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What are your family's inside jokes?
The other day, my mom was putting my daughter into her infant seat and she said to her, "Back in bowl," in a vaguely Indian accent.
I burst out laughing, and then immediately realized that, other than my sister, almost no one on the planet would've gotten that joke.
My mom was referring to an '80s movie called "All of Me," in which Steve Martin and Lilly Tomlin exchanged bodies for some reason. Wikipedia reminded me that there was a part of the movie in which some holy man used a mystical bowl to get them to switch back, or something. My mom, my sister and I saw this movie in 1984 and were particularly amused by the line, "Put Edwina back in bowl."
That fact that my mom busted that out that line 25 years later is even funnier.
Same goes for a story my parents tell me about the time they called a beachwear store and asked the clerk if they sell tank suits (I'm guessing that's what people called bathing suits back in the day). The clerk apparently misheard my mom and replied, "You're welcome." To this day, both of my parents regularly replace "thank you" with "tank suit" in conversations with my sister and me.
Those are just two examples of inside jokes in the Tarnoff family, but there are tons more. I'm guessing that your families have them, too.
And I'd like to hear them. Share some of your best, even if they only make sense to you, using the Talkback feature below.
Talkbacks
jeffjay60 | April 3, 2009 at 7:45 a.m. (report)
The inside story in my family is the refrence to my "Tool box" with regards to small home repairs. What the family knows, and other don't, is that the only things in the box are a checkbook and a pen
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shary26 | April 2, 2009 at 2:36 p.m. (report)
OMG, my family does the "Back in bowl!" thing too! We also quote Airplane! and History of the World lines.
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POINTER | April 2, 2009 at 1:15 p.m. (report)
Years ago~while on a train either going to or coming from Florance, Italy...my brother and I were in the dining car and overheard a man of about 75 having a conversation. His voice was high pitched, soft, fluid and the most beautiful sound we'd ever heard...my brother looked at me and exclaimed, "he has the voice of an angel" (in a faux Italian accent)....the entire trip and to this day ~ we can crack each other up with a simple "Moda Bella" said in a high-pitched, Italian accent.
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LegallyBlonde | March 31, 2009 at 4:29 p.m. (report)
Anyone remember the episode of Wonder Years where Kevin's granpda dies and he and Norm (his dad) travel hours to this suit store to buy him a black suit. On the way home, they stop at a diner, and it seems that for the first time they are really starting to bond. Kevin goes to the bathroom, and returns to find his dad flirting just a tad with the waitress. Nothing too serious, but some blushing was involved. Kevin says something to the effect of..."Dad, we better get home to see mom. You know, MY MOTHER...YOUR WIFE!" Norm is NOT happy and the rest of the ride home goes back to their typical late 60s father/son silence. Now, whenever my dad or I mention Mom, we always revert to..."You know, My Mother! Your WIFE!!" It is funny. Thank you wonder years and thank you inside family jokes.
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TosaJimBob | March 31, 2009 at 3:36 p.m. (report)
One day (many years ago) my sister and I were talking about a guy in the neighborhood who we thought was kind of strange ...and he was engaged to be married....I said...who would ever marry that guy....and my mom said....well...remember..."every pan has a handle".....I'm not really sure she even knew what that meant, but my sister and I still laugh about it.
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