November 29

"Save the watch!"

Uttered upon witnessing some less than completely honest or unexaggerated.

November 28

"Just keeping up my end of the conversation."

An explanation? An excuse?

November 25

"What'd the turkey do?"

Punchline to a joke about a parrot being punished in the freezer. Also useful for saying over and over again to the Fonz in a baby voice.

November 22

"Gotta get that tractor paid for"

Stated upon receipt or discovery of small change, as little as a penny. Originates from some sort of joke I'm evidently not allowed to know.

November 16

"Lauren! Get your butt up now!"

Originally uttered with the purpose of waking a recalcitrant daughter on school mornings. More often repeated with the intention of teaching parakeets to repeat.

November 15

"It's a good start!"

Said to AJK's offspring (or maybe just daughter) after said party has spent all day slaving away at cleaning their room.

November 14

"Dumb, maybe. Stupid, no."

Similar to "fool me once". In reference to one's self, more often than not.

Nov 9

The AJK theory on home renovation:

"We'd be better off burning it to the ground and starting from scratch."

November 8

"It's past my bedtime."

A way to get out of everything beyond a proffered cup of coffee.

November 7

"I'm Larry. This is my brother Daryl. This is my other brother Daryl."

Nov. 04

"B CNU" This usually closes out an email from AJK. It's a reference to the cult classic telivison show The Prisoner.

November 02

"I am not unwell, thank you."

Usually said in response to a greeting such as "Hi, how are you?"