- DINNER’S READY
- Lovely jubbly. I’m starvin’ ma
- Grab a bowl there hun
- What is it?
- Coddle
- Ah Ma, ye know I don’t like coddle
- Since when?
- Since always
- Gerraway ou’ve dat, you always ate coddle, ye loved it
- I did not. I was never a fan of boiled sausages
- ..and yer only tellin’ me now? Well I’m sorry for ye
- But I’m starvin’
- Well,eat up den
- Is der nuttin else?
- No, der isn’t. D’you think I’ve nuttin better te do but make two dinners everyday?
- Well, I’m not eatin’ dat
- Grand, more for yer da so
- What about me ? What’ll I eat?
- Eat yer shoe for all I care
- Well give us a bowl of it den
- No, too late. Ye said ye didn’t like me coddle, ye hurt me feelins’ so now ye can go and feck off
- Ah don’t be like dat ma. It’s not your coddle I don’t like, it’s coddle in general
- No problem. I won’t be makin’ it for ye again
- So what’ll I have?
- I told ye, I don’t give a shite. Now, excuse me while me and yer da have ours will ye
- Maybe I’ll have pizza
- Knock yerself out
- Put one on for me ma will ye
- Would you ever get de boat. If you want pizza, put it on yerself
- Jaysis, ye wouldn’t want te be starvin’ round here
- Don’t get cheeky with me miss, yer dinner was made and ye turned yer nose up at it
- Jaysis, ye can’t open yer mouth around here, go on den I’ll have de coddle
- Too late, yer da is havin’ it…JIMMY…YER DINNER IS POURED
Diary of a Dublin Housewife 
It’s a good rule to have in your home that the only two choices for dinner are take it or leave it.
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Too right..if ye don’t like it, ye know where de chipper is, that’s what I say
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This gave me a good chuckle! Are all parents like this or is it the Irish in Australians that we share the humour?
@cassmob
Family History Across The Seas
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Ah they’d drive ye demented so they would love
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Made me laugh out loud. Nice irony in the title!
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Pour me what he ain’t eatin’! Looks delicious – I’m hungry, now!
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Looks good. I never cared if my kids ate or not. If they were too good for what I cooked they were on their own.
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You’re dead right…they eat when it suits them
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Oh, I roared at this one, my daughter is the same. Unfortunately, I am not as quick with the retorts as you are!
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Ah ye have to be quick with my lot, they’d buy and sell ye
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