Southern Comments

[If Not For Grace]

Another Old Adage:

Never get in a spittin' match with a skunk...Even if you win, you come out smelling bad."

 

[If Not For Grace]

And Loribee (CF Poster) says her Grandmother told her:

"you're to say 'excuse me' as loud as your burp"

 

[If Not For Grace]

Elijah from another threads gave some:
Good Advice


A Wise Old Farmer's Advice
Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.
Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
Every path has a few puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
Don't judge folks by their relatives.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God

 

[WalksWithChrist]

Elijah from another threads gave some:
Good Advice


A Wise Old Farmer's Advice
Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.
Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
Every path has a few puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
Don't judge folks by their relatives.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God

 

[PeculiarTreasure]

I talk like this all the time! I'm southern and proud of it!

 

[If Not For Grace]

Good to see you hear--tell us some of your favorite southern "Coined" expressions>

 

[PeculiarTreasure]

A friend of my mom not from around here was talking about how we say the phrase "big ole" all the time. I totally didn't realize how much I said it till she pointed it out.

Ex: "That's a big ole dog"

 

[If Not For Grace]

My Bunch would confound that even further with their
drawn out dawg enunciation.

 

[WalksWithChrist]

That's a big ole moskeeter!!!

 

[If Not For Grace]

Don't even mention em, we got em "down on the river" big as small bats..they sound like hueys comin in a herd.

 

[If Not For Grace]

speaking of the river have ya'll seen this:

Tell It, Telll It all and don't leave nuthing out...

 

[WalksWithChrist]

speaking of the river have ya'll seen this:

Tell It, Telll It all and don't leave nuthing out...

Hadn't seen that! And I hope I never see that in my front yard.

 

[PeculiarTreasure]

That's a big ole moskeeter!!!

LOL!

 

[WalksWithChrist]

LOL!

If you like that, my dad calls this a "Three Moskeeters" bar.

 

[PeculiarTreasure]

If you like that, my dad calls this a "Three Moskeeters" bar.

Niiice!

 

[hazeleyes80]

^^^

You know the difference between a Yankee and a darn yankee??

A Yankee just comes to visit, and a darn Yankee comes with a u-haul

**Blows a big

at Tenorvoice**

Here are a couple that I didn't hear until I moved here (SC) FROM PENNSYLVANIA in July 2006:

"She gave him down the country."
"Might could/should/oughtta/shouldn't etc."

 

[If Not For Grace]

How about she pounced on it like a bulldog on a bone?

 

[If Not For Grace]

If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, you can bet the water bill is higher.

 

[If Not For Grace]

Notice that the turtle can only move forward if it sticks its neck out.

 

[WalksWithChrist]

If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, you can bet the water bill is higher.

Notice that the turtle can only move forward if it sticks its neck out.

I'll have to remember these!