A Dad Dictionary
(or, the Remaker zeitgeist)
In loving memory of my father,  Edward A Remaker, September 13, 1926 - March 5, 1999

Memorial page

Prepared by son #4 using the collected wisdom of 1, 2 and 3.

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Broakus 1) Hammer 2) Broken 
Busload of Brain Surgeons The last thing you would ever want to crash into. Really messes up your insurance. 
Buttermilk and a baloney sandwich A favorite meal from McDonalds and Burger King. 
Crazy It's where I'm going. Wanna come? 
Donkey Something that hurts a lot after a hemorrhoid operation. 
Doopah See "donkey." 
Drunks The people who out on weekend nights endangering you while you are driving. 
Dum Lousy A really annoying person. 
Edible A step above 'good.' (It's not just good, it's almost edible!). 
Eleventy-seven See Umpteen. 
Eye tooth If you wrap your tongue around it, you can't see what you are saying. 
Fat Lady Do you know one? She has a good place to put stuff. 
Firetrap The place you need to get out of. 
Front Cellar Only 7132 Guyer has one of these. A walled off section in the front of the basement. 
Here See There. I'm not there, I'm here. 
Hölschnägermächer A hole puncher.
How Long A chinaman. 
I'd better eat this before we throw it away.  Don't worry, no food ever gets thrown out
In the <x> locker under <first letter of x>  Where you could find anything in the Remaker household. All items were stored in their lockers. 
Is the pope Catholic? Yes. 
Is the pope Jewish? No.
Knute Friend, buddy, "dude" 
Liberated How we got a lot of the interesting stuff in the cellar. 
Penelope A 1934 ford sedan. Black, of course. 
Pickles Are sour. Can you swim? 
Platform A place where the tree, trains and race cars are set up for Christmas, including the much sought after train/car crossing. 
SA6-5854 How to reach 7132 Guyer back in the days of yore 
Sandbox Airport
Shore Box Place to stuff the weekend essentials before traveling to the shore.
Singing lessons Bet you never knew he took them. 
Skates Shoes.
Sprechen sie Deutch? Droppen ze dead. 
Statue A greeting, as in "Is statue?" 
Stoonad Stupid person.
Sweet Misery of Life At last I found you! (Hmmmm!) 
There See Here. Are you there? 
This high How high you were able to raise your arm before the accident. 
Throne Room Place where the throne, sink, and bathtub are. 
Timbuk-three Due west of Timbuktu. 
Two dirty men A musical tribute to some fellows in a ditch. 
Ubangi U betcha.
Umpteen A big number, probably more than eleventy-seven. 
Uncletenna Similar to your auntenna, only male. 
Wooden Hill Stairway to the upstairs.

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