Blog Takeover: Stuff My Dad Said

Justin Halpern has probably taken advantage of Twitter more than anybody since it's inception.  He is the author of the popular handle, @shitmydadsays, which has almost 3 million followers.  He turned this into a best selling book as well as a television show.  If you aren't familiar with it, Justin posts things that his mostly angry old father says that have a kind of hilarious, bitter, and sideways wisdom to them.
Certainly part of the reason that the blog is so popular is that many people can in at least some way relate.  Our own parent's ramblings may be different from from Mr. Halpren, but to us it seems crazy just the same.
So on that note, I'm going to pay homage to Justin's popular work by sharing with you some of the wisdom that the late, great Mr. Tory shared with me.  140 characters or less.


- "You can be anything you want to son."

- "You owe it to yourself to give 110%"

- "A man is measured by how he treats others."

- "We believe in you son.  Make us proud."

- "Hey buddy, whatcha writing?"

- "Does that say 'late'?

- "Just got a call from Aunt Mel.  She says she read online that I'm dead."

-"Stop telling people online that I'm dead, Nick.  Your mother doesn't like it."

-"Just got mailed flowers from someone I went to high school with.  It's awkward to send these back."

-"Your mother said she read it again online this morning.  I'm not sure I get what you're doing."

- "As far as jokes go, this is really off-color."

- "Fine, do whatever you want.  But someday you will have a son and he will do this to you. Then we'll see how you like it."

- "Remember I said a man is measured by how he treats others. You're measuring zero right now."

- "Stop it.  STOP IT!"

- "I am living, son! As of today, July 19th 2014!  Oh, and call your sister and say Happy Birthday, would ya?"


I think we can all agree that my dad was full of his own unique brand of hilarious and surly wisdom.  I welcome you all to think of that classic lines your dad has spouted over the years and share them.  To fathers everywhere!

Tomorrow will be my final day in the week long blog takeover. I'm looking forward to one more post with The Book Cove.


--Nick Tory is the author of the Johnny Book series.  Visit http://www.johnnybooks.com or follow him on Facebook or on Twitter @nick_tory.  His real father is alive and well.