The kind of thing that keeps me awake at night # 3,446

[i_kender]

Why does "Who's Your Daddy?" mean something so different than "How's Your Father?"

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[cabarethaze.livejournal.com]

because the first variant implies you don't know who your father is? of course it's ass o'clock here and i've probably missed the point entirely.

[apple-crumble.livejournal.com]

I actually tried (albeit not very hard) to find out the etymology of the two phrases but gave up when I found this:

http://www.michaelkelly.fsnet.co.uk/qfather.htm

which I found rather funny.

[ruric.livejournal.com]

LOL - thank you for causing me to laugh on a day I want to scream!

[murraynz.livejournal.com]

Annoying Homeless Man that Joins Our Table (AHMJOT) [concerning me and Tania]: Do you two go out?
Murray: No. I'm gay.
AHMJOT: I thought you were a How's Your Father.

That was the first time I'd ever heard that.

I think I prefer pillow biter.

[i_kender]

Alternatives for "How's Your Father":

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=How's+your+father

Although I'm still digging the one apple_crumble found.

[i_kender]

Aaaaaand here are some possible origins for "Who's Your Daddy":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who's_Your_Daddy

http://www.answers.com/topic/who-s-your-daddy

http://www.amazon.com/Whos-Your-Daddy-Unrated-Widescreen/dp/B0006A9FS2

...although probably not that last one. So, baseball, prison, the underworld... although I always thought of it in sexual terms. Because I am sick and wrong.

Gah

[buddleia.livejournal.com]

Given that, if you ask me either question, I will tell you all about my dad's life in excruciating detail, I SUGGEST YOU DO NOT RAISE THIS QUESTION AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES WITH ME.