In-house sayings
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (374118)
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 (74514)
• Philippines
5h
I love your beautiful smile in that photo! Your eyes were twinkling as well.
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@Ineeddentures (21791)
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Nice photo
So taken about 4 years ago
You both look really great
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@Ineeddentures (21791)
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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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@luisadannointed (10184)
• Philippines
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Wow! Congratulations. God bless the both of you. To Christ be the glory. I hope many younger couples would be inspire to truly stay committed and be happy and inlove.
@DaddyEvil (169852)
• United States
5h
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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@Fleura (34298)
• United Kingdom
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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.