tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post2321197462285808437..comments2023-11-03T08:03:15.599-05:00Comments on Killer Fiction: Where Are You From?Kathy Bacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549844839816876766noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-13696600126910728242008-11-12T07:12:00.000-06:002008-11-12T07:12:00.000-06:00Mary M.Love it!!! And I don't know how hard a hic...Mary M.<BR/><BR/>Love it!!! And I don't know how hard a hickory stump is, but it works.<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for posting. <BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-49900477074050441732008-11-12T07:10:00.000-06:002008-11-12T07:10:00.000-06:00rm Kahm,I'm telling you, you can't the southernism...rm Kahm,<BR/><BR/>I'm telling you, you can't the southernism out of your blood. It hangs on like junk yard dog to a T-bone.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for posting.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-32583992349477003332008-11-12T05:41:00.000-06:002008-11-12T05:41:00.000-06:00"A heart as tough as a hickory stump."Mary M"A heart as tough as a hickory stump."<BR/><BR/>Mary MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-45056438976269489262008-11-12T01:52:00.000-06:002008-11-12T01:52:00.000-06:00I was born and raised in West Virginia, but have b...I was born and raised in West Virginia, but have been in California for more than 20 years. That doesn't matter.. my accent still comes forth.. especially when I am angry. My friends still tease me for things like, "Ya'll, calling my father, Daddy and for this phrase... "A gully washer, frog strangler!" The latter one I learned from my mother, who often said it after a hard rain.<BR/><BR/>A slightly more colorful phrase I have been known to use is, "Sh*t, damn and boy howdy!"RM Kahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625754646053162088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-44468687088059140502008-11-11T20:02:00.000-06:002008-11-11T20:02:00.000-06:00Virginia,Those are priceless, too.Love em.CCVirginia,<BR/><BR/>Those are priceless, too.<BR/><BR/>Love em.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-74179812753333854052008-11-11T18:34:00.000-06:002008-11-11T18:34:00.000-06:00Here's a few more.Its colder then a well diggers b...Here's a few more.<BR/><BR/>Its colder then a well diggers butt.<BR/><BR/>Knee high to a grasshopper.<BR/><BR/>He don't mount to a hill of beans.<BR/><BR/>I ain't seen him in coons age.<BR/><BR/>Been road hard and put up wet.<BR/><BR/>Dukes mixtures<BR/><BR/>He's two bricks short of a full load.<BR/><BR/>Put that in your pipe and smoke it.<BR/><BR/>Dead an a door nail.<BR/><BR/>If you havn't guessed by now I am from KY and we don't talk to good here.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924888528166831610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-53670733352567270042008-11-11T17:58:00.000-06:002008-11-11T17:58:00.000-06:00Nancy,A good southern lady, especially one with So...Nancy,<BR/><BR/>A good southern lady, especially one with Southern Baptist ties, just didn't say ugly words. Which is why I'm certain we have so many very unusal expressions. Like Fiddle Sticks, or Gosh darn. "I declare..." could be translated, to "Oh shit!" any day of the week. One of aunts used to say, "Holy Helen!" She never would explain who Helen was.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-22357116867449259102008-11-11T17:51:00.000-06:002008-11-11T17:51:00.000-06:00Joye,I'm telling you, blessing someone's heart can...Joye,<BR/><BR/>I'm telling you, blessing someone's heart can fix loads of sins, both of the person saying it and of the person it's being said about. :-)<BR/><BR/>I like "dumb as box of rocks." <BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for sharing!<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-90993155765078075242008-11-11T17:45:00.000-06:002008-11-11T17:45:00.000-06:00FUNNY post, Christie!I was raised in Oklahoma, and...FUNNY post, Christie!<BR/><BR/>I was raised in Oklahoma, and my dad's parents had come from Arkansas. When surprised or shocked, my grandmother used to say, "Well, I declare" or, "Well, I'll swan." I took those to be her So Baptist swear words. :)<BR/><BR/>CA folks always wanted me to talk, too. I can "hear" a Californian by the lack of an accent.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the fun, everyone!