And one variation of one mentioned that I've still try to use frequently, usually to blank stares, is, "I'm able to sit up and take nourishment," which is something my father and his father before him often said.
Which always reminds me of another stern warning my grandfather used to say (totally unrelated, but perhaps humorous to some), "never let the women get you in bed (meaning a sick bed, as they used to call it, just to be clear), you'll never get up."
“And one variation of one mentioned that I’ve still try to use frequently, usually to blank stares, is, “I’m able to sit up and take nourishment,” which is something my father and his father before him often said.”
My Dad used to say the same thing. He was born in 1922.