harriet palacios

I grew up listening to my mom's idioms day after day. I always dreamed of making a document to record all her harrietisms... and then came twitter.

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“I’m glad he’s honest, an honest crook”

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“WASTE is a four letter word”

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“Remember, you can’t be too honest because everyone else is exponentially dishonest”

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“I didn’t have to be a grandma to have common sense. I was raised before the internet”

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“PACKAGING + PRIVELEGE = POWER ! GIVE ME THAT STICKER! PLEASE”

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“It’s not hoarding, it’s hanging on to history!”

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“Packaging and privilege equals power and packaging isn’t always fair.”

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“Can I go there? Are there other little brown people?”

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“It’s a big leap from pretty to beautiful, because it means being beautiful on the outside and the inside. But… some people just want a hood ornament”

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“I get to talk to regular people and it’s wonderful!” #publictransport #carfree #bigbluebus

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“Why does everyone have to know you’re getting old” #surprise #birthdayparty

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“…people don’t have to accept entitlement, they can question it, and do something about it.”

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“I hate these movies that promote the idea you’re supposed to be beautiful and have endless bank accounts!”

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“If five people are doing the same thing, four of them aren’t thinking.” #sheeple

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“Everybody’s bad don’t you know it’s a sliding scale some are just more bad than others.”

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“There’s no such thing as “good taste,” just your taste and every body else’s”

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“Why keep people dependent? Is it to serve your ego?”

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“Some people call them “stupid,” I just call them “lazy to think”.”

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“Nature knows what to do without being told”

[harriet palacios @harrietisms]

“If five people are thinking the same thing, four of them are not thinking”