tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post6583194184231622026..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Fav Southernism???Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-47937436909353415262012-08-07T18:37:01.438-05:002012-08-07T18:37:01.438-05:00My favorite is actually a joke: "Why did the...My favorite is actually a joke: "Why did the chicken cross the road?" "To prove to the armadillo it could be done!"Muscovitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192970053483667938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-56379923036409628512012-08-07T12:02:45.431-05:002012-08-07T12:02:45.431-05:00A couple, though implying violence, always crack m...A couple, though implying violence, always crack me up. "I'm gonna stomp a mudhole in ya and walk it dry!" and "I'll hit you so hard your dog will cry!"Billiamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489132492383133253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-17116997421927778872012-08-02T14:04:19.850-05:002012-08-02T14:04:19.850-05:00Don't know if it qualifies but south of the Ma...Don't know if it qualifies but south of the Mason-Dixon Line is the only place I've heard, "so ugly she'd make a train take a dirt road".Subvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13523683273450353313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-24391671615453738432012-08-02T13:36:35.251-05:002012-08-02T13:36:35.251-05:00Like ticks on a terrier.
Never heard the wholesal...Like ticks on a terrier.<br /><br />Never heard the wholesale carpet on before. Nice.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-8346210799493653092012-08-02T13:35:47.186-05:002012-08-02T13:35:47.186-05:00JayDee, this is one of the best Southernism evah! ...JayDee, this is one of the best Southernism evah! It is the universal Insult/Compliment/Comment. <br /><br />E.g., "Well, bless your heart! Aren't you sweet!"<br /><br />"Poor thing is just butt ugly. Bless her heart."<br /><br />"If he was any dumber his head would cave in. Bless his heart."<br /><br />It also has the effect of immediately blunting any insult with blessing. Perfect.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-30345348922291581952012-08-02T11:03:09.401-05:002012-08-02T11:03:09.401-05:00Ok, I'm a little out of practice, but:
from m...Ok, I'm a little out of practice, but:<br /><br />from my husband - "roll you out like wholesale carpet" and "a hit dog yells"<br /><br />from me - "like white on rice" and "finer'n frog's hair"Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-9240376525349752262012-08-02T10:28:15.676-05:002012-08-02T10:28:15.676-05:00Bless your heart.
[That's the Southernism. Can...Bless your heart.<br />[That's the Southernism. Can also be, Bless his/her heart. The meaning depends completely on the tone of voice, the facial expression, the rest of the discussion etc. Can be a delighted expression of affection and sympathy, a cutting condescension with a side helping of pity or contempt, or anything in between].<br /><br />Bonus: if a woman talking to a dog, cat, or very small child, she might say "Bless its bitty bones!" I have heard this, and said it. :-)JayDeenoreply@blogger.com