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    By Amanda Smyth 7 Comments

    see you later alligator {free printable}

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    Growing up, my Mum was the queen of prim and proper.

    We didn't say bum or fart or damn.

    Smut was not funny and swear words would earn you a cake of sunlight soap of afternoon tea.

    So you can imagine my surprise when the kids farewelled her one day with "see you later alligator" and she replied "don't forget your toilet paper".

    The next line was the kicker

    "at the zoo, kangaroo
    don't step in the doggie poo!"

    My weekday church-going Mum joking about excrement? Was she losing her faculties? Should I hold an exorcism intervention?

    The girls, of course, thought Nan's rhyme was hilarious because poo is funny when you're not quite eight. (It apparently becomes funny again after your sixty sixth birthday).

    It caught on and soon we were inappropriately farewelling people in all kinds of unsuitable locations. When we dropped the canine dung clanger at day care, I knew I needed to find an antidote to Nan's naughty ways.

    I set about collating non-faecal farewells. Replies that might be suitable when used at the doctors office or the library (or pretty much anywhere else that I hoped to show my face again).

    The result is this cute printable - perfect for kindys, classrooms and the fridges of mums with caca-obsessed children. You can download it here.

    see you later, alligator! In a while, crocodile. Gotta go, buffalo. See you soon, baboon. In an hour, sunflower. Maybe two, kangaroo. Take cake, polar bear. In a shake, carpet snake. Gotta bail, blue whale. Get in line, porcupine. Bye bye butterfly. Adieu cockatoo. Ciao, ciao brown cow. Out the door, dinosaur. Better swish, jellyfish. 'til then penguin. FREE PRINTABLE

    free see you later alligator printable

    Feel free to email, tweet, blog and pass this printable around the web … but please don’t alter any of its contents when you do. Thanks!

    Time will tell if my approach is successful but I'm also a realist. I figure any day free from a faecal farewells is a good day!

    Are your kids preoccupied with poo?
    Did I miss any beastly farewells?


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    1. Cindy@YourKidsot says

      April 15, 2016 at 7:01 am

      I love this! So cute!

      Reply
    2. Emily @ Have A Laugh On Me says

      April 15, 2016 at 8:05 am

      Naw this is lovely! And I too grew up having to mind my p and q's not sure what went wrong really!! xx

      Reply
    3. Amanda Kendle says

      April 15, 2016 at 10:53 am

      Oh, totally gorgeous!! Any non-faecal language is welcome here. Pretty sure poo will continue to be funny for Mr6 long beyond his 8th birthday.

      Reply
    4. Maxabella says

      May 11, 2016 at 3:24 pm

      Love this, Amanda. You're so clever.

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      • Amanda Smyth says

        May 12, 2016 at 9:44 am

        Thanks Bron. I love playing with graphics. It's art for the drawing-challenged! 🙂

        Reply
    5. Jennifer says

      June 18, 2018 at 1:46 pm

      Is it possible to have this printable emailed to me as the link isn’t working. Thank you

      Reply
      • Amanda Smyth says

        June 25, 2018 at 3:37 pm

        The link should be working now Jennifer. I hope you enjoy it.
        Cheers,
        Amanda

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