Goofy sayings from people...

Me too.

 

Gunny Greene used to say at pre-inspection times , " shinin' like a diamond in a goats Ass."

 

“We’ll, I’ve been to 2 world’s fairs and a goat fu k and never seen anything like that before.”

 

The grammar police just sent a warning, it’s well not we’ll.

 

This is an interesting topic, I speak a few languages and pay attention to these things and how they spread interests me.

In 2009 “It is what it is” came into our crew and spread like fire. In the racing paddock and in population. I’m immune to many influences as I don’t watch tv or use social media hardly at all.

it’s been a decade and it’s still going... interesting to see if it’ll back off like the “know what I’m saying” phase did when this one arrived.

 

It might be an age thing for hill people but about 5 years ago, or more Mongo started saying “and the Like” on here... all my older kin said that when I was a kid and I’m sure his too. I haven’t started yet but he’s got a few years on me

 

It's his goofy saying, maybe you're wrong.

 

My 2 cents...

 

"That's what she said."

 

I noticed it awhile back and it made me smile thinking of my papaw. Thanks for that... Now I’m curious as to when you started and when I should expect to start... must be when you’ve said enough and if they don’t understand by then they’re not going to so they get the three words “and the like” haha love it.

it’s all relative in West Virgina! @Steeltoe and I were just discussing this!

 

Bless your heart.

 

I try not to use the hillbilly unless talking to others...

Things like
“imna” I am going to
“Skoden” let us go then

and many others are Appalachia Rooted and not to be confused with Jeff Foxworthy TX talk

 

You need a translation Cholo?

I’m Appalachia halfbreed hillbilly and had never heard that until an adult, we don’t say y’all either... those are lower elevation flatlander Southern phrases... my kin would tell you whatever is wrong with you and where to go instead of a bullshit passive aggressive “bless your heart”

 

Moose and I would have the best talks, he was from just over the hills in a hollar from the Rez. I get him riled up until he said “let’s fight like our ancestors... I’ll get a gun and you get a rock” I’d laugh all the way back to my pit... miss that Hillbilly, which is what we both endearingly called each other.

 

just being pokey toward the people saying it in the other thread

 

Cool, I don’t get it... but I’m more of a direct communicator, nobody ever wonders what I thought or felt about things.

what about you? You have to have some in both languages. Answer me this... why is MFer said F your Mom in Spanish but son of a bitch is correct as in hijo de puta... always wondered if my mexican buddies just messed up the translation and it stuck, or if it’s not said at all in spanish normally

 

Languages are neat... recently a show called Reservation Dogs about some western Cherokee kids in OK has been getting attention and they had an article about a bunch of sayings like we are talking about that are unmistakably Appalachia, that part of the tribe has been in OK for 200 years and their version of the English language still carries strong.

on Foxworthy I guess “dyeetyet” did you eat yet and others could be... non native Texans came from the hills too I’m sure... Davey Crocket for one