Those thumps hurt, too!

In honor of father’s day, I thought I’d share with you one of the most oft-heard expressions from my childhood.

Me (or my brother): Da-aaad, you’re supposed to be doing ____ this way!
Dad: Now who’s milking this cow?

*silence*

Dad: That’s right.  You’re just holding the tail.

I cannot tell you how many times my dad reminded me that he was, in fact, milking that cow. It often preceded a threat to “thump [me] on the noggin.”

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2 Responses to Those thumps hurt, too!

  1. Heidi says:

    after I visited today, I was out with my boys and I used the “thump your noggin” line. LOL
    my mom used to say “bop you on the bean” I felt the need to change it up a bit. ;-)

  2. RandomEsq says:

    Wow. I’ve never heard that before.

    I’m going to use it completely inappropriately, on purpose, now.

    I think I’ll use it as a general exclamation of surprise.