Re: Old southern sayings


"Not enough to wad a shotgun" is the same thing as "Not enough to physic a snipe" in Missouri.  Means "not enuff for nuthin".  LOL.
 
Jesse

Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:
I believe that, like many things Southern, the saying is archaic.
zem
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Subject: Re: [CHAT] now Pam drought


> scuse me - What does it mean to "wad a shotgun"?
>
> Kitty
>
> -- "Zemuly Sanders" wrote:
> I'm glad your winds didn't do more damage. We didn't get any wind at all.
> And I'm mostly sorry that that front didn't give either of us enought rain
> to wad a shotgun.
> zem
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "pdickson" 

> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 9:54 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] now Pam drought
>
>
>>I should report that when the cold front came through here we got less 
>>than
>>2/10ths of rain, but 55 mile an hour gusts. I had to find and put back
>>several of my greenhouse windows... and set back up my fall decorations. 
>>I
>>had 2 scarecrows dressed as a man and a woman, lots of gourds and 
>>pumpkins.
>>There was a metal cart in with it all too and it was all turned upside
>>down. I slept through the whole thing...
>> Tricia
>> zone 6b
>> western Ok
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Zemuly Sanders" 
>> To: 
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 6:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Ball gardens.....addictions now Pam drought
>>
>>
>>>I just wanted to report that we got less than 1/2" of rain from that cold
>>>front that came through here last night.
>>> zem
>>> zone 7
>>> West TN
>>
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