In-house sayings
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (379761)
Rockingham, Australia
March 12, 2026 10:53pm CST
Having been married for 54 years, we have a few ‘in-house’ jokes/sayings. I’m sure any couples that have been together for a while can relate to this.
They talk about the liberation of women which we won’t go into here, but Vince often says he is a liberated man as he’s allowed to put away his own socks and undies.
We also have a couple words that we pronounce wrongly just for fun. Unfortunately, a couple of these we use so often we forget to say it correctly when we’re out and might end up asking for ‘mosel’ instead of ‘MoSELLE’. This has ceased to be a problem as we don’t drink moselle any more.
The photo shows us at our golden wedding celebration
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@toniganzon (76916)
• Philippines
13 Mar
I love your beautiful smile in that photo! Your eyes were twinkling as well.
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When in September is your anniversary. Ours is on September 8th
You look so happy in this photo, your "hat" is cute, the one of Vince a little small.
@DaddyEvil (173656)
• United States
13 Mar
You are still radiantly beautiful and I'm sure you look just like you did at 18 years old. Unfortunately, some older gentleman sneaked in and took Vince's place in the photo. 
(It's a good photo, even with the older guy in it.)
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@celticeagle (188773)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Mar
That's a long time. He sounds like a fun guy to spend time with.
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@Fleura (34694)
• United Kingdom
13 Mar
What a great photo! 
We tend to accumulate things like that, based on shared experiences. The most recent are 'We've opened this can of worms, now we have to lie in it' and 'It's not rocket surgery' (from the last pantomime). We also have a friend who has an amusing habit of mispronouncing things so we sometimes adopt those (not when she's around of course): duvet becomes duffet and gilet is pronounced as it is written (and not as it is meant to be = jeelay). There are loads more.
There are some words that not many other people use as well. My mother often used to say she was 'moidered' when she couldn't think straight from being pestered about too many things. That is a real word meaning 'bemused or confused as a result of mental strain' but I don't hear other people use it. And another which I have never come across and doesn't seem to be recognised is kestle (pronounced like nestle) which was a word my great-aunt used meaning armpit or underarm. She would tuck something in her kestle, for example.
We tend to accumulate things like that, based on shared experiences. The most recent are 'We've opened this can of worms, now we have to lie in it' and 'It's not rocket surgery' (from the last pantomime). We also have a friend who has an amusing habit of mispronouncing things so we sometimes adopt those (not when she's around of course): duvet becomes duffet and gilet is pronounced as it is written (and not as it is meant to be = jeelay). There are loads more.
There are some words that not many other people use as well. My mother often used to say she was 'moidered' when she couldn't think straight from being pestered about too many things. That is a real word meaning 'bemused or confused as a result of mental strain' but I don't hear other people use it. And another which I have never come across and doesn't seem to be recognised is kestle (pronounced like nestle) which was a word my great-aunt used meaning armpit or underarm. She would tuck something in her kestle, for example.1 person likes this
@JudyEv (379761)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Mar
We'll celebrate 55 years on 11 September this year so it's not a date we could easily forget. The Twin Towers went down on our 30th Anniversary. We saw it on TV early in the morning and for a few moments thought we were watching a movie. 
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@aninditasen (18184)
• Raurkela, India
13 Mar
We too had our own exceptional words which only we understood.
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@aninditasen (18184)
• Raurkela, India
14 Mar
@JudyEv Yes, just like using code words.
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@LindaOHio (220797)
• United States
13 Mar
What a wonderful picture. Hubby and I made up words too. I hope you have many, many more years of happiness.
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@Ineeddentures (31579)
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13 Mar
Your in house jokes and sayings are somewhat funny,
I don't believe you allow Vince to put his own undies away, men can't do that properly, or socks, perish the thought
Now the " mosel " or Moselle - I would love to patronise the uncouth by calling it Mosel and hearing them do it because they thought it correct
I actually do this with my friend over the back
I say Cog Nack to him
Because he has a speech impediment and Cognac twists his tongue to much
He thinks Pittsburgh is Pittsburra,
Because of Edinburra I suppose
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@Ineeddentures (31579)
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13 Mar
Nice photo
So taken about 4 years ago
You both look really great
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@snowy22315 (207347)
• United States
13 Mar
I think every family has a few of those in house sayings. That is a very cute pic of you and Vince.
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@wolfgirl569 (134323)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Mar
Love that photo. Its always fun to have inside jokes
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@Traceyjayne (10694)
• United Kingdom
13 Mar
Oh, what a beautiful photo ….such a lovely couple.
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@JudyEv (379761)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Mar
Thanks. We had a very enjoyable day with our friends.
@AliCanary (4313)
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13 Mar
Congratulations! My husband and I have a few "in jokes", but the ones I most fondly remember are the goofy things my dad would say when we played cards. He would complain, "I've got a hand that looks like a foot", and there was a running joke about Beetlebaum, the horse that always came last in the race (an old, old novelty song by Spike Jones)
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@JudyEv (379761)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Mar
Thank you for the kind words. We had a lovely day that day.
