Let's have some fun!

My mother said this to me, too! She was from New Jersey/Pennsylvania USA.

I so remember that from when I was little, that when I saw this thread, I heard it in her voice!

I'm going to ask her today. Go ask your mothers, too, if you still got 'em! And ask someone else. Let's see if we can find out why such an image became so widespread - and used in such a way.

Dani