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bamademo
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:08 AM Original message |
Favorite Southern Expressions |
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demnan
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. Slicker than deer guts on a door knob |
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meegbear
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
2. Dag Nabbit |
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GOPisEvil
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
3. So good, it makes you wanna slap your mama. |
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bamademo
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:14 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. LOL |
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GumboYaYa
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. My wife hates the "slap yo mama" |
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GOPisEvil
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:18 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. My mom doesn't get it either. |
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ACK
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
31. Opposite -- It's alright but ... |
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BigDaddyLove
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
68. Do people really say that? |
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screembloodymurder
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Tue Dec-02-03 09:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
101. "That's enough to make a good dog break it's chain." |
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xJlM
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
4. I'll be dipped in shit! |
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Lars39
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
5. To a little child: "Oh, you've got a new pretty!" Pretty=Toy |
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Frodo
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
6. "We changed our mind..." |
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GumboYaYa
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
8. "Busier than a three-peckered billy goat" n/t |
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Aristus
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
9. This one's a little rough: |
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XNASA
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
12. "Don't piss on my boot and tell me it's raining." |
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arwalden
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
13. "I Swanee!" ... An Interjection Meaning "I Declare!" |
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Leftist78
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Tue Dec-02-03 03:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
85. My Grandma |
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arwalden
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Tue Dec-02-03 09:07 PM Response to Reply #85 |
103. That Expression Was From My Grandmother Too... She Lived In S. Georgia |
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roguevalley
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Tue Dec-02-03 07:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
96. amazing. my family says "I'll be swanned!" when surprised. This is the |
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On the Road
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
14. "You're as Useless as Tits on a Bull Hog" |
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ArkDem
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Tue Dec-02-03 01:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
76. The expression is |
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peekaloo
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
15. I'm gonna snatch you bald headed. |
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bamademo
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:53 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. I forgot that one... |
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peekaloo
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:03 AM Response to Reply #20 |
27. tee hee....I heard that last one quite a few times, too! |
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Bucky
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
16. Does anyone from NY ever say "quicker than a New York minute"? |
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southerngirlwriter
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
17. A few more.... |
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TNDemo
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
18. Busier than a rooster in a two story henhouse. |
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Ishoutandscream
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
19. "Bless her heart, she's such a bitch" |
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YNGW
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
21. Mountain Phrase |
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johnnie
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:01 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. You mean |
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YNGW
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:08 AM Response to Reply #25 |
35. johnnie |
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johnnie
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:27 AM Response to Reply #35 |
44. That's.. |
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YNGW
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:52 AM Original message |
In that case...... |
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Jeff in Cincinnati
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:52 AM Response to Reply #44 |
50. You'nz |
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YNGW
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:54 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Yanks |
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LizW
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:13 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. Youz guys is urban |
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bamademo
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:26 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. What school? |
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LizW
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:31 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. In northern Blount County |
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bamademo
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:33 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Madison Jr. High |
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LizW
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:42 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. Ah, yes |
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areschild
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Tue Dec-02-03 07:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
93. Actually, it "youins" |
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mac56
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Tue Dec-02-03 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
22. "Might could" = to mean "could possibly take place" |
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mac56
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:04 AM Response to Reply #22 |
29. "Do what now?" |
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Lars39
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:26 AM Response to Reply #29 |
42. It's really effective if you raise your eyebrows while you say it. |
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xcentrik
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
23. Busier than a one-legged man in an ass-kickin' contest |
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xcentrik
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:01 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Dumber'n bag of hammers |
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mac56
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:02 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Smarter'n a treeful of owls |
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Kookaburra
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
28. Cuter than a sack full of puppies |
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mac56
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:04 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Cuter'n homemade shoes! |
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Kookaburra
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:05 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Ugly as homemade soap |
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underpants
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
32. Luckiest guy to s**t between a pair of shoes |
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underpants
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:05 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. So dumb he couldn't poor piss out of a boot with the instructions |
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Kat 333
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
36. A few of my favorites are ... |
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bamademo
