Family phrase

[vaneramos]

This question came from classics_cat.

Tell about one or more of your special family phrases, the kind that are probably ordinary lines to other people, but speak volumes to you and yours.

When something improbable happens, my daughters and I like to say, "Oh no, not again." This puts us all in stitches. Bonus points go to whoever knows what book this line comes from, which all three of us have read.

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[bitterlawngnome.livejournal.com]

"Curiously enough, the only thing that went through the mind of the bowl of petunias as it fell was Oh no, not again. Many people have speculated that if we knew exactly why the bowl of petunias thought that, we would know a lot more about the nature of the universe than we do now."

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Your bonus points may be applied toward one nutrient-soaked towel.

[bitterlawngnome.livejournal.com]

Oh, honey, no. We're still washing linen from the LAST time you were here.