12 10 / 2012

thehighshelf:

A CSPAN caller expressed concern about Ryan drinking so much water by saying that he “looked like he might have some sugar.”

That is how my grandparents referred to my grandfather’s diabetes and it was my favorite thing on earth, “well, he can’t have that, you know, he’s got the sugar!”

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  2. madrassoup said: I LOVE that expression. It’s right up there with “diabeetus.”
  3. neroon said: My mother-in-law uses this expression, and I also find it really endearing
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