• pseudo@jlai.lu
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      1 year ago

      In France we say “Ton père est pas vitrier” ~“Your father isn’t a window maker”.

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        Same in Austria but passiv-aggressivly framed as a rhetoric question: “War dein Vater ein Glaserer?”

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      My youngest brother upon hearing that for the umpteenth time from our Grampa, decided to get clever and half-bent to throw over his shoulder with a smirk “Then, use the keyhole.”

      I never saw the old man leap out of his recliner so fast, and to this day I think that little smartass is still looking over his shoulder for that righteous comeuppance. 😱