gijanet
Well-known member
SOUTHERNISMS:
*Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit. (My personal favorite!!)
*She fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.
* Have a cup of coffee--it's already been “saucered and blowed.”
*She's so stuck up she'd drown in a rainstorm.
* It's so dry, the trees are bribing the dogs.
* My cow died last night, so I don't need your bull.
* He's as country as cornflakes.
* This is gooder'n grits.
*If things get any better, I may have to hire someone to help me enjoy it.
* I'm 'bout as........ Nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of
rocking chairs. Busy as a moth in a mitten. Happy as a clam at high
tide. (Well, y'all know my "nervous as a........" expression, and it ain't quite this nice........heehee!)
* Advice for Northerners moving to the South: Save all manner of bacon
grease. You will be instructed on how to use it shortly.
* Just because you can drive on snow and ice does not mean Southerners
can. Stay home the two days of the year it snows.
* If you DO run your car into a ditch, don't panic. Four men in the
extended cab of a four-wheel drive pick-up with a 12-pack of beer and a tow chain will
be along shortly. Don't try to help them. Just stay out of their way.
This is what they live for.
* You can ask Southerners for directions, but unless you already know
the positions of key hills, trees, and rocks, and know exactly how far "over yonder" and "a piece" is, you're better off trying to find it yourself.
* Remember: Y'all is singular. All y'all is plural. All y'all's is plural possessive.
* Get used to hearing, "You ain't from around here, are you?"
* Don't be worried that you don't understand anyone. They don't
understand you either.
* The first Southern expression to creep into a transplanted
Northerner's vocabulary is the adjective "big ol'," as in "big ol'
truck," or "big ol' boy." "Fixin'" (as in "I'm fixin' to go to the
store") is 2nd, and "Y'all" is 3rd.
*As you are cursing the person driving 15 mph in a 55 mph zone
directly in the middle of the road, remember: ALL Southern folks learned to
drive on a John Deere, and this is the proper speed and lane position
for that vehicle.
*If you hear a Southerner exclaim, "Hey, y'all, watch this!" and he has a beer in his hand, get out of his way. These are very likely the last words he will ever say, or worse still, that you will ever hear.
*Most Southerners do not use turn signals; they ignore those who do.
In fact, if you see a signal blinking on a car with a Southern
license plate, you may rest assured that it was already turned on when the
car was purchased.
* If it can't be fried in bacon grease, it ain't worth cooking, let alone eating.
*If there is the prediction of the slightest chance of even the most
miniscule accumulation of snow, your presence is required at the
local grocery store. It does not matter if you need anything from the
store. It is just something you're supposed to do.
* Satellite dishes are very popular in the South. When you purchase
one, it is positioned directly in front of the house. This is
logical, bearing in mind that the dish cost considerably more than
the house and should, therefore, be prominently displayed.
* One last warning, but probably the most important one to remember: Be
advised that in the South, "He needed killin'" is a valid defense.
Hugs. J.
*Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit. (My personal favorite!!)
*She fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.
* Have a cup of coffee--it's already been “saucered and blowed.”
*She's so stuck up she'd drown in a rainstorm.
* It's so dry, the trees are bribing the dogs.
* My cow died last night, so I don't need your bull.
* He's as country as cornflakes.
* This is gooder'n grits.
*If things get any better, I may have to hire someone to help me enjoy it.
* I'm 'bout as........ Nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of
rocking chairs. Busy as a moth in a mitten. Happy as a clam at high
tide. (Well, y'all know my "nervous as a........" expression, and it ain't quite this nice........heehee!)
* Advice for Northerners moving to the South: Save all manner of bacon
grease. You will be instructed on how to use it shortly.
* Just because you can drive on snow and ice does not mean Southerners
can. Stay home the two days of the year it snows.
* If you DO run your car into a ditch, don't panic. Four men in the
extended cab of a four-wheel drive pick-up with a 12-pack of beer and a tow chain will
be along shortly. Don't try to help them. Just stay out of their way.
This is what they live for.
* You can ask Southerners for directions, but unless you already know
the positions of key hills, trees, and rocks, and know exactly how far "over yonder" and "a piece" is, you're better off trying to find it yourself.
* Remember: Y'all is singular. All y'all is plural. All y'all's is plural possessive.
* Get used to hearing, "You ain't from around here, are you?"
* Don't be worried that you don't understand anyone. They don't
understand you either.
* The first Southern expression to creep into a transplanted
Northerner's vocabulary is the adjective "big ol'," as in "big ol'
truck," or "big ol' boy." "Fixin'" (as in "I'm fixin' to go to the
store") is 2nd, and "Y'all" is 3rd.
*As you are cursing the person driving 15 mph in a 55 mph zone
directly in the middle of the road, remember: ALL Southern folks learned to
drive on a John Deere, and this is the proper speed and lane position
for that vehicle.
*If you hear a Southerner exclaim, "Hey, y'all, watch this!" and he has a beer in his hand, get out of his way. These are very likely the last words he will ever say, or worse still, that you will ever hear.
*Most Southerners do not use turn signals; they ignore those who do.
In fact, if you see a signal blinking on a car with a Southern
license plate, you may rest assured that it was already turned on when the
car was purchased.
* If it can't be fried in bacon grease, it ain't worth cooking, let alone eating.
*If there is the prediction of the slightest chance of even the most
miniscule accumulation of snow, your presence is required at the
local grocery store. It does not matter if you need anything from the
store. It is just something you're supposed to do.
* Satellite dishes are very popular in the South. When you purchase
one, it is positioned directly in front of the house. This is
logical, bearing in mind that the dish cost considerably more than
the house and should, therefore, be prominently displayed.
* One last warning, but probably the most important one to remember: Be
advised that in the South, "He needed killin'" is a valid defense.
Hugs. J.
