tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post9184623108325343394..comments2023-11-28T04:49:21.046-06:00Comments on We Are THAT Family: My Guide to Country VernacularKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608199440254905212noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-15350059670709205942009-05-26T14:59:40.174-05:002009-05-26T14:59:40.174-05:00Louisiana born and bred here, although now I'm out...Louisiana born and bred here, although now I'm out west. One of my friends asked me to repeat myself 3 times, until I saw she didn't understand what I meant by 'ice box' (refrigerator). I agree with those saying dinner is the midday meal, also the largest or most special meal (ie. Christmas dinner at 2:00pm, or Sunday's midday meal), and supper is the last meal of the day. Here are some others:<br /><br />heap or mess uh trouble = you're in deep<br />give me a holler = call me<br />how'sya momma an' em? = how's your family?<br />dadgummit! = darn it (or unprintable)<br />shootfire! = see above<br /><br />Also just had a discussion with my friends on what to call folks. I grew up with someone familiar being Miss Firstname, with 'Miss' meaning Mrs. or Ms. or Miss (lazy or just the drawl, who knows?). Someone you just met would be Miss Lastname, until she told you, "oh honey, just call me Miss Firstname."<br /><br />I know there are more I can't think of. Just makes life interesting! :)Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10482820486580619365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-6087959865747074562009-05-26T08:04:01.897-05:002009-05-26T08:04:01.897-05:00Clearly, we grew up very near each other! I knew a...Clearly, we grew up very near each other! I knew all but one of the sayings! Love it! Nothing beats living in central Texas! I bet you have even heard of Lampasses! Great post.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929999838625476788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-6925029493181274332009-05-25T02:49:47.173-05:002009-05-25T02:49:47.173-05:00I know all of these a bit too well!! I grew up in...I know all of these a bit too well!! I grew up in deep East Texas with a grandfather who would yell "Getonouttahera" - translation is "Get on out of here." My husband (who's from Los Angeles) couldn't figure out what law my grandmother was always talking about (the police) and he still laughs every time I say "Frito Pie."Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881371676891919177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-83299169352339789742009-05-24T21:49:10.451-05:002009-05-24T21:49:10.451-05:00I just almost peed my pants! Seriously though...hu...I just almost peed my pants! Seriously though...hu.lair.e.us!Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13707950794241128217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-48987470068984848722009-05-23T13:12:46.878-05:002009-05-23T13:12:46.878-05:00Ok, so I must be southern AND country, because I g...Ok, so I must be southern AND country, because I grew up with all of those terms, plus many more.<br /><br />Some I hear often are, "j'eat yet?" "Y'ont to?" "Over yonder." "Up the road a piece" <br /><br />And my Dad's favorite: "Fine as frog hair, split four ways." Now THAT's fine, ya'll!Superchikkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11677663681761490238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-36594164531438794502009-05-22T20:04:30.821-05:002009-05-22T20:04:30.821-05:00So funny! My family is from rural Pennsylvania, an...So funny! My family is from rural Pennsylvania, and we say or hear almost everything in your post AND in the comments. They definitely aren't specific to any one place. <br /><br />We don't spit in our hands. :) We do something else that rhymes with spit and isn't really fit to print.<br /><br />Some I didn't see yet -<br /><br />We "red up" our rooms, meaning that we clean up.<br /><br />We drop "to be" from sentences, like "that needs done!" instead of "that needs to be done!"<br /><br />We only have "dinner" on special occasions, like Sunday dinner with the family or Christmas dinner. In those cases, it's a larger than normal mid-afternoon meal.<br /><br />My dad "warshes" stuff instead of "washing" it. That drives me nuts.<br /><br />We "shoot the breeze" instead of chatting.<br /><br />He also says "real directly" which means he's about to do something.<br /><br />I love it! Thanks for a great post! :)Tara @ Feels Like Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988970365851453138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-56553271715002325252009-05-22T19:59:22.137-05:002009-05-22T19:59:22.137-05:00I'm from Wisconsin and moved to Chicago, Illinois....I'm from Wisconsin and moved to Chicago, Illinois. In Wisconsin, it's a bubbler -- everywhere else, its a water fountain (or drinking fountain)Lisahttp://mythoughtsideasandramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-87785740464449000612009-05-22T15:35:24.897-05:002009-05-22T15:35:24.897-05:00You forgot "nervous as a cat in a room full of roc...You forgot "nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs" and "full as a tick"<br /><br />Love your blog...sweet tea and all!!!!