<BR/><BR/>Light,<BR/>Nancy Haddock<BR/>La Vida VampireNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10019662451227188065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-38080900896975061642008-11-11T17:28:00.000-06:002008-11-11T17:28:00.000-06:00My grandmother always said of someone who was orne...My grandmother always said of someone who was ornery or mischievous "God Bless his heart" as if that would solve all problems. And she referred to the old horse we had as "dumb as a box of rocks" but when we liked a certain young boy that was sooooo cute she would say he was the "tops"<BR/>JOYEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-35733906334266879022008-11-11T16:56:00.000-06:002008-11-11T16:56:00.000-06:00Vicky,WOW. I really like it. Not sure I grasp it...Vicky,<BR/><BR/>WOW. I really like it. Not sure I grasp its meaning, but I'm gonna be thinking about that one. I guess it could mean, you reap what you sew.<BR/><BR/>Do you know exactly what it means?<BR/><BR/>Hmm, I wonder if my Mississippi writing partner knows. I'll have to ask her.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for sharing. These are all sooo great.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-75903430704934753302008-11-11T16:51:00.000-06:002008-11-11T16:51:00.000-06:00Marcia,"Is a Frog's butt water-tight?" Okay this m...Marcia,<BR/><BR/>"Is a Frog's butt water-tight?" Okay this made me spit out my Diet DP--through my nose, mind you. And it wasn't pretty. I mean, I'm always needed another way to ask the question, "Do the bears do it in the woods?"<BR/><BR/>This one is perfect.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for sharing!!<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-39704919963541923022008-11-11T16:47:00.000-06:002008-11-11T16:47:00.000-06:00Natale,I'm glad I give you a smile. :-) Honestly,...Natale,<BR/><BR/>I'm glad I give you a smile. :-) <BR/><BR/>Honestly, I didn't even understand why people had a problem with Bush Senior saying "Fixen'" As far as I was concerned, it was the perfect word. And the same goes with the question, "What kind of Coke?" I understand to someone non-southern, when the question is answered, "Coke" and the waitress doesn't react strangely it might seem a little strange, but it makes perfect sense to us.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-42528487996905706002008-11-11T16:33:00.000-06:002008-11-11T16:33:00.000-06:00Jenny (Sleeping With Ward Cleaver)"this towns so s...Jenny (Sleeping With Ward Cleaver)<BR/><BR/>"this towns so small you can fart on one end of main street and smell it on the other."<BR/><BR/>Oh my gawd! That is for sure the town I grew up in. I love it!<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-65538112475139330662008-11-11T16:30:00.000-06:002008-11-11T16:30:00.000-06:00Tori,I love those. "Death eating a Cracker!" LOL...Tori,<BR/><BR/>I love those. "Death eating a Cracker!" LOL! Don't you wonder where these came from?<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for sharing.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-7995379954591630492008-11-11T16:29:00.000-06:002008-11-11T16:29:00.000-06:00Rfhater,"Faster than a duck on June bug." I love ...Rfhater,<BR/><BR/>"Faster than a duck on June bug." I love it. But you know here is Texas, they don't know what June bugs are. They call these little brown bugs June bugs. In Alabama, the June bugs were iridescent and bigger. We would tie strings to their legs and fly them around like pets.<BR/><BR/>And fiddle sticks was one of those saying mama let me say without getting the look.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting!<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-42271348929105502052008-11-11T16:24:00.000-06:002008-11-11T16:24:00.000-06:00This is my all time favorite from my high school b...This is my all time favorite from my high school best friend's mom who was from Mississippi. Here goes: "What goes over the devil's back, comes back under his belly."<BR/><BR/>Eeeew! LOL!<BR/><BR/>VickyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-68695412482079762282008-11-11T16:22:00.000-06:002008-11-11T16:22:00.000-06:00Great blog! I lived in Massachusetts as a child, ...Great blog! I lived in Massachusetts as a child, but also in TN and KY, so I say "you guys" and "y'all" interchangeably.<BR/><BR/>Here's a couple of my favorite Southern sayings:<BR/><BR/>“Don’t pee down my back and tell me it’s raining.”<BR/><BR/>"If a cat had kittens in an oven, that wouldn’t make them biscuits.”<BR/><BR/>“Is a frog’s butt water-tight?” (A variation on the old "Is the Pope Catholic?" reply)<BR/><BR/>I've noticed quite a few Southern sayings are about biscuits and frogs. ;-)<BR/>-- Marcia James<BR/>TAILS OF LOVE, June 2009Marcia Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272232280839412488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-12607146623886160002008-11-11T15:59:00.000-06:002008-11-11T15:59:00.000-06:00LOL, Christie! I'm sorry, but I love to listen to ...LOL, Christie! I'm sorry, but I love to listen to you talk, too*g*. Of course *what* you say usually has me laughing until I'm crying anyway, if that makes you feel any better*g*.