January 31, 200818 yr Here is one I am never sure of. What is the proper response when somebody tells you something sad or shocking, i.e. if someone has died? 1. I Declare. 2. Lawsy Mercy. 3. Blesser Heart. 4. Land o' Goshen. 5. Well I Be.
January 31, 200818 yr Then you "ain't" ever been behind me at "wal-marts" when I told my husband to go over "yonder" and "git" me one of them there "buggys" cause I'm "fixin" to go do me some grocery shopping:lol::lol::lol: :lol::lol::lol::thumb::thumb:
January 31, 200818 yr Here is one I am never sure of. What is the proper response when somebody tells you something sad or shocking, i.e. if someone has died? 1. I Declare. 2. Lawsy Mercy. 3. Blesser Heart. 4. Land o' Goshen. 5. Well I Be. Blesser Heart would be my guess of the ones listed, although all could be appropriate.
January 31, 200818 yr I onced asked a man directions. He told me to turn right at "yonder hill." I never found "yonder hill." That is probably bc you didn't go past the "krick" before you turned right. (creek)
January 31, 200818 yr Blesser Heart would be my guess of the ones listed, although all could be appropriate. Doesn't have to be a death either. What if the preacher "run off" with one of the ladies from the choir? I'm thinking Lawsy Mercy might be appropriate for that occasion. :lol:
January 31, 200818 yr Here is one I am never sure of. What is the proper response when somebody tells you something sad or shocking, i.e. if someone has died? 1. I Declare. 2. Lawsy Mercy. 3. Blesser Heart. 4. Land o' Goshen. 5. Well I Be. I forgot one 6. I Swanny I think that is for ladies who don't want to say "I swear". I've heard this term so many times from older ladies I can't count them all. It always makes me laugh, I don't know why.
January 31, 200818 yr Here's something I find strange. I CAN NOT find no "pickled bologna" anywhere here in Sanford Florida.
January 31, 200818 yr Exactly, if you're gonna "head out" and walk a "fur piece" then you might consider packing a lunch, preferably in a brown paper "poke". Well, if I'm a "drawin" then I've got plenty of time to get there but if I'm not in good shape, walking that far may cause me to get all "stoved up".
January 31, 200818 yr Well, if I'm a "drawin" then I've got plenty of time to get there...". :laugh: Not everybody is going to get that one, but you got it right on.
January 31, 200818 yr Doesn't have to be a death either. What if the preacher "run off" with one of the ladies from the choir? I'm thinking Lawsy Mercy might be appropriate for that occasion. :lol: Lawsy Mercy is good for expressing surprises, but if you want to gossip or criticize someone, say "bless their heart." You can say anything if you follow it up with bless their heart. For example, "He is as dumb as a coal bucket. Bless his heart."
January 31, 200818 yr You're busted. It could not have been someone from NKY because if it was they would have replied: Please? The Northern Kentucky /Cincinnati area is greatly influenced by it's German heritage . In the German language the phrase "Wie bitte " means pardon or I don't understand . The word " bitte " is also translated as " please " thus the Northern Ky custom of saying please when we don't understand a question is easily explained by this German colloquialism .
January 31, 200818 yr Here is one I am never sure of. What is the proper response when somebody tells you something sad or shocking, i.e. if someone has died? 1. I Declare. 2. Lawsy Mercy. 3. Blesser Heart. 4. Land o' Goshen. 5. Well I Be. I have either heard all of these or said them except for #2. I always say Law-De Mercy. I have heard of or said everything listed in this thread except for Poke, I thought he was a President
January 31, 200818 yr The Northern Kentucky /Cincinnati area is greatly influenced by it's German heritage . In the German language the phrase "Wie bitte " means pardon or I don't understand . The word " bitte " is also translated as " please " thus the Northern Ky custom of saying please when we don't understand a question is easily explained by this German colloquialism . In Southeastern Kentucky we are greatly influenced by our English/Irish/Scottish heritage. We are the result of England emptying her prisons and sending workers to the New World to work on plantations. These virtual slaves left Virginia and the Carolinas to begin a new life of freedom in the mountains. We say "whut?"
January 31, 200818 yr Interesting hot dog sauce article. http://www.post-gazette.com/food/19990812mailbox.asp Those poor people must never have visited the Cincinnati area and sampled some of our haute-cuisine . I also thought that it was ironic that the Drive-in that they were refering to was located on "Skyline" Drive
January 31, 200818 yr Never heard of hot dog sauce. That is pretty funny. I know you are from Northern Kentucky when you think a 3-way is a chili dish.
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