One of my favorite Southern expressions that I learned from my father is “The Devil is beating his wife”.
It means that the sun is shining while it’s raining, a sunshower.
I love that one!
“Independent as a hog on ice” — usually said of a little kid who insists on doing things himself that are beyond his capability. Bless its li’l heart. (”Bless its heart” and “Bless your heart” can be a sincere expression of sympathy — or not. We Southerners know when it means what. Keeps the Yankees guessing. When referring to a small child it is always sincere.)
“So ugly she’d draw blisters on a bulldog”
“I was born at night, but not last night” — means you know someone is pulling your leg, similar to
“I didn’t just fall off the turnip wagon”
“Looks like forty miles of real bad road” — said by a man about a woman who looks like she would cause endless trouble if one got mixed up with her.
True story: I once asked a Yankee dinner guest “Would you like me to help your plate?” Shocked, he asked “Help it do what?” (For you Yankees out there it means puts helpings of food on a plate.)
I could give lots more, but was just peeking in and fixing to hit the hay now.
Sweet Southern dreams, all y’all!
That’s correct and I still use it
Looks like they pulled the porn girl boyfriend won’t kiss me when I come home after a day of work thread
It was fun
A race crusader poster wanted to play
Don’t see them so much in 2023 here