More Zoe catchphrases

Jan 31, 2020 13:51

This is an update of this post from September 2017.

Good morning, lovely Mummy and lovely Daddy, my clock says seven... one... three. (with variations in the last two numbers). It's remarkable how this one has remained almost unchanged for over two years, just becoming more polite and... lovelier (previously "Hello, Mummy and Daddy, my clock says ( Read more... )

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alextfish January 31 2020, 13:59:28 UTC
I think it was originally Bethany who said "If I could cuddle you or kiss you much I ['d?] give you thousand cuddle kisses" when saying goodbye in the morning. I think? I'm second-guessing myself now. I thought Zoe picked it up from Bethany, but maybe it was the other way around.

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woodpijn January 31 2020, 14:22:34 UTC
No, you're probably right. It's more of a Zoe catchphrase now, but I think it did originate with Bethany. Most of the idiosyncratic-syntax phrases seem to originate with Bethany, like "Yay, said same time" or the one about "times infinity whatever you say", which I can't remember the exact wording of.

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ext_5280528 January 31 2020, 16:20:08 UTC
They are delightful in the way they 'bounce' these catchphrases back and forwards :)

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