SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Tickled pink: The way we all feel when getting to go to the Sugar Bowl… And when the coconut cake turns out...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Close enough for government work: Acceptable … the rocket doesn’t depend on it and nobody’s flying a plane based on the effort...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Give me the bacon without the sizzle: Just give me the details without putting a favorable PR spin on them. To quote...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Close enough for government work: Acceptable … the rocket doesn’t depend on it and nobody’s flying a plane based on the effort...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Gallivanting: Running around all over the countryside, sometimes to other countries, being busier’n an ant at a picnic. The Old Bride is...
Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate faith, family and blessings. It is a time to slow down and reflect on all that the good Lord has...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Plumb et up with it: Totally and completely full and/or overcome from abundance. Like all Americans on Thanksgiving Day… The Old Bride...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Turkey: Loving but derogatory term for a person whose behavior or actions fall flat or seem a bit dimwitted. Thanksgiving is almost...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Lagniappe: A little something extra thrown in for good measure. An expression peculiar to the Deep South, where French and Spanish colonization...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Git ‘er dun: Taking a leaf from the book of Jeff Foxworthy’s Southern Redneck lore, this means definitively, y’all need to get...