<BR/><BR/>Jewels . . . my mother is something like 15/16 Norwegian and grew up in North Dakota. She still uses a few zingers my grandmother would belt out from the belly. One was "ooftah," which was a standard exclamation of amazement or surprise. There was also the infamous "ishtah" which sounded more like "yeesh-tah" and meant basically yuck. <BR/><BR/>We lived in Louisiana for several years and it used to baffle me when the waitress would ask what kind of Coke we wanted to drink -- as in any kind of soda, regardless of brand, was called a Coke. Oh, and you never actually *did* anything, but you were always "fixin'ta" do something. I did find y'all to be very useful -- finally, a separate word to refer to second person plural.<BR/><BR/>Great post, Christie!gNathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11574390569117965620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-50765037483336577672008-11-11T15:52:00.000-06:002008-11-11T15:52:00.000-06:00I've been in the south my whole adult life and hav...I've been in the south my whole adult life and have picked up a few lines here and there from my good friend who was Virginia-born and bred. She always says that "about plucked my last nerve" and she said her daddy'd say: "this towns so small you can fart on one end of main street and smell it on the other."Jenny Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958016422431736544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-61589599904012911682008-11-11T15:00:00.000-06:002008-11-11T15:00:00.000-06:00My grandma used to say it was "cold enough to free...My grandma used to say it was "cold enough to freeze your pockets off". *g*<BR/><BR/>And another her favorite phrases about feeling ill, "felt like death eating a cracker". ROFL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-18324603428008603632008-11-11T14:49:00.000-06:002008-11-11T14:49:00.000-06:00I grew up in Oklahoma before moving back to Michig...I grew up in Oklahoma before moving back to Michigan when I was 12. "Finer than frog hair." was popular along with "Faster than a chicken on a june bug." <BR/><BR/>My parents (Originally from Michigan) were always strict with our verbal skills so not much of the Oakie accent shows through anymore. But you'll still occasionally hear a "y'all" or "Sugar" here and there. They were less than thrilled when I came home from 1st grade and announced that I had learned my Vales. (Vowels) When asked to explain what a vale was I responded "You know A,E,I O, and YEW.<BR/><BR/>"Oh fiddle sticks!" and "If your nose itches, it means that you're gonna kiss a fool." were phrases that I heard from my grandparents.Refhaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064218599795539844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-31022542550197533292008-11-11T14:43:00.000-06:002008-11-11T14:43:00.000-06:00mshellion,Okay...you really cracked me up with, "W...mshellion,<BR/><BR/>Okay...you really cracked me up with, "Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit." <BR/><BR/>Now, being the southern lady that I am, I'm not sure I could ever use the saying, but I still love it! What does that tell you about me?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-58540924067401618782008-11-11T14:36:00.000-06:002008-11-11T14:36:00.000-06:00I've got "frog hair" like 'isms."Sh*t-eating grin"...I've got "frog hair" like 'isms.<BR/><BR/>"Sh*t-eating grin"--which that doesn't make any sense. If you're eating crap, would you be grinning?<BR/><BR/>"Grinning like a possum eatin' briars"--this originates from my father<BR/><BR/>"I haven't seen you in a coon's age." I have no idea how long coons live, btw.<BR/><BR/>"There's not enough room to swing a cat in here."<BR/><BR/>"Little pitchers have big ears." WTH? <BR/><BR/>"Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit." <BR/><BR/>(I'm still laughing about the cross line...I'll have to think some more...)Hellie Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933713255844695337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-46805816138860750612008-11-11T14:10:00.000-06:002008-11-11T14:10:00.000-06:00LMAO! "If a frog had wings, he wouldn't bump his ...LMAO! "If a frog had wings, he wouldn't bump his ass" <BR/><BR/>I love it. <BR/> <BR/>You know another one of my dad's sayings that is used in Divorced, Desperate and Dating is, "Bumping Uglies." Meaning "doing the deed" or as some people would say, "doing the Humpty Dumpty dance."<BR/><BR/>Hey, in the south, when I was young, we didn't use ugly words, so we created words that meant ugly things. But they we're ugly words. <BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.com