You may be a "Baby Boomer" if you've ever heard your mother say:

[JohnnyRingo]

"Where are the "good" scissors?"

Or was this just a Midwest colloquialism?

[ThoughtCriminal]

1. Universal

>>Or was this just a Midwest colloquialism?

No, it goes back to "Where's the 'Good' rock?"

[eyesroll]

2. I'm a Midwestern Gen Xer...

and we did indeed have "good scissors."

[sbj405]

14. Ditto

I actually caught myself telling my bf not to use the good scissors on a cardboard box a few weeks ago. :scared: I certainly hope I'm not becoming my mother.

[gollygee]

34. Same here :)

[alwynsw]

3. Boop boop diddum daddum waddum CHOO!

(and they swam and they swam right over the dam)

[JohnnyRingo]

27. Flashback....My Mom was the only one I ever heard sing that song.

...And now you

[alwynsw]

30. Blame swing, not me.

I heard that from my mom until I can still hear it in my sleep.

[Love Bug]

37. OMG -- I was singing that song to myself on my way into work today

How weird is that???

[Crowdance]

4. Confession: We have "good" scissors even now at my house

The "good" scissors have never been used to wrap christmas presents, cut herbs or flower stems or prepare science projects. They bear no wads of glue, and are entirely free of weird black and green stains. They cut ribbons for ballet shoes, fabric for curtains and the ocassional matted clump of fur off of a cat.

And, BTW, has anyone seen my good scissors.....?

[alphafemale]

29. Yeah. Don't Touch MY Scissors. MOM is marked on them.

We also have Office Scissors, Kitchen Scissors and Whatever Scissors used for the stickiest, nastiest jobs.

[jobycom]

5. Certainly heard it in Mississippi in the 70s

At 39, I'm on the cusp of the MTV generation, but the South may have stayed depressed a bit longer than the rest of the nation.

[Not_Giving_Up]

13. My mom is from Mississippi

I'm 32, and yep, we had good scissors. My husband, family based in South Dakota, has no concept of it. He used my good scissors for something nasty, don't remember what now, and they are no longer good.

[hickman1937]

15. Thats why you keep them in

your underwear drawer. At least three generations of my family have.

[jobycom]

19. You ever borrow the good scissors and forget to put them back?

Never a pretty sight.

What part of Mississippi?

[Not_Giving_Up]

24. Shoot no! We weren't allowed to touch them!

She was born and half raised in Jackson.

[KurtNYC]

6. All metal with red painted grips,

that little screwdriver thing at the base of the finger-side.

They are in the sewing drawer btw. ;-)

[Phillycat]

7. I am the child of a baby boomer and we always had one pair of

good scissors in the house. They were the pair that were used to cut paper or other fine things, whereas the others were to saw apart a chicken or whatever.

[Patiod]

8. No, it's "don't use the good scissors!"

I never knew what was considered kosher, and what was okay.

As an adult, I can now attest that ribbon curling is NOT a good use of the good scissors.

[mcscajun]

9. Don't know if it's limited to the Midwest

but it would certainly be limited to homes with mothers who could sew. Women who could and did make dresses and curtains and such would have 'good scissors'; my mother, who worked in an office for as long as I could remember, didn't.

[C.C.D.]

10. Hah! No, in the South as well (m)

I heard this from both Ma and Grand. I'm 26. I have "good scissors" too. lol

[miss_kitty]

11. My mom had the 'Good' scissors.

Northwest. She was an extreme seamstress, so there were the 'good' scissors for fabric cutting and the 'paper' scissors, for everything else. No one had better use the 'good' scissors on paper. Or anything not fabric.

[demnan]

12. Yeah

but if you're left handed it's "where are the left-handed scissors?"

[Historic NY]

16. I confess I say the same thing..............used to get mad.....

when they were used for things like cutting tomato twine, newspaper clippings...etc. I used them in the kitchen for triming that skinless chicken, cutting open packages, and a host of other things that involved cooking. My good ones are Cutcos.

[Blue Diadem]

17. I keep my good scissors hidden! n/t

[genieroze]

18. I'm a BB but I don't get it. eom

[beam me up scottie]

20. I frequently heard:

" You didn't use the good scissors, did you? "

[BluePatriot]

21. I've heard that, and I'm from Texas

...what really puzzles me is why Mom bothers keeping the crappy scissors around, instead of throwing them out :eyes:

[ThoughtCriminal]

22. George Carlin mentions this in one of his old routines

One of many things that leads to wine and Vicodin.

[JohnnyRingo]

28. That WOULD explain some things then.

Never heard him do that routine, though.

[China_cat]

23. No, it's not a colloquialism.

Cutting paper, cardboard, card stock, etc will dull a pair of scissors and make them useless for good work. Especially if you sew you will break the arm of anyone you find using your 'good' scissors to cut coupons from the newspaper.

[WMliberal]

25. I'm only 22, but I've BOUGHT a pair of "good scissors"

for my mother when her other pair got abused.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

26. Probably a midwest thing.

My mom is from Minnesota (I grew up in Maine). My mom used to say that a lot. I'm not a baby boomer either. I'm 25.

[PartyPooper]

31. I remember that saying. And, a lot more!

"Wait until your father gets home."

"No TV tonight, go to your room!"

"No dinner tonight, go to your room!"

"Write 'I will not misbehave 500 times'!" (Once, I had to do this!)

"Give me your belt!" (So she could beat me with it!)

"You're on 'restriction'!" (Code for "you're grounded!")

"What will the neighbors think?!?" (I dunno, what will they think?)

"Take out the garbage and clean your room!"

Now that was a lovely childhood for one Boomer!

:D

[WritersBlock]

32. I asked for a pair of "good scissors" for Christmas.

Didn't get 'em, though. :(

[B Calm]

33. Don't shoot your eye out with that BB gun!

[Rabrrrrrr]

35. That's not a boomer thing. Everyone has good scissors,

and regular scissors. Especially if you have a sewer in the house.

[CRK7376]

36. My Mom had special sewing scissors

and doom on the youngster in the house that messed with her sewing scissors. We did have other scissors too, but hers were the best. THey still are in fact and I use them all the time, but not as fanatical as she was about them. Her's were also marked "MOM".m Haven't thought of that in years.