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Post by greg on Dec 5, 2006 16:21:02 GMT -5
I lived in Mississippi for a year, and I was determined not to use the word "y'all" because I thought it sounded hick. And I didn't use it while I lived there. But guess what? Since moving away from MS, I started using that word all the time. You know why? It's an awesome word!!! Many other languages have a plural form of "you" - why shouldn't we be able to have the same thing in American English. I will never stop using the word "y'all". Sonya, please tell Greg to start a thread with his sayings that he is trying to keep alive. I would love to hear them. Kind of makes me think of the sayings that Uncle Jessie would say, right before the Dukes of Hazzard cut to commercial. Do you know what the plural form of y'all is? All Y'all. . . Well Ryan...here ya go....these are all the ones I could think of right away...I know there are more that I am forgetting at the moment and I know I could probably find more on the internet if I dug deep enough. Some of these have easy explanations....some of them are a little cryptic....and others I just can't make heads or tails of. If anyone has some phrases they would like to contribute...please do....I love trying to incorporate these into normal daily conversations Good Golly Molly Jenkins Heavens To Betsy Woofy Jake Come hell or high water Drink a couple of squeezers Don't get none on ya A couple of 3 times Its raining like a cow pissin on a flat rock that really chaps my ass Honest to Pete Ohhhh rattle snaps A leopard cant change its spots Well, if that ain't the pot calling the kettle black I need to go see a man about a horse I’m tireder than a one-legged man in an ass-kickin’ contest happier than a pig in shit
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Post by Ryan on Dec 5, 2006 16:41:57 GMT -5
Yes! This is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing these!
A lady at my last job one time said a variation of that one phrase. She said, "I am going to see a man about a dog." I was like, what the hell does that mean? Of course, I didn't want to know when I found out. She had to go to the restroom. . .
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Post by ELVA on Dec 5, 2006 16:46:29 GMT -5
i couldnt undestand some of them ... jajajaja about a horse??? what means that? why were you talking about the plural of "you" ?? ELVA ;D
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Post by ELVA on Dec 5, 2006 16:49:37 GMT -5
heavens to betsy???
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Post by Meredith on Dec 5, 2006 16:50:39 GMT -5
dumber than a box of rocks hotter than a popcorn fart taterhog (a chubby girl)
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Post by Meredith on Dec 5, 2006 16:52:10 GMT -5
I like the country way of saying YOU ALL ARE Yaller
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Post by charityholyfield on Dec 5, 2006 17:38:36 GMT -5
I LOVE y'all. I use it a hundred times a day. The one I get made fun of for using is the way that I say that I once had the ability to do something but can no longer do it-- "I usedtacould do that!" A few other favorites...
Dad blast it! Colsarnit golblamit! Finer than frog hair Gotta piss like a Russian racehorse Shit fire! (reply: And save matches!) You're full of buffalo chips
You can also make y'all possessive-- y'all's cars, y'all's hair, etc! And from y'all's posts, I'd say yaller a coupla quarts low!
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Post by ~BEE~Happy~ on Dec 5, 2006 17:41:10 GMT -5
I had to learn that lesson the hard way Ryan....lol ;D I had a friend from Atlanta (When I lived in Breck), that used to say y'all, even if it was just me. I finally asked her, in a challenging way.. "ok, so what do you say when you are speaking about MORE than one person?" Her face went a little blank, and she looked at me like I was brain dead. Slightly concerned for my well being and said very slowly "All y'all" . I thought it was cute. I spent some time in St. Louis last spring and came back with a couple cute expressions from there. we laughted about them in the "cultural expressions" thread. I basiclly learned that you can give the absolute biggest insult to someone, as long as you say "bless her heart" after.... it softens th blow or something.
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Post by greg on Dec 5, 2006 18:03:13 GMT -5
ja-eetyet? nah yauntoo? aight tansalation: Did you eat yet? No Do you want to? Alright ____________________ Tighter than a frogs ass in water ____________________ bretess = breakfast ____________________ Jersey Heffer =
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Post by greg on Dec 5, 2006 18:13:48 GMT -5
I need to go see a man about a horse= Dropping the Kids off at the pool...or.... Pinching a loaf...or.... seeing Mr. Brown off to the coast...or... dropping a deuce...
the moments prior to this have been expressed in the following ways....
turtling....or... touching cloth...or... brown dog is peeking his nose through the fence
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Post by Barbara on Dec 5, 2006 18:17:58 GMT -5
I don't understand most of them of course but these made me laugh: Its raining like a cow pissin on a flat rock I’m tireder than a one-legged man in an ass-kickin’ contest Gotta piss like a Russian racehorse And I like this one: Well, if that ain't the pot calling the kettle black When do you say that?
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Post by *Sonya* on Dec 5, 2006 20:34:34 GMT -5
dumber than a box of rocks hotter than a popcorn fart taterhog (a chubby girl) #lmao# #lmao# #lmao# #lmao# #lmao# I've never heard "taterhog" before! And I haven't heard "hotter than a popcorn fart" since I lived in Illinois. Barb, the pot calling the kettle black means for instance if a bitchy girl was calling another girl a bitch. Or if Matt or Bumcakes called you a drunk... #lmao# #cheers# ...that would be the pot calling the kettle black (because the pot and the kettle are both assumed to be black). Does that make sense?
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Post by Karen on Dec 5, 2006 20:36:42 GMT -5
I love my mom's:
Full of piss and vinegar
Stop being a sucktit (baby)
Does a bear shit in the woods?
And my favorite:
Space Cadet (weirdo)
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Post by Ryan on Dec 6, 2006 0:12:07 GMT -5
When I was growing up, my Grandma would say this really strange phrase. I later realized that she said this in front of us kids instead of cussing when she was frustrated: "Oh, shoot a green midget!" Not politically correct by any means. But that's why I love her! I named my personal website after that phrase: greenmidget.netGreg, can I add another to your most recent post? "The turtle is pokin' it's head out the shell. . . "
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Post by charityholyfield on Dec 6, 2006 0:16:05 GMT -5
Don't forget about prairie-doggin'!
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