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My grandpa had an odd, understated way about him. He would say something negative or faintly complimentary, but the grin on his face would tell you to ignore that and understand he was mightily pleased.
That line in the movie Babe, when the pig has just won the sheep-herding championship (OOPS! SPOILER!) reminds me of him: “That’ll do, pig.”
So today’s one-liner is sort of an all-purpose construction:
If you asked him how he liked your new dress, he’d say, “If that ain’t pretty, it’ll do ’til pretty comes along.” If you gave him supper, he’d say, “If that wasn’t good, it’ll do ’til good comes along.” You get the idea.
Do we still carry on with that? You bet we do.
If he wasn’t memorable, he’ll do ’till memorable comes along.
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A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Write an understatement that is or is not understood to mean a superlative.
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Dan antion
June 12, 2019 at 7:42amHa ha – good that you get the last lick in on him.
Marian Allen
June 12, 2019 at 8:08amI can hear him chuckling about that now. 🙂
Roy A Ackerman, PhD, EA
June 12, 2019 at 8:59amIt takes a certain mindset to deal with that sort of “approbation”.
Marian Allen
June 12, 2019 at 10:01amAnd it takes absolute trust in the teaser, that it’s love and not passive aggression. With Grandpa, it was so obviously love.
Alan K
June 12, 2019 at 2:07pmNeat. I have been reviewing the various short story formats out there – flash fiction, 101 words, etc. This is fun!
Marian Allen
June 14, 2019 at 8:48amHow about the six-word stories? Have you reviewed any of those?
Alan K
June 14, 2019 at 4:40pmOoooohhhh. I’ll try that out thanks.
See what I did there?
Deborah
June 12, 2019 at 3:42pmFun memory of your Grandpa’s wit and witisums.
Marian Allen
June 14, 2019 at 8:48amOh, he was a joy! And still is, he would be delighted to know. 🙂
Joanne Sisco
June 16, 2019 at 9:33amooooh – I like! I may just have to borrow this expression. It has a lot of potential ?
Marian Allen
June 16, 2019 at 9:57amIf it isn’t useful, it’ll do ’til useful comes along!
Joanne Sisco
June 17, 2019 at 1:14pmI should have seen that one coming ?