Posted on 11/11/2023 7:03:22 PM PST by simpson96
He’s “nutty as a peach orchard boar”. = He’s crazy Jim.
Thanks to all the vets here. Remember “all gave some/some gave all”.
And my best Festus saying: He was so tall he could hunt geese with a rake.
The milk has been in the fridge too long, now it’s rurnt.
I’m gonna go warsh up now.
I didn’t know it was in the dictionary. Wow.
Is it peecans in pruhleens? Pecans in prayleens?
A friend from Mississippi would not let me say long a Pralines!!!
Is catawampus a real word?
diagonally; obliquely. We took a shortcut and walked catawampus across the field. Also: cattywampus. [1830–40 for earlier sense “utterly”; cata- diagonally ( see cater-cornered) + -wampus, perh. akin to wampish]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40.
The President lives in Warshington, DC !!!
What kinda coke you want with that?
Make it a sprite pleasesir.
Alrighty then.
Full Texan is adding “R” to words that need it, such as Warsh.
Warsh your hands
Warsh your hair.
We always used kitty corner from the crick. I reckons.
Except the U in february, was just febrary and no r in sattaday.
Sowbelly’n beans is what’s fer dinner
If ya’ all are a fixen to go I’ll tag along for the ride
Where I grew up Missouri ended with an “a” and sounded like Mizzoura.
I’ll be there direckly.
Uptown it might be an armoire.
As Josey Wales said, they in for a missora boat ride.
“...she said it was a made up word...”
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All words were “made up” (at one time or another).
Actually there are multiple ways to pronounce it.
Most people around here say Loo a ville. Accent on Loo, all rolled together
Farscape is what you sit out on on a warm night.
Tennessee=Tin-uh-say
Texas=Tix-us
Right=Rot
Light=lot
Water=Wutter
Wife=Waff
Sky=Skaw
Tires=Tars
Y’all = Singular
Alls Y’all = plural.
kin folk = family
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