00Play on wordsHe would say about a funny word joke "I love a good play on words"waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-23963028931535638762016-10-15T20:02:00.001-04:002016-10-15T20:02:17.739-04:00When there is something wrong he would say...Nothing wrong with nothing wrong with nothing wrong with that.waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-43453562917771708082016-10-13T18:05:00.000-04:002016-10-13T18:05:06.822-04:00As they say in the vernacular...When he would say something that was not grammatically correct such as: "I am plumb wore out... As they say in the vernacular."waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-15249325485329428922015-11-23T10:49:00.002-05:002015-11-23T10:49:15.714-05:00His favorite race horseWhen he smelled a fart he would say "Hoof Harted"waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-87510125811602765462015-11-23T10:44:00.000-05:002015-11-23T10:44:01.995-05:00The P is silentWhen someone asked about a word with a silent P in it, he would always say the P is silent just like the Pee in swimming. Which always got a blank stare from people.waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-75756700079126185262015-04-30T10:34:00.003-04:002016-10-17T15:56:47.188-04:00When wanting seasoning at the tableHe would say "pass the salt and pecker"
Or "Pass the salt Walt" because it rhymed.waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-60060915712777704602015-04-30T10:33:00.001-04:002015-04-30T10:33:12.928-04:00Advice for childrenChildren should be seen and not heard.
Go play in the street.waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-35992479233775383112012-08-10T19:23:00.001-04:002012-08-10T19:23:20.654-04:00Would you like something?When someone asked if he would like something, he would say "yes, I'll take anything I can get."waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-44489533539404594452012-08-05T15:57:00.000-04:002012-08-05T15:57:07.364-04:00On AppreciationThey didn't say thank you or even kiss my ass.waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-77182627584434594572012-02-07T21:38:00.001-05:002012-02-07T21:39:26.412-05:00I SeeEvery time he said "I See" as in I understand, he said: " I see said the blind man as he picked up his hammer and saw"waltwoodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06362233943475001280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-62509326753123773482011-04-08T21:33:00.002-04:002011-04-08T21:37:31.476-04:00A Good'nJerry Sr would always follow one of his family member's name with "he's a good'n". <div>As an example,"Walt Wooden, he's a good'n."<div><br /></div><div>Dad always loved rhymes.</div></div>Steve Wooden Srhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11564659334167551316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768239522700935846.post-64276082955125483312011-01-24T06:02:00.000-05:002011-01-24T06:02:37.161-05:00On recognizing the intelligence of a personWhen someone would say something smart but the old man would want to defect from the person's "moment", Dad would say ", that man is one <b>f</b>art <b>sm</b>eller", exchanging the first couple of letters in the words Smart and Feller.Jerry Wooden Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18226840109630163272noreply@blogger.com