Off The Chain

I'm still shaking my head and trying to comprehend the fact that I just explained to my 77 year old mother what "off the chain" meant.  I don't know what amazes me more: the fact that I actually explained in great detail what "off the chain" meant, or the fact that I believe that she will in deed use that phrase some time in the very near future.  At any rate, the supper that she fixed tonight was most definitely off the chain.