Re: Old southern sayings

My mother said that, too -- also the one about there being something rotten in the state of Denmark (which I never under stood). Her very best, however, was, "What goes over the devil's back comes under his belly," which I took to mean what goes around comes around. My grandmother referred to heavy handed people as those who "could break Old Billy's furnace."
zem
----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
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Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 7:00 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Old southern sayings


My mother used to say "odd as Dick's hatband"--wonder what it referred to?

On Nov 6, 2005, at 7:15 AM, Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:
How about
"odd as Dick's hatband" or
"cute as a litter of little speckled puppies"

Haven't heard either of those for a while



In a message dated 11/06/2005 12:12:15 AM Eastern Standard Time,
raider843@yahoo.com writes:
Me too, because I confess I've never heard that one. Although I have a
wealth of them from my father. When I was a teenager he used to tell me
I could "irritate a wooden indian." LOL!


Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
wrote:Thanks all. I learned something today.
Kitty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesse Bell"
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Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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 wrote:
I believe that, like many things Southern, the saying is archaic.
zem

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