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16114703648782356955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-51511782239992269262009-05-22T14:36:40.590-05:002009-05-22T14:36:40.590-05:00Do you know women in Texas don't have PMS? They ha...Do you know women in Texas don't have PMS? They have FTS - fixin' to start.lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-50878065338489935322009-05-22T13:25:42.902-05:002009-05-22T13:25:42.902-05:00LOL...I am from rural south La...my mom grew up he...LOL...I am from rural south La...my mom grew up here while my dad grew up in Ark & Ok so needless to say when I married my yankee husband communication breakdowns were daily. If I ask him to fix me a coke he asks how does one repair coke. If I ask if he will stop up at the store he has no clue. Of course there are people from New Orleans around that make groceries, wash dishes in the zink & cajuns that you don't know what in the world they are saying. Louisiana is a country all unto its self.Angelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-59646475171375789422009-05-22T11:39:09.153-05:002009-05-22T11:39:09.153-05:00I love it! We have some slang in Utah too. When I...I love it! We have some slang in Utah too. When I first moved here I heard the men talking about going huntin. It was are ya going huntin? Yup, going huntin. I thought it was so funny! That really frost my cookies is another one you hear here.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18097848458815362441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-27427568067862250852009-05-22T11:09:17.701-05:002009-05-22T11:09:17.701-05:00I'm from SD - country girl but married a city ...I'm from SD - country girl but married a city boy. Always tease him with "dinner" - what he knows as lunch, "lunch" - an afternoon snack we always had before doing evening chores, & "supper" - which he knows as dinner. And he's from Iowa - I didn't know why he got so confused when my Mom asked if we wanted some "lunch" at 4 o'clock in the afternoon : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-89262267394982769042009-05-22T09:03:03.951-05:002009-05-22T09:03:03.951-05:00I remember being somewhere way south of here (here...I remember being somewhere way south of here (here being Michigan) and asking for pop and having the pie list read to me. I thought it rather strange at the time...<br /><br />The "pull my fanger" killed me. Oh my word. My step-mom is always with the pull my finger jokes. Super classy lady, she is... We're never short on laughs, though.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14738301527831763073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-50693192898749842482009-05-21T23:42:42.926-05:002009-05-21T23:42:42.926-05:00I'm a midwest girl so when I moved to Florida firs...I'm a midwest girl so when I moved to Florida first time away from home (in the Navy) I learned that:<br /><br />a purse is no longer a purse but a pocketbook<br /><br />and that pop is no longer pop but soda<br /><br />dinner is supper<br /><br />and that everyone is M'am and Sir<br /><br />Each place/region is a little different, it seems. Lol!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701552933130180812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-77546549626129791042009-05-21T22:18:38.528-05:002009-05-21T22:18:38.528-05:00I read through the posts and didn't see anyone men...I read through the posts and didn't see anyone mention britches (pants)! I'm not sure if it's a country/southern thing or what. I don't know anyone who says it other than my Mama's family and they live WAAAAY out in the country! I also grew up with my Grandmama saying, "Scat cat...tails in the gravy!" I taught the saying to my two year old son and I could see my husband cringe! That made it even more fun!!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09522421516833008676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-26718044826730300232009-05-21T22:06:25.734-05:002009-05-21T22:06:25.734-05:00Oh yes Lisa I hear my mother and dh say the other ...Oh yes Lisa I hear my mother and dh say the other word for spit too in that saying.It ryhmes with spit.CJ'SMOMMY*KIMBERLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400283300149343497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-88812858511670675492009-05-21T22:04:00.860-05:002009-05-21T22:04:00.860-05:00I guess I'm not only southern ,I'm country too,lol...I guess I'm not only southern ,I'm country too,lol.<br />Most of them I've heard except the yard bird which dh knew what it meant.<br />All carbonated drinks are "Coke",yep it's Walmarks and Kmarks here.