So on this trip, I decided to write down some of Paw Paw's sayings for posterity and future reference. I posted them on Facebook, but I've collected them here for easy access (there is also a bonus quote from Maw Maw):
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Paw Paw: The Man Behind The Legend
Last week, I went to Louisiana to visit my dad's family. I love all of my family, but my Paw Paw (grandpa to you non-creole speaking peeps) always steals the show. He is one of those "larger than life" personalities. He kept his pompadour from the 50s. When I was little and he still smoked, he kept his pack of cigarettes in a rolled up sleeve. He still uses Royal Crown on his hair. He has a tattoo of a naked woman on his forearm. He says he spent more time in the brig for fighting than actually being a Marine. He once broke my grandma out of a leper colony. And under his vaguely racist exterior, he has a big heart. Case in point: He once went AWOL b/c he wanted to go home and visit his mom.
So on this trip, I decided to write down some of Paw Paw's sayings for posterity and future reference. I posted them on Facebook, but I've collected them here for easy access (there is also a bonus quote from Maw Maw):
So on this trip, I decided to write down some of Paw Paw's sayings for posterity and future reference. I posted them on Facebook, but I've collected them here for easy access (there is also a bonus quote from Maw Maw):
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Haha! I enjoyed these, my favorite is the mattress conversation.
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