Please comment on this to add other Whitnerisms that you remember and share with those who knew him. Some may be popular in a wider circle, some unique to George Whitner (Papa), but they are well known and loved by those who knew and loved him.
"Beautiful, simply beautiful"
"People do what you inspect, not what you expect."
"Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining."
"Va va va voom"
"Don't eat the daisies"
"Easy as teaching children to play"
"Custer had the Indians"
"Don't let the camel get its nose under the tent"
"God's little scheme of things"
"Unshirted hell"
"Oh my dear, all through here"
"Riding around on this damn ship"
"Duck on a june bug"
"Happy as a puppy with 2 P's"
"Dog on a point"
"Face up on the beach"
"Don't throw the baby out with the bath water"
"Get out from behind the potted palm"
"Dog to a bone"
"Shovel sand in your mess kit"
"Skate around the lobby"
"Cavalier about it"
"Bull dog on tramps pants"
"Deck chair off a steamer"
"Leave a hole to jump thru"
"The opera isn't over till the fat lady sings"
"Running for the city limits"
"Golden words"
"Sitting in a tub of butter"
"If it's not broke, don't fix it"
"Stick his candy in the sand"
"Now you come on down or along"
"Fish or cut bait"
"Fat, dumb and happy"
"Plant the flag"
"One arm paper hanger with crabs"
"The ship hit the sand"
"What the little boy shot at"
"Pick up the marbles and run"
"White on rice"
"Pitching or catching"
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