MOTHER
SAYS
Throughout the centuries, mothers have been
given their children plenty of good advice and notable quotes. Here's just a small
sampling:
PAUL REVERE'S MOTHER:
"I don't care where you think you have to go, young man. Midnight is past your
curfew!"
MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY'S
MOTHER: "I don't mind you having a garden, Mary, but does it have to be
growing under your bed?"
MONA LISA'S MOTHER:
"After all that money your father and I spent on braces, Mona, that's the biggest
smile you can give us?"
HUMPTY DUMPTY'S MOTHER:
"Humpty, If I've told you once, I've told you a hundred times not to sit on that
wall. But would you listen to me? Noooo!"
COLUMBUS' MOTHER: "I
don't care what you've discovered, Christopher. You still could have written!"
BABE RUTH'S MOTHER:
"Babe, how many times have I told you -- quit playing ball in the house! That's the
third broken window this week!"
MICHELANGELO'S MOTHER:
"Mike, can't you paint on walls like other children? Do you have any idea how hard it
is to get that stuff off the ceiling?"
NAPOLEON'S MOTHER:
"All right, Napoleon. If you aren't hiding your report card inside your jacket, then
take your hand out of there and prove it!"
CUSTER'S MOTHER:
"Now, George, remember what I told you -- don't go biting off more than you can
chew!"
ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S MOTHER:
"Again with the stovepipe hat, Abe? Can't you just wear a baseball cap like the other
kids?"
BARNEY'S MOTHER: "I
realize strained plums are your favorite, Barney, but you're starting to look a little
purple."
MARY'S MOTHER: "I'm
not upset that your lamb followed you to school, Mary, but I would like to know how he got
a better grade than you."
BATMAN'S MOTHER:
"It's a nice car, Bruce, but do you realize how much the insurance is going to
be?"
GOLDILOCKS' MOTHER:
"I've got a bill here for a busted chair from the Bear family. You know anything
about this, Goldie?"
LITTLE MISS MUFFET'S MOTHER:
"Well, all I've got to say is if you don't get off your tuffet and start cleaning
your room, there'll be a lot more spiders around here!"
ALBERT EINSTEIN'S MOTHER:
"But, Albert, it's your senior picture. Can't you do something about your hair?
Styling gel, mousse, something...?"
GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MOTHER:
"The next time I catch you throwing money across the Potomac, you can kiss your
allowance good-bye!"
JONAH'S MOTHER:
"That's a nice story, but now tell me where you've really been for the last three
days."
SUPERMAN'S MOTHER:
"Clark, your father and I have discussed it, and we've decided you can have your own
telephone line. Now will you quit spending so much time in all those phone booths?"
THOMAS EDISON'S MOTHER:
"Of course I'm proud that you invented the electric light bulb, Thomas. Now turn off
that light and get to bed!"
 
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