Minor Genre: Folk Expression

Date of Performance: 02/27/2025

Nationality: American

Occupation: Student

Primary Language: English

Residence: Los Angeles, CA

“Did you get the license plate of that truck that hit ya’?”

Context: In the subject’s teenage years, his father would repeat this expression when the subject appeared particularly disheveled or disorganized — “basically when I would just wake up looking crazy”. Apparently, his father’s uncle would say it to him, and it was passed down in the family.

Analysis: Subject described his father as the joking type — and that fits, as this type of expression is common amongst comedically inclined dads. A similar phrase is the classic “looks like a tornado passed through here” often repeated by parents upon seeing their children’s messy rooms.