A LITTLE TRIVIA...

[kim221998]

Wow...I thought I was a true Southerner...born and raised in Alabama....but I don't know what half that stuff was about..lol. I've never heard of red eye gravy..lol. My grandpa makes some great tomato gravy though..lol. And I happen to despise grits..lol. I do tend to use the word "ya'll" quite often though..lol.

[BigDave]

More...some of these may be regional...

House coat= robe
house shoes+ slippers
snake doctor= dragon fly
tumble turd= dung beetle
blinker= turn signal
the gas= accelerator
mash= to press
buggy= shopping cart
red light= traffic signal

[Kentucky Nurse]

WOW!!! Lots of memories from my youth with my grandparents!!! FT...I do the darlin and honey thing to everyone but that's a common thing in Kentucky. One thing's for certain, there' more good than bad people in this world.

Don't forget the fillin' stations.
chifferobe=armoire
davenport=couch (my grandma used to call it devinet, go figure)
she's got a funny "turn"=actions, attitude, etc.
eyes/blinds=stove burners
water pill=diuretic
sugar=diabetes (diabetas for some)
catch it=deliver a baby
uontu=you want to
boykot = man that boy kot tired liften that fire wood
european = hey dude turn the other way european on my boots
fastenate = igot 9 buttons on this shirt but i can only fastenate
jamaking = hey moo wat jamaking in the kitchen
manynasie = manynasie alot of good looking girls in this bar
whicadidja = u didnt bring your wallet whichadidja
Lariat-"hey!, wheres Larry at?, he owes me five bucks.
Usurp- "You want some jelly for yer pancakes?"....................................."No thanks, I'll usurp.
Wigeon-I got Budweiser and Coors,wigeon you want?
Juicy-Juicy what I see?
u didn't bring ur truck whicadidja
id talk but mitosis on fire
aorta- aorta cut that grass down by the park
My brother bared my pick up truck and i aint herd from him in munts
"ARTICHOKE" THAT WAD OF CHEW MAMA PUT IN HER MOUTH ARTICHOKE A HORSE.
Mister--Is diana her? Nope you just mister

Too many more to type. Compliments to Jeff Foxworthy on some of these. I can relate to all of these. By George, I think that makes my bilingual.

[Linda in Calif]

After readin' all that stuff about the south....now I'm "homesick"!

[kim221998]

OK....now most of these I know and some even use!!! LOL. Never heard the bug ones though.

More...some of these may be regional...

House coat= robe
house shoes+ slippers
snake doctor= dragon fly
tumble turd= dung beetle
blinker= turn signal
the gas= accelerator
mash= to press
buggy= shopping cart
red light= traffic signal

[FB_Bama]

Kentucky Nurse, BigDave those were good. I didn't know there were other words for the one's I've been using all my life.