By Chris Hulsizer, with help from his bro Tim)

Our Dad said these frequently…we have fond memories of hearing many of them.
[Douglas Norwood Hulsizer, 25 September 1929 – 23 February 1997]

• “It’s only water…it’ll dry”
• “…krud fangles…” (used as an expletive after making a mistake)
• “What’s all this happy horseshit?” (basically like “What’s going on here?”)
• “…horses dipped in donkey dust” (A strange one, perhaps referring to an item or food covered in powder, glitter, etc.?)
• “Use your head for something besides a hat rack”
• “Tweechees own” (Dad’s pronunciation of the old adage “To each his own”)
• “I calls ‘em as I sees ‘em”
• “So what, sew buttons on your underwear” (response to someone saying “So what”)
• “Baccarudas” (in reference to Plymouth Barracudas)
• “(You just) fiddled and fooled and farted around” (when someone didn’t complete a chore or task on time)
• “Beggars can’t be choosers”
• “You’re a caution (or he/she’s a caution)”
• “…cranafrazz…” (in place of “thingamajig” or “whatchamacallit”)
• “It’s good for what ails ya”
• “That don’t amount to a hill o’ beans”
• “Hey there, Mr. Baggypants” (a silly greeting)
• “That’s the Godest truth” (attributed by Dad originally to “Little Joe” Giordano, one of his coworkers)
• “Let’s not make a big federal case out of it”
• “It’s cockeyed”
• “Gasarene” (referring to gasoline)
• “His eyes are bigger than his stomach”
• “It’ll put hair on your chest”
• “It’s neither here nor there”
• “There, goodasnew”
• “…Cub Sprouts…” (referring to Cub Scouts)
• “What do I look like, I’m made outta money?”
• “Oh fer heaven sakes”
• “Heavens ta Betsy”
• “Know what I mean, jellybean?”
• “You betcha”
• “Hold yer horses!”
• “…druthers…” (as in, “If I had my druthers” [choice])
• “Stick that in your pipe and smoke it”
• “Toodle-oo” (“See you later”)
• “What a rigamarole”
• “Just resting my eyes”
• “Times a-wastin’”
• “Takes a lotta people to make a movie like that”
• “Darned if I know” / “Well I’ll be darned”
• “(I think I’ll have a) little snicky-snack”
• “Slow as molasses”
• “Oh, hogwash”
• “He needs a good kick in the slats, he does”
• “sa-LAHD” (referring to salad)
• “I’ve got an inkling…” (another way to say “I’ve got an idea”)
• “(Looks like) it only cost a nickel ninety-eight”
• “Doesn’t that just rot your socks?!”
• “Drippy drop slop” (anything gross)
• “Yell-oh” (when answering phone)
• “Oh, bunk” (or “that’s a load of bunk”)
• “Hay is for horses, milk is for cows” (when someone called him with “Hey Dad”)
• “Okey-doke”
• “Good gravyboats”
• “It’s all going to pot…” (when things take a turn for the worse in some way)
• “What in the sam hill?!”
• “You betcha”
• “Make it snappy”