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I do recall some catch phrases that sprang up and became popular for awhile in our local junior high and high school crowds while growing up in central New Jersey (I bet everyone has a few of those):
No thanks, I just had a grape and I'm full! For about a year and a half everybody took every opportunity to answer any offer of drink or food, and then any request, with this cockamamie phrase, and then fall on the floor laughing. How it started and where it went, I'll never know...8th and 9th grades for this one I think.
You have eyes, too!...drawing out the "eyes" in a sort of Southern accent...aiiiise. This was one of those sayings that made you sound "cool", all the "cool" or "cool wannabe" kids used it. Early high school years. Again, from where and to where...no clue.
CapK...that "grape" crack sounds like just the sort of thing you might enjoy tossing out at work the next time someone offers you a cup of coffee or snack. Deadpan delivery...to the max! The expressions are priceless.
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