Re: Old southern sayings

Ducks don't waste any time when eating junebugs. zem
----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa" <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 10:56 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Old southern sayings


Oh- I love the "wanted too much sugar for a dime" one!

Theresa

Not sure I understand the duck on a junebug thing though...

Zemuly Sanders wrote:
My aunt was forever saying somebody "wanted too much sugar for a dime," or she grabbed something quickly "like a duck on a junebug."
zem
----- Original Message ----- From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 6:15 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Old southern sayings


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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