The other night when I went out to dinner with my friends from work, I made the comment that something was "Dumb as a box of Rocks." A couple of people at the table had never heard that saying....
Yes they all grew up right here in Spartanburg, or at least the south... but never heard that phrase... I was really in shock that they had never heard it, but that got me thinking about other funny things I say that you might not have heard....
Sometimes when I am mad about something not working right, I might say... "I swanee." Matt had never heard this one ......
Sometimes when it is cold outside I say, "It is colder than a witch's _______ (that word may not be appropriate for small readers.... :0)
Sometimes when something is not going right instead of saying a bad word, I say, "sugar." This is one I just picked up from my friend Teresa!
Sometimes when I want my students to play fair, I pull the old Grandma line.. "Play Purdy." They don't get it of course, but I laugh when I say it!!!!
I am sure there are a ton more sayings that we all say that others haven't heard... Share them with us so can laugh at ourselves... Have a great Wednesday!!!
6 comments:
how bout "plum tuckered out"?
Hey Jea-ud,
It's me, Ti-um! One can always tell when a true southerner is speaking as we have a tendency to speak in metaphor and simile. My mama was an expert at it and I can't really share a lot of her most famous lines due to their explicit content!
I can however share some of hers as well as some of my own more civil euphemisms.
Slow as molasses in winter time.
Faster than greased lightnin'.
Slikker than snail snott.
Hotter than the hinges on the south gate of hades.
Hotter than popcorn flatulence.
Cold as an eskimo's ice hole.
Uglier than home made sin.
AND then there's always the proper way to say that someone's "As dumb as a box of rocks"...You must end the statement with,"Bless their heart!"
Why I do believe that he's a frenchfry short of a happy meal; bless his heart!
Well now, you do know that she ain't the brightest crayon in the box; bless her heart!
AND my alltime favorite: drumroll PLEASE...........................
OOOOOHHHH, now ain't he a most unfortunate lookin' individual:BLESS HIS HEART!!!
Peace out!
love ya man!
Tim
oh i like to use, "she's the prize short of a happy meal, God love her". . .i use this one a lot when speaking of my precious, blonde-afflicted daughter. she also "ain't got the sense God gave a billy goat, bless her heart". and when a witch ain't handy for describing cold, you can also be colder than a well diggers---and if you're what the kids call a "hottie",you're hotter than mama's Sunday meatloaf. take it greasy ! The Queen
oh. . .i forgot "whoo ! i am wore slap out !" how's that for gud 'ol redneck grammer?
Hey Jed. It's Hoy. Had to tell you since I saw the "bless his/her heart" comment. My all wise boyfriend wanted to leave a bit of his wisdom with my daughter and told her that if anyone every says "bless your little heart" that they are nicely saying you are stupid. Later that day when he went into her room uninvited and got into a verbal debate with her... she deadpanned and dryly said to him "bless your little heart" And the student surpasses the teacher!!!! ha. Just a few more days of PACT...can we make it?
Most of the things I say, I cannot print. However, when I'm trying to be good I always say.., "Well honey hush!"
Megie
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