Your responses to my Dear Old Granddad post tugged at my heartstrings, tickled my funny bone, and just made me happier than a cross-eyed possum in general.
Here are some more classics, some sent in by the bleadership and others from memory and experience. Enjoy:
- My buddy Bryan correctly amended "I declare," often spoken as three words (I. De. Clare.), to also include, "I DO declare!"
- Here's a good one: Sump'n fierce. Used as emphasis. If you've been missing someone terribly, you would say, "I've been missing you sump'n fierce."
- Well slap me with a wet squirrel! (Courtesy of Sweet Tea Brother-in-law)
- Don't that beat all? (Courtesy of dearly departed Sweet Tea MeMa)
- Well, I'll be! (Generic, southern, country)
- Mercy goodness sakes alive! (Generic, southern, country)
- Of course you know the old saying, "Why should a man buy a cow if he can get the milk for free?" My dear old MeMa said, "Why should a woman buy a whole pig for just a little sausage?"
- Sometimes it's all in the pronunciation. My dear friend POW shared this little tidbit: My grandfather ("Papa") had his own special sayings...my favorite of which he used when watching professional wrestling. He said, "Oh, he got kicked in the grine." His accent made him pronounce "groin" this way.
- And you've never really received a comment on your personal style until you've been complimented for being so dolled up or gussied up.
- And finally: Sweet Tea Dad (referred to as DOD--Dear Old Dad--by his two progeny) has quite a way with words. Back in the day--I was around 20--we were walking up a hill after feeding the cattle. As one of us sped up, the other walked a little faster. Before you knew it, we were in a full on race and...well...he dusted me. At the top of the hill, as I leaned over, gasped for air, and gave him a look of shocked disbelief, he said to me, "Boots may be new, but it ain't my first rodeo."
There's more where that came from, kittens--we'll revisit on another day. See y'all tomorrow!
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