Lucy in Louisa, Virginia, recalls that if her mother was exasperated when the kids were misbehaving, she’d announce I’m going to put you both in a wet paper bag and see who falls out first! This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Put You in a Wet Paper Bag”
Lucy Hodge from Louisa, Virginia, wrote us about a phrase that her mother used to use when Lucy and her brother were misbehaving as children.
Her mother would say, “I’m going to put you both in a wet paper bag and see who falls out first.”
That’s worth a snort.
Isn’t that fantastic?
What does she mean by that?
Just like get a way to make them shush and calm down?
I would think so.
I tried doing some digging on this.
And, of course, you know, people talk about not being able to punch your way out of a wet paper bag.
I’ve never seen that phrase.
And I think it’s just probably one of those great things that make kids stop and say, huh?
Right, right.
It totally resets whatever emotional track they’re on.
They just can’t think for a minute and they forget what they were fighting about.
We’d love to hear the funny things that your parents and grandparents say.
Send them along.
