Southern Truths

[Rimfire rifleman]

He done it all by hisself with narry a bit of help, right over yonder!

 

[yellowhammer]

And we still crank the cars

Some of `em you have to pat the foot-feed a lot.

 

[testdepth]

Armadillo is possum on a half shell.
A couch is a davenport
When buying coon for supper check the feet
There's a difference between a wild hog and a piney woods rooter.
Chickens will lay eggs without a rooster

 

[coach482]

That dog'll hunt. (That plan will work.)
Don't go borrowing trouble. (Don't worry about the future.)
It'll all come out in the wash. (Everything will work out.)
Does that picture look cattywampus to you? (Is it crooked?)

Whampyjawd.

That boy's sharp as a bowlin ball.

 

[CardsFan]

Well I'll swan, or, I swan.

My mother and grandma used to say this all the time. Never understood what that mean until a few years before my Mom died. She said it's like saying "I swear", an affirmation of surprise.

I replied to her, "Well I'll swan!"

 

[Navy Dad]

Because you weren’t supposed to swear…thus “I’ll swan”.

 

[GC Josh]

Molon Labe

 

[chevytrader]

My favorite from a UGA Grad - High Scool Football Coach ; " You Couldn't Whoop a one-legged man in a butt -kickin contest."

 

[Droz76]

#19 really should have been 6 spices:

19. You only own 6 spices: salt, pepper, mustard, Tabasco, ketchup & gunpowder.