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:24 AM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Oops! I still say your Daddy wasn't a glass maker! |
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Kat 333
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:02 PM Response to Reply #41 |
54. lol |
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bamademo
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:32 AM Response to Reply #36 |
46. Another one I forgot |
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Kookaburra
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
37. ill as a hornet |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
38. I'm fixin' to go down yonder |
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ACK
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
39. I am going down to the creek to catch a mess of fish |
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Red State Rebel
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
40. Grinnin like a possum eating sh@t on a flat rock....and more |
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Fleshdancer
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
43. "knee high to a grasshopper" n/t |
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Lars39
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
45. I didn't grow up hearing some of the wilder sayings mentioned here, |
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camero
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
47. You lie with dogs, you get fleas |
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Padraig18
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
48. Some I've heard: |
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trackfan
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
49. Study long, study wrong! n/t |
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sistersofmercy
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Tue Dec-02-03 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
52. "Fit to be tied! " "chompin' at the bit" "catfish" |
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soleft
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
53. He's got more money than Carter has liver pills |
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Endangered Specie
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Tue Dec-02-03 02:28 PM Response to Reply #53 |
83. usually the 'liver' part is left out |
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camero
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Tue Dec-02-03 04:36 PM Response to Reply #53 |
89. My Grandmother used that one |
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dolo amber
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
55. Plumb (or maybe just Plum, I have no idea) |
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jus_the_facts
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
56. He looks like he just fell through his asshole and hung his'self... |
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jus_the_facts
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
57. more nervous than a long tailed cat in a room full o' rockin' chairs! |
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LizW
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
59. "Get on the car" |
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GOPisEvil
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:29 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. That's a Mexican-American thing here in TX too. |
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soleft
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Tue Dec-02-03 04:39 PM Response to Reply #61 |
91. and you carry someone to the doctor |
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marzipanni
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
62. A co-worker from Texas (yeah, I know, not the SouthEAST) |
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bamademo
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:41 PM Response to Reply #62 |
69. Ink pen |
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annagull
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
63. "Hay Shug" |
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BlackVelvetElvis
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Tue Dec-02-03 08:02 PM Response to Reply #63 |
97. Shug was my father's pet name for me! |
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ewagner
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
65. my favorite |
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dani
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
67. when I was in southern Virginia |
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scarlet_owl
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Tue Dec-02-03 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
71. Cold drink. |
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donotpassgo
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Tue Dec-02-03 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
72. "Fixin' to do somethin'" and "Lik'at" for like that. |
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Tue Dec-02-03 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
73. "gonna slap a hair lip on yer ass" |
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northernsoul
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Tue Dec-02-03 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
74. Crazier'n a box of frogs! |
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northernsoul
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Tue Dec-02-03 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
75. Well, that sounds downright college-educated |
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ArkDem
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Tue Dec-02-03 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
77. Shittin' in High Cotton........... |
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ArkDem
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Tue Dec-02-03 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
78. Goin' to see a man about a horse |
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Tue Dec-02-03 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
79. "I'm gonna do this if it harelips the governor." |
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GOPisEvil
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Tue Dec-02-03 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
80. How hard is it raining? Like a cow pissin' on a flat rock! |
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Robb
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Tue Dec-02-03 02:25 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. "You're a good boy, but remember..." |
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Endangered Specie
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Tue Dec-02-03 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
82. Ya couldn' tell yer ass from a hole in the ground |
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histohoney
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Tue Dec-02-03 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
84. There's a few cats missing out of that neighborhood |
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Leftist78
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Tue Dec-02-03 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
86. My Mama always says |
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Leftist78
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Tue Dec-02-03 03:26 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. got a few more |
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Rowdyboy
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Tue Dec-02-03 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
88. "Shit fire and save the matches!" |
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underpants
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Tue Dec-02-03 04:41 PM Response to Reply #88 |
92. Wake up and piss the world's on fire!! |
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populistmom
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Tue Dec-02-03 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
90. "Well, dog my cats." |
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Individualist
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Tue Dec-02-03 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
94. Shove it |
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Tom Yossarian Joad
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Tue Dec-02-03 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
95. "Nervous as a whore in church with a bastard on each knee" |
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mlawson
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Tue Dec-02-03 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
98. "Directly" and "naryun" |
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areschild
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Tue Dec-02-03 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
99. I'm gonna tan your hide. |
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kayleybeth
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Tue Dec-02-03 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
100. Well I do swan! |
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Penndems
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Tue Dec-02-03 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
102. "Faster than Grant took Richmond" |
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