# Phrases I Need to Never Hear My Mother Say **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 21, 2013, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092 "2013-07-21T04:48:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/21 "2013-07-23T20:58:04Z")
There is the [Tony Orlando song.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WROdwlk9_h8) ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/22 "2013-07-23T23:13:53Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > For a HS/College job, I couldn’t leave the premises & there was only one near-by place that delivered, a pizza joint called Candida’s. They weren’t all that good, but hey, they delivered, which beat the salted peanuts & candy bars from the vending machine when you wanted dinner & there was no one else/who could drive. I just thought it was the family’s last name like many small restaurants & didn’t know of the ‘other’ meaning. > Can I get nauseous many years later 'cause I think I am? They might have been named for this place: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candida,\_Campania](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candida,_Campania) ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/23 "2013-07-24T19:24:23Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > a pizza joint called Candida’s. They weren’t all that good Probably too much yeast in the dough. And I was going to complain about my mother-in-law saying “You go, girlfriend!” ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/24 "2013-07-24T19:39:42Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > “What does MILF mean?” I heard a woman proudly proclaim within earshot of her children “I’m a MILF!”. Worse, she wasn’t. ---
**Author:** ![TheMerchandise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@TheMerchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMerchandise)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/25 "2013-07-24T19:45:57Z")
I was visiting my mom and borrowed a silk scarf from her, since it matched my outfit. I decided to borrow it permanently and announced the fact to my mother. “Oh no, you can’t have that one!” she said in response “That’s the scarf I use to tie up your step-father!” ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/26 "2013-07-24T19:52:42Z")
Now that’s a woman who knows how to keep children from absconding with her possessions! Brrrrr. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/27 "2013-07-24T20:06:16Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > There is the [Tony Orlando song.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WROdwlk9_h8) Not to mention the [porn producer and former star](http://candidaroyalle.com/). ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/28 "2013-07-24T20:12:18Z")
Of, course, what has to come at the top of any list of this kind is: “I’ve cut you out of my will!” ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/29 "2013-07-24T20:23:14Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I heard a woman proudly proclaim within earshot of her children “I’m a MILF!”. > > Worse, she wasn’t. Given that she was the one saying it, I would propose that those two sentences are not dichotomous. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/30 "2013-07-24T20:25:16Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > For a HS/College job, I couldn’t leave the premises & there was only one near-by place that delivered, a pizza joint called Candida’s. They weren’t all that good, but hey, they delivered, which beat the salted peanuts & candy bars from the vending machine when you wanted dinner & there was no one else/who could drive. I just thought it was the family’s last name like many small restaurants & didn’t know of the ‘other’ meaning. > Can I get nauseous many years later 'cause I think I am? Okay, I’ll bite - what’s “the ‘other’ meaning”? ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/31 "2013-07-24T20:49:08Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Okay, I’ll bite - what’s “the ‘other’ meaning”? [Here](http://lmgtfy.com/?q=candida). ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/32 "2013-07-24T20:51:29Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > [Here](http://lmgtfy.com/?q=candida). > **[Candida (fungus)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candida_(fungus))** > > Candida is a genus of yeasts. It is the most common cause of fungal infections worldwide and the largest genus of medically important yeasts. > The genus Candida encompasses about 200 species. Many species are harmless commensals or endosymbionts of hosts including humans. When mucosal barriers are disrupted or the immune system is compromised, however, they can invade and cause disease, known as an opportunistic infection. Candida is located on most mucosal surfaces and mainly the gastrointesti... It’s a fungus. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/33 "2013-07-24T21:38:25Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I heard a woman proudly proclaim within earshot of her children “I’m a MILF!”. > > Worse, she wasn’t. In the first person, shouldn’t that be MYLF? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/34 "2013-07-24T21:49:15Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > In the first person, shouldn’t that be MYLF? Yeah, it was her grammar that I found alarming. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/35 "2013-07-24T22:40:03Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Yeah, it was her grammar that I found alarming. If you didn’t find her attractive I don’t think you’d find her grandmother attractive either. ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/36 "2013-07-25T01:50:48Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > In the first person, shouldn’t that be MYLF? Maybe she was just announcing her plans for the evening. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/37 "2013-07-25T01:59:41Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > _To the maitre d of a really expensive resaurant who was helping her up from her seat_ > > “I think my children are better than anyone else going, but then again, I’m prejudiced.” :smack: > > Miss you, Ma… ☹ What is wrong with this? I guess she could have said ‘biased’ - but prejudiced is a perfectly appropriate word to use in that context. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/38 "2013-07-25T03:36:16Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > What is wrong with this? I guess she could have said ‘biased’ - but prejudiced is a perfectly appropriate word to use in that context. It is embarrassing. Mrs. Plant (v.2.0) once announced to a waitress who just wanted us to get the hell out of the restaurant so she could wait on someone else how well her daughter sang. It was “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”, and I still don’t know if I should have killed only the guy she was singing with, or everyone in the audience. But I digress. I spoke of it to Step Daughter (v.2.0) and mentioned, “A real Jewish Mother can embarrass you when you are not present.” She was amused. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/39 "2013-07-26T19:45:50Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Yep, mom scarred me forever when talking about one of the women my stepdad had an affair with: “She probably swallows!” The woman sounds nice! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092/40 "2013-07-26T21:39:30Z")
> [@Telperion](#): > > They might have been named for this place: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candida,\_Campania](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candida,_Campania) [One of the saints seems more likely.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candida_%28given_name%29) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092.md?page=3)