The Southernisms were funny. My niece and nephew
recently moved South. They had a power outage and
called the power company. They were told "we are fixen
to put you on a list" Us Northerners don't know what
that means---am I on a list? When will I be on a list?
I guess asking when power will be restored is out of
the question as you are only fixen to put me on a
list. I laugh every time I think of this.
Thanks,
Lee (leebo446)
--- anangelseyes <Af12dlite@...> wrote:
> SOUTHERNISMS
>
>
> Well, butter my behind and call me a biscuit.
>
> He 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........ Nervus 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.
>
> 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 cab of a
> four-wheel 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, 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!", get out of his
> way. These are 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
> minuscule 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 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.
>
>
>



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