“We've come a long way from having one land line that was forbidden to be answered during dinner. We had no answering machine, just a dad who barked, 'Who calls during dinner? If it's important, they'll call back.' He was right.” IfsWayLongImportantLinesLandDadMachinesDinnerForbiddenLong WayAnswering Machines Author:Regina Brett
“I don't collect things per se, but I do pick up things as I go. Like, in my studio I have an old sewing machine from Germany that my dad gave me, and then something else that I got from a friend in India, and a piece of flooring from one of my shows.” ShowsPiecesDadPicksMachinesIndiaMy DadStudiosGermanySewing Author:Jason Wu
“Time machine... wouldn't you like to travel through time? I would. I'd go back... mess with people. You know what I would do? I would go back to when my mom and dad were having sex, to have me. Ya'know, come in, spank my dad on the ass I'm your son from the future! Ahaha!” PeopleKnowsSexSonMomDadMachinesMy DadMy MomAssMessRough TimesMom And DadHaving SexYour SonTime Machine Author:Dane Cook
“My dad moved to New York after he won "Soul Train" and the car and got settled in out there and was able to step right into Dance Theatre of Harlem and felt like he was in a show called "Omnibus" and "American Dance Machine."” SoulShowsAbleFeltStepsCarNew YorkDadMachinesMovedTrainMy DadTheatreHarlemSoul Train Author:Mahershala Ali
“My dad was never one of those dads you could ask for a quarter if you saw a gumball machine. Instead he had one of those black American Express cards not available to general public. Gumball machines didn’t have slots for those.” IfsAsksBlackSawsDadMachinesMy DadAvailableCardsQuartersGeneral PublicAmerican ExpressGumballs Book:The Compound Source: The Compound
“Oh, I forgot to tell you," Cookie said. "Amber wants your dad to get a teriyaki machine so she can sing for all the lonely barflies." "I'm a good singer, mom." Only a twelve-year-old could make the word mom sound blasphemous. I leaned into Cookie, "Does she know its not called--?" "No," she whispered. "Are you gonna tell her?" "No. It's much funnier this way.” KnowsWayWantYearsDoeSaidSoundMomDadLonelyMachinesSingersTwelveCookiesAmberYour Dad Author:Darynda Jones
“From about eight years old I was always making things on the sewing machine. Friends would see me making dresses and costumes, and I'd use difficult fabrics such as Lycra and elastic. But you know, my dad was creative and my brother is inventive too.” KnowsYearsUseDifficultCreativeBrotherDadMachinesDressesMy DadEightMy BrotherFabricCostumesSewing Author:Melissa George