Ii was surprised, when I moved here from Texas; at # of folks here who would go" Huh", when I would say that.
Southern Sayings and Phrases
1. His grits ain't cooked.
2.That dog won't hunt
add some of your own that you like.
2.That dog won't hunt
add some of your own that you like.
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You can lead a horse to water, but can't make him drink.
You thought like Lit- thought he farted but he sheet
"Like cats on a hot tin roof".
Feller is a couple of biscuits shy of a full pan.
That thang is fancier than socks on a rooster.
That thang is fancier than socks on a rooster.
Unfortunately a lot of people here have lost touch with their rural roots.Ii was surprised, when I moved here from Texas; at # of folks here who would go" Huh", when I would say that.
Fish and company stink after three days.
Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.
Mom used to say if it was raining and the sun popped out, the devil was beating his wife.
Dad used to say, when the Lord said brain, that guy thought he said rain and went and hid in the closet.
Don,t put all your eggs in the same basket
My son is intelligent but I bet he does not know half these sayings. Maybe instead of embracing our heritage we wanted to be more modern and more intelligent than our ancestors and somewhere along the way failed our kids in sharing with them these nuggets of wisdom.
Mom used to say if it was raining and the sun popped out, the devil was beating his wife.
Dad used to say, when the Lord said brain, that guy thought he said rain and went and hid in the closet.
Don,t put all your eggs in the same basket
My son is intelligent but I bet he does not know half these sayings. Maybe instead of embracing our heritage we wanted to be more modern and more intelligent than our ancestors and somewhere along the way failed our kids in sharing with them these nuggets of wisdom.
Here is one that I don't remember where I heard it but I used to tell girlfriends that were getting too expensive ;
Honey you've got champagne taste on a beer budget.
Honey you've got champagne taste on a beer budget.
My grandfather was from Ailey Georgia, and was known for many fine Southern-isms:
"You can juggle your debts, but you can't juggle being broke."
"Two can live as cheap as one, for half as long."
"Like a hog looking at a wristwatch." (To imply confusion or misunderstanding)
"Slow as molasses in January"
"Back home an' broke" (An incantation that marked the end of every trip to town)
I didn't usually have a problem with his accent, but I will never forget the time he asked me to "change the bub" and got a vacant look from me. "The light bub"
"You can juggle your debts, but you can't juggle being broke."
"Two can live as cheap as one, for half as long."
"Like a hog looking at a wristwatch." (To imply confusion or misunderstanding)
"Slow as molasses in January"
"Back home an' broke" (An incantation that marked the end of every trip to town)
I didn't usually have a problem with his accent, but I will never forget the time he asked me to "change the bub" and got a vacant look from me. "The light bub"
You ain't from around here, are you?
It'll feel better when it quits hurtin.
Even a blind hog can find a kernel of corn every now and then.
I'd rather be lucky than good any day -the saying
But personally I,D rather be lucky and good.
I'd rather be lucky than good any day -the saying
But personally I,D rather be lucky and good.
When you've lost / misplaced something. "It'll be in the last place you look."
That one pisses me off.When you've lost / misplaced something. "It'll be in the last place you look."
When a decision must be made now: "your up to the lick log".
Would not trust him in a sh** house with a muzzle on
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