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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
 Posted - Feb 02 2008 : 1:18:35 PM
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You know, the first one that comes to mind was the saying that some food or meal would "stick to your ribs". When I was little I kept picturing strings of spaghetti and globs of pb&j hanging all over my ribs!
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
my blog: http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
My Website:
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
3410 Posts |
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kydeere40744
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
Jessica
Kentucky
USA
1132 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2008 : 1:27:34 PM
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Oh we always said that it was colder than a well digger's butt! The one that always gets folks around here giggling is "ever since I was knee high to a duck".
~Jessica in Kentucky & Miss Wilma's Niece~
Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow...
http://bluegrassprincess.blogspot.com/ |
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Peanut
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Jennifer
Waverly
Virginia
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2008 : 1:29:59 PM
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Good garden peas!
"What is a farm but a mute gospel?"
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
3410 Posts |
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
1262 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2008 : 1:54:30 PM
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We always said someone was "dyed in the wool"...such as "He's a dyed in the wool Republican/Democrat". It describes someone who's characteristics or opinions will never change. I looked this up online...thought it was interesting.
"Three divergent theories (though similar in concept) have emerged regarding the etymology of the phrase:
1. The natural colors of a sheep's wool were impossible to completely subvert - for example, a black sheep's wool would be darker than a white sheep's wool when dyed the same color. Thus, "dyed in the wool" implies that some features are inherent and immutable in people.
2. Pieces of clothing that were made with pre-dyed wool yarn often had a richer tone than pieces dyed after they had been sewn together. This was because certain areas of the fabric weren't hit as thoroughly by the dye. Thus, a stronger sentiment or idea might be described as being "dyed in the wool."
3. Clothes and blankets made of wool generally tend to have a longer-lasting colorfast ability. Thus, something "dyed in the wool" tends to be more unwavering and consistent over time.
My Gramp always said something crooked or off center was "Kattywhompus". I named my business after that funny word, and him. 
Rhonda
I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance even if I'm the only one...
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farmgirl blessings
True Blue Farmgirl
777 Posts
Lea
TN
777 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2008 : 2:08:50 PM
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Her lips are redder than a possum's butt in pokeberry season! LOL When I heard that, I just about fell out of my chair laughing. Didn't know what pokeberries were until we moved here ... they're all over the place here!
Blessings, Lea
www.farmhouseblessings.blogspot.com
www.farmhouseblessings.etsy.com
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"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." Jim Elliot |
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
3410 Posts |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4274 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4274 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2008 : 2:48:05 PM
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My grandma used to tell us kids this when we didn't get out way. Tough titty said the kitty but the milk sure was good. I tell that to my own boys.
Michele |
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
3410 Posts |
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New England
True Blue Farmgirl
65 Posts
Hannah
Hardyville
ky
USA
65 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2008 : 3:06:04 PM
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ok Wilma, I'm not reading about that one you said recently!!!!!
BE SURE TO LOOK AT OUR NEW WEBB PAGE...Thanks and enjoy every minute of this day!! Hannah
http://www.picturetrail.com/HannahsFriends |
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Ronna
True Blue Farmgirl
1891 Posts
Ronna
Fernley
NV
USA
1891 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2008 : 3:11:19 PM
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| palm of your hand itches, going to get money. that came from my mother and her mother, but can't say it ever held true for me. |
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
3410 Posts |
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downbranchroad
True Blue Farmgirl
374 Posts
Joy
Southern
KY
USA
374 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2008 : 3:28:59 PM
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I had a teacher in high school that had a sign in his classroom. "If you sleep with dogs and you may wake up with fleas" .... meaning dont sleep with just anyone.
My granny would say to us kids when we got up in the mornings. "Youngin your head looks like a stump full of granddaddy's". Meaning that our hair was really messed up.
Appalachian Girl
Jem
*If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got.
My new blog!
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Edited by - downbranchroad on Feb 02 2008 3:29:52 PM |
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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1495 Posts
Corrine
North Carolina
USA
1495 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2008 : 3:29:29 PM
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it's not a saying...more of a name,but when us kids were getting wild my papa would call us all "knotheads."
What we write today slipped into our souls some other day when we were alone and doing nothing.
-Brenda Ueland
http://quilandneedle.blogspot.com/ |
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PlumCreekMama
True Blue Farmgirl
730 Posts
Heather
Iowa
USA
730 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2008 : 3:32:13 PM
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| Slicker than snot on a doorknob! |
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2903 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
2903 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2008 : 3:45:09 PM
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Someone that is a little kooky
is "a bubble off plumb"
(referring to a level) |
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
3410 Posts |
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2008 : 4:41:57 PM
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| "Dog-and-a-half-long-and-half-a-dog-high" was what Grandaddy called basset hounds. He also used to say, "It'll feel better once it quits hurting." |
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
3410 Posts |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2008 : 5:05:27 PM
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During an ice storm, mom would say "it slicker than a hog on ice out there".
Farmgirl Sister # 31
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
3410 Posts |
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kydeere40744
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
Jessica
Kentucky
USA
1132 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2008 : 5:31:06 PM
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One of my friends in college once said "she's prettier than a new set of tractor tires..." and another ole saying was "she's hotter than a coondog on a fresh track."
If we were out and we needed to leave, my mom would say "make like dog doo and hit the trail."
~Jessica in Kentucky & Miss Wilma's Niece~
Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow...
http://bluegrassprincess.blogspot.com/ |
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Peanut
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Jennifer
Waverly
Virginia
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2008 : 5:46:03 PM
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There used to be a commercial featuring men with "bad" pickup lines. One of them was a man with a distinct southern accent saying, "Honey, you look better than a new set of snow tires!".
None of us could figure out what was so bad about that - that's high praise!
"What is a farm but a mute gospel?"
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
3410 Posts |
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