Wartenbe-isms
After being picked on and beaten mercilessly by his older siblings, Todd would resort to all he had, his words. Coining retaliatory terms such as "STIZ" and "escapes without a bruise" he also popularized this saying before he vigorously closed the door of his bedroom where he had just been unfairly sentenced
What is " If Mark's going to be in the paradise, I don't want to be there!!"
Spending some of the summer holidays as a family in the great outdoors camping involved hiking, skipping rocks, and many laughs. It also spawned more popular sayings in the Wartenbe phraseology including terms for old trees trunks that were kicked over by the boys, and what Mark would self-diagnose himself with, until he was finally home in the confines of his own safe and sanitized bathroom
What is "Raggies" and "Campers-bum"
Saturday nights watching Gretzky and the Oilers rack up the victories was a great Wartenbe pastime in the 1980's. At times games were watched over at good old Quesnell Crescent in the TV with the door closed tightly. It was in that very room that two Wartenbe-isms were born, one phrase tied in directly with the other
What is "I've got the tooting beam" and " Boys its getting a little stuffy in here"