In our house it is the LAW to say

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"Basil!" in a screech à la Sybil

"Brown sugar!" In the style of Mick Jagger.

"Mangetout, Rodney, mangetout!" à la Only Fools.

OR

"What the hell is Mang-e-tout?!" À la the (American) boyfriend of a pal of mine who had never heard of it.

"Aubergine!" In a horrified tone in memory of DD2 when offered some.

What foodie (or otherwise) catchphrases do you have?

@merryhouse
When anybody is complaining a lot in our house I start to sing 'oh don't your days seem lank and long' from Princess Ida .
Passing someone a piece of cake in our house is always accompanied by the question 'Is this puzzle difficult?'

Jalapeños are pronounced Jal-lep-in-nose and Nachos are Knack-o because when I worked at a cinema that's what customers would ask for.

“It’s the drama Mick! I just love it” is said any time there the remotest hint of drama.

I demand some booze!

Loads from the Disgusted Couple from the Catherine Tate Show. Shit ache mushrooms. Spicy jam. The dirty bastards. I will send my brother a photo of any new and weird product, like the Marmalade on Toast Digestive biscuits with a caption “dirty bastards” and he will reply “the dirty, dirty bastards”.

Was it Harry Enfield’s “Spag bol a la Timbo!” when we have spag bol.

“They’ll never sell any ice cream going that fast” every single time the police car goes past our house on blue lights and sirens (surprisingly often for a small Home Counties town).

But we never say it for the ambulance.

If we’re stuck in a traffic jam then it clears, we say ‘now we’re sucking diesel’ (Line of Duty)

Got quite a few from the Maureen Lipman Beattie BT ads from the 80s - ‘I haven’t got much in’ at a well stocked fridge. And if we go to a restaurant that’s pretty empty we say “it’s not what you call all the rage is it?) 😂😂

Anyone comes into the house they're met with a chorus of "There she is" or "There he is" in a loud sing song voice, whether they're expected or not, a bit disconcerting for those not expecting it, friends etc 😂

'What's for tea?'

We have “…and chips” as a shorthand for a quick freezer based meal.

I've remembered another one we do, if you say you can't find your jumper (or cardigan / hoody etc) in our house you get told you can't go disco dancing then. Followed by everyone singing 'where's me jumper where's me jumper' from the Sultons of Ping song.

@FruityPolos

I've remembered another one we do, if you say you can't find your jumper (or cardigan / hoody etc) in our house you get told you can't go disco dancing then. Followed by everyone singing 'where's me jumper where's me jumper' from the Sultons of Ping song.

I loved that song! We do that one occasionally. It’s alright to say things can only get better, you haven’t lost your brand new sweater.

When surveying a nice wine...
You must do a knowing look, plus "the older it is, the gooder it is" (Black Books)

When eying up something a little dubious, "Snakes? Er bleugh." From the Dog Wants A Kitty video on YouTube.

I feel suddenly so sad because there is just me in my house now and the person who I did so many of these with isn't here any more, she's coming out with corny stuff for the angels to enjoy and then grinning the best best grin in the world straight after. She was so much fun and I miss her so much

@FruityPolos

I've remembered another one we do, if you say you can't find your jumper (or cardigan / hoody etc) in our house you get told you can't go disco dancing then. Followed by everyone singing 'where's me jumper where's me jumper' from the Sultons of Ping song.

We do this too!!

She always said inevetible instead of inevitable, cos that's how she first heard the word, and would ask me if I wanted "an egg omelette" and I'd always reply "all omelettes are egg darling" and she would grin that amazing full of delight and mischief grin.

It's not possible buy/make stollen in this house without someone exclaiming "oh my god, if it's stolen you better give it back!"

Yes, it gets very old, but happens every December without fail regardless

@Joystir59 she sounds lovely.

We do cancerrrr ( we live in the south west) and every time someone sings we all chime in with "U2 must be shitting themselves" a la The Commitments.

I do like venison..........but I think it's a bit dear

Sometimes we say “So, Mr Bond, we meet again,” when someone comes into the room.

And “Come. Enjoy with me,” in an Italian accent when anyone opens red wine.

I never fail to find both of these hilarious.

@Joystir59 I'm so sorry. She sounds wonderful

@titchy

Peter Kay: Cheese. Cake. Garlic. Bread. Leave big light on. T'Egypt. John Bishop: Out out. Red Dwarf: Dead Dave.

Out out is Mickey Flanagan

We also do mangetout, and It Is I Le Clerc

Do you like cheese?
Do you like peas?
You'll love CHEESYPEAS!!!
The Fast Show

Basil
Pivot

Whenever we are returning home I put the kids in the car and the keys in and say "Home, James! And don't spare the horses!"

I got this from my mum too. Now I just say “home James” and my daughter says “and don’t spare the horses” She’s done that since she was little.

'Home again, home again, jiggety jog' at the end of any long-ish night-time car journey. I have no idea why my parents would say this, but now I do too.

Also my grandmother had a habit of peevishly interjecting 'evidently', pronounced 'eviDENTly', whenever she didn't agree with an opinion expressed in conversation. Now I do that too, even though no one actually realises I'm referencing her, and I'm not entirely sure why it even pops into my head, but it does.