<br /> Lol when we were in WI noone could understand my husband.He has a deep southern drawl ,like Trace Atkins.When we were in a cafe eating we could feel people staring like we were from outer space,lol.I guess sometimes TN is it's own planet.CJ'SMOMMY*KIMBERLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400283300149343497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-36054838078651263912009-05-21T21:36:44.147-05:002009-05-21T21:36:44.147-05:00I'm from Texas, and while I don't particularly con...I'm from Texas, and while I don't particularly consider myself country, I guess my parents are. I needed no translation for most of those.<br />The particular version of the "spit in one hand" saying that I'm familiar with uses another word instead of spit. I guess it makes about as much sense, but it's way more gross. Come to think of it, there are a number of folksy sayings my parents and other relatives are fond of, which would be wholly unsuitable for a family audience. Funny stuff though...<br />Cute post tonight. It cracked me up.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10361998290482447162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-66840760210299013812009-05-21T21:22:40.721-05:002009-05-21T21:22:40.721-05:00I use the six of one. . .I also grew up with suppe...I use the six of one. . .I also grew up with supper being the evening meal, and dinner could be a nicer lunch, i.e. Sunday dinner, or the evening meal. I guess I did grow up in the country, in Michigan. . .Holly Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267503229093142779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-76948606370057798882009-05-21T21:02:04.359-05:002009-05-21T21:02:04.359-05:00I loved this post and reading everyone's comments....I loved this post and reading everyone's comments. <br /><br />I was born in CA and lived there until I was 10, then grew up in CO, and just moved to MD.<br /><br />My husband was born and raised in CO but moved around for the Navy. My favorite sayings he told me about from the south are "I want a coke. Which kind?" (like a bunch of people said, I had never heard of such a thing). <br /><br />Also we went to Autin, TX for a wedding and I was hoping to hear some southern accents. All I got was the lady at Denny's ask my husband what kind of tea? I didn't know there were different kinds. They don't brew sweet tea in CO in resturants.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424336265089036857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-23182875723422660272009-05-21T18:11:33.142-05:002009-05-21T18:11:33.142-05:00We say "6 of one, 10 of the other." Its an old Cz...We say "6 of one, 10 of the other." Its an old Czech statement my grandma used to say. It means basically, no matter what you choose it will not be fair.<br /><br />I say "a couple bricks short of a Happy Meal."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-9713433747378171432009-05-21T16:28:56.457-05:002009-05-21T16:28:56.457-05:00Gads you must have a 1000 comments. I had to scro...Gads you must have a 1000 comments. I had to scroll down a mile. I was born and raised in the Texas Panhandle so I knew those terms. Was "lickety split" on the list?grannyannhttp://www.anntuckerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-35377963181015565222009-05-21T15:49:48.173-05:002009-05-21T15:49:48.173-05:00These may not be particularly country or southern,...These may not be particularly country or southern, but they crack me up. <br /><br />My grandma used to always accuse people of "puttin on airs", meaning they were acting snooty.<br /><br />Also, "she didn't aim to", meaning it wasn't intended.<br /><br />And if your clothes don't match or you haven't coordinated your florals and plaids, "OOoooh! Girl! You be color-bookin'!"Smockity Frockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922037293905396736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-78461201255989085282009-05-21T15:23:35.413-05:002009-05-21T15:23:35.413-05:00Hee hee! My dad's from Oklahoma so I knew what mo...Hee hee! My dad's from Oklahoma so I knew what most of those were. Although I wouldn't have known "yard bird". :P<br /><br />I'm truly not aware of funny venacular here in the PNW. Although we do have some silly habits, like wearing socks with sandals in the spring or fall (which is pretty much the same season here when you think about it) and feeling the need to throw a party every time the sun shines. <br /><br />We also NEVER use umbrellas, and it rains here 9 months of the year. But if you use an umbrella then people assume that you must be from California. And California is like a bad word here. lolAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03063493569828318329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-48361396281619634982009-05-21T14:24:19.518-05:002009-05-21T14:24:19.518-05:00Oh, and regarding "dinner", it's the biggest meal ...Oh, and regarding "dinner", it's the biggest meal of the day. On Sundays that might be at lunchtime, the rest of the week,it's probably suppertime.Sophy Nextdoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497203134629769077noreply@blogger.com