The scars of this devastating maternal put-down have remained with me to this very day.
Not so this president, who puts a new twist on an old put-down: Every time he opens his mouth, he subtracts from the sum total of financial capital.
Ronald Reagan's put-down of Jimmy Carter in 1979, "There you go again", encapsulated the feelings of many that the incumbent was a bit wordy and long-winded, and allowed Reagan to appear sharp and unthreatening.
Too many changes have happened to society and the world we live in for a 50-year-old to be able to relate to a 15-year-old and the stock put-down phrase adopted by all kids "you wouldn't understand" is perfectly appropriate - though very unwelcome at any age.
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Otellini has outlined plans to put slimmed-down versions of Intel's x86 processor into everything from cheap, Web-friendly gizmos to point-of-sale systems and flat-screen televisions (see "Intel Vows To Rise Again").
Finbarr O'Reilly's point edged Cavan ahead again inside the final 10 minutes but Danny Hughes' 65th-minute goal put Down 1-14 to 1-12 ahead.
Scott Nicholson's 12th-minute goal put Down 1-2 to 0-2 ahead and Aidan Clarke's 25th-minute three pointer extended the lead to 2-6 to 0-8.
The rear notification light is rather uncommon to smartphones -- we can't recall having seen a device adorned with two such indicators -- but anyone who tends to put their phone face-down will actually find a great deal of use out of this addition.
More broadly, Apple's move to put a shrunk-down version of its operating system, OS X, on the iPhone and the iPod Touch tells us that Apple sees portable, Web-friendly gizmos as a big part of its future.
Amla's first reprieve came when Murali put down a straightforward chance at short-leg and next ball wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni put down a difficult opportunity.
Rebel fighters have accused Iran of sending advisers to help Syrian President Bashar al-Assad put down the popular uprising.
"You don't ruin expensive landscaping to put down water-hogging grass so your kids can play on a busy street, " I answer.
In 2006, a pack of six Mackenzie River wolves - a North American wolf - were put down because they were "not portraying their natural behaviour".
The island emboldened the Conways to put light-green carpeting down in other parts of their home, something they had been resigned to living without while their grandchildren were young.
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In July, Mr Moi's policemen put down pro-reform demonstrations with a ferocity that provoked an international chorus of condemnation: the president was pictured as the last of Africa's old-school leaders, maintaining himself in power by bribing his opponents and dividing them along ethnic lines.
If something makes you poorly and you are not happy about it, don't just put it down to chance or fate - someone put the bug there and should be held to account.
One MP who will be poised to pounce is the Conservative Nadine Dorries - she plans to put down an amendment to guarantee that a woman considering abortion has access to non-compulsory counselling and advice from someone who has no financial interest in the outcome of her decision.
The Crimson (20-9) put the clamps down on New Mexico's Tony Snell, holding him to nine points on 4-for-12 shooting after he dominated in the MWC tournament.
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Far worse -- after every single reputable authority said this is a false charge, he put it on television and then doubled down and put more money behind the ad -- because he believes that middle-class people are so scared about their jobs and so uninformed that they will buy any line of bull they see on television.
First, the Chinese put down big up-front bonuses that the cash-strapped Kazak government desperately needs.
The super-cyclists put all this down to a simple mismatch between supply and demand.
The school just put it down to bullying - nobody listened to what I had to say.
He has put down a marker - that he will challenge German leadership of the debt crisis.
Clarke's 25th-minute goal put Down four ahead and the home team's lead remained three points at the break.
"They put down what t-shirt I am wearing and whether I have had a shave or a haircut, " he said.
An uprising by Taliban fighters held captive at a fortress near Mazar-i-Sharif was put down by American bombing and some hard fighting on the ground.
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"She thought the request was over-friendly but put it down to that Dr Majeed was from another country and this followed on from his earlier comment, " said Mr Jackson.
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