SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Sweet as pie: A descriptive term referring to a person with a pleasant nature. A high compliment when conferred by a Southerner,...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Down in the dirt: Someone is willing to roll up their sleeves and participate at an elemental level, getting dirty and playing...
A few weeks ago I made a two-day bus journey to the annual Continental Congress of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) in...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK High Falutin’: A situation, attitude, or circumstance in which one party is putting on airs, acting high and mighty and making noises...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Bite the bullet: Dating back to primitive medical conditions during the Civil War, the expression means to toughen up and endure the...
The fresher the egg, the milkier-looking the egg white, which becomes more clear and runny as the egg ages. Smaller eggs tend to hold together better...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week: Jackleg: Refers to someone who is unskilled, unprofessional and probably unscrupulous performing some activity or service for which that...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week: Like putting a g-string on an alligator: An activity that’s very difficult, but perhaps not impossible for the fleet...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week: On the north side of the grass: Still alive and not 6 feet under… like the Rebels and Bulldogs...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com To commemorate August as National Sandwich Month (see my recent piece on off-the-wall sandwich combos), I have conducted a VERY unofficial poll among...
| Sat, Aug 31 |  | vs Furman | W, 76-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | vs Middle Tennessee | W, 52-3 |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | @ Wake Forest | W, 40-6 |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | vs Georgia Southern | W, 52-13 |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Kentucky | L, 20-17 |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | @ South Carolina | W, 27-3 |
| Sat, Oct 12 |  | vs LSU | L, 29-26 (2 OT) |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | vs Oklahoma | W, 26-14 |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | @ Arkansas | W, 63-35 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Georgia | 2:30 PM ABC |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | @ Florida | 11:00 AM ABC or ESPN |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | vs Mississippi State | 2:30 PM ESPN or ABC |