Guest guest Posted June 27, 2003 Report Share Posted June 27, 2003 ahhhhhhh Butch, Did this have to say something about sausage gravy and grits.......did not mention biskits but they were sure pictured in my head with a big glass of milk. And if Dad were there a picture of buttermilk on the table!!!! Now, here in Alaska, Bless their hearts, they do not know how to make sausage gravy, biscuits and grits! But they make a mean mahi mahi blackened steak or an elk steak!! Hugs to you, Cheryl --- butch owen <butchbsi wrote: > Hi y'all, > > My single contribution today is the above .. > that's it. ;-p I done > decided to be like the ol' Boll Weevil this > summer and go lookin' for a > home somewhere in Dixie .. so thanks Neysa for > this nice information > which I am passing along here. :-D Y'all > keep smiling, Butch > > Suthran Belles, and those who would be Suthran > Belles if they knew the > rules. > > Someone once noted that a Suthraner can get > away with the most awful > kind of insult just as long as it's prefaced > with the words, " Bless her > heart " or " Bless his heart. " As in, " Bless his > heart, if they put his > brain on the head of a pin, it'd roll around > like a BB on a six lane > highway. " > > Or, " Bless her heart, she's so buck-toothed, > she could eat an apple > through a picket fence. " > > There are also the sneakier ones: " You know, > it's amazing that even > though she had that baby 7 months after they > were married, bless her > heart, it weighed 10 pounds. " As long as the > heart is sufficiently > blessed, the insult can't be all that bad. > > I was thinking about this the other day when a > friend was telling about > her new transplanted Northern friend who was > upset because her toddler > is just beginning to talk and he has a Suthran > accent. My friend, who is > very kind and, bless her heart, cannot do a > thing about those thighs of > hers, was justifiably miffed about this. After > all, this woman had > CHOSEN to move to the South a couple of years > ago. " Can you believe it? " > said her friend. " A child of mine is going to > be " tawwwwwkin liiiike > thiiiissss. " > > Now, don't get me wrong. Some of my dearest > friends are from the North, > bless their hearts. I welcome their > perspective, their friendships and > their recipes for authentic Northern Italian > food. I've even gotten past > their endless complaints that you can't find > good bread down here. And > the heathens, bless their hearts, don't like > cornbread! > > And I've caught myself thinking twice before > saying something is " right > much, " " right close, " or " right good " because > non-natives think this is > right funny indeed. I have a friend from > Bawston who thinks it's > hilarious when I say I've got to " carry " my > daughter to the doctor or > " cut off " the light. She also gets a giggle > every time I am " fixin' " to > do something. > > And, bless their hearts, they don't even know > where " over yonder " is or > what " I reckon " means! > > My personal favorite was my aunt saying, " Bless > her heart, she can't > help being ugly, but she could've stayed home. " > > To those of you who're still a little > embarrassed by your Suthraness: > take a dose of sausage gravy 'n' grits and call > me in the morning, bless > your heart! And to those of you still having a > hard time understanding > all this Suthran stuff, bless your hearts, I > hear they're fixin' to have > classes on Suthranese as a second language! > > Suthrun girls know bad manners when they see > them: Drinking straight > out of a can. Not sending thank you notes. > Velvet after February. > White shoes before Easter or after Labor Day. > > Suthran girls don't sweat .. they glisten. > > Suthran girls know their summer weather report: > Humidity > Humidity > Humidity > > Y'all come see us now .. ya'hear? ;-p > ===== Cheryl Smith A Heavenly Body 204 Muldoon Road Anchorage AK 99504 SBC DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 Hi y'all, My single contribution today is the above .. that's it. ;-p I done decided to be like the ol' Boll Weevil this summer and go lookin' for a home somewhere in Dixie .. so thanks Neysa for this nice information which I am passing along here. :-D Y'all keep smiling, Butch Suthran Belles, and those who would be Suthran Belles if they knew the rules. Someone once noted that a Suthraner can get away with the most awful kind of insult just as long as it's prefaced with the words, " Bless her heart " or " Bless his heart. " As in, " Bless his heart, if they put his brain on the head of a pin, it'd roll around like a BB on a six lane highway. " Or, " Bless her heart, she's so buck-toothed, she could eat an apple through a picket fence. " There are also the sneakier ones: " You know, it's amazing that even though she had that baby 7 months after they were married, bless her heart, it weighed 10 pounds. " As long as the heart is sufficiently blessed, the insult can't be all that bad. I was thinking about this the other day when a friend was telling about her new transplanted Northern friend who was upset because her toddler is just beginning to talk and he has a Suthran accent. My friend, who is very kind and, bless her heart, cannot do a thing about those thighs of hers, was justifiably miffed about this. After all, this woman had CHOSEN to move to the South a couple of years ago. " Can you believe it? " said her friend. " A child of mine is going to be " tawwwwwkin liiiike thiiiissss. " Now, don't get me wrong. Some of my dearest friends are from the North, bless their hearts. I welcome their perspective, their friendships and their recipes for authentic Northern Italian food. I've even gotten past their endless complaints that you can't find good bread down here. And the heathens, bless their hearts, don't like cornbread! And I've caught myself thinking twice before saying something is " right much, " " right close, " or " right good " because non-natives think this is right funny indeed. I have a friend from Bawston who thinks it's hilarious when I say I've got to " carry " my daughter to the doctor or " cut off " the light. She also gets a giggle every time I am " fixin' " to do something. And, bless their hearts, they don't even know where " over yonder " is or what " I reckon " means! My personal favorite was my aunt saying, " Bless her heart, she can't help being ugly, but she could've stayed home. " To those of you who're still a little embarrassed by your Suthraness: take a dose of sausage gravy 'n' grits and call me in the morning, bless your heart! And to those of you still having a hard time understanding all this Suthran stuff, bless your hearts, I hear they're fixin' to have classes on Suthranese as a second language! Suthrun girls know bad manners when they see them: Drinking straight out of a can. Not sending thank you notes. Velvet after February. White shoes before Easter or after Labor Day. Suthran girls don't sweat .. they glisten. Suthran girls know their summer weather report: Humidity Humidity Humidity Y'all come see us now .. ya'hear? ;-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 <<As long as the heart is sufficiently blessed, the insult can't be all that bad.>> LMAO! Love it. And it's very similar to my Irish grandmother's famous " God Bless the mark " ...eg. " God bless the mark, she's retarded and don't know it. " Celt, Yankee cornbread lover SBC DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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