My dad had a saying he used to dazzle us with whenever we’d “fall down and go boom” or some other similar childhood mishap. He’d say it to us in a surprisingly rapid-fire way that was designed to distract as much as find out what happened. Turns out he got it from his father, my grandpa John V. Ellsworth. I’ll forever associate with my own poppa, but good to know where it came from… In any event:
How’d ya hurt ya, | cut ya, burn ya, | scratch ya, dig ya, bite ya?
Lots of “dja” and “tcha” sounds end up getting mixed in there which always made it a pleasure to hear.
Saturday | July 26, 2008 at 1:02 am
I should also note that it wasn’t until dad sent around an email with the exact verbiage of this little ditty that I realized “dig ya” wasn’t “did ya”…
Monday | August 4, 2008 at 10:36 am
It’s good to be reminded again of Dad, John V. Ellsworth, and how he brought a positive flair to life’s little setbacks. I don’t know how I remembered it all those years, but I’m glad.