GreenDragon64 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Reshoot, we use that, plust the variant "in a brass bra," in the South. Not sure where else does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdzman Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Dumber than a bag of hair A couple bricks short of a full load or A couple fries short of a happy meal Taint as if your building a piano = (taking too much time to put something together) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 What region wants to take credit for . . . Colder than a witches tit? That was a common one where I grew up in Ohio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openclassterror Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 From my Grandpa- (when somebody is bragging about something) " What do you want- a medal, or a chest to pin it on? " Up here in Oregon when you can't feel your extremities any more it is- " Colder that a well-digger's a$$" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArturoJ Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 "Cut a fat hog in the a$$", as in "I sure cut a fat hog in the a$$ when that swinger failed to activate", from the Ozarks. My Dad used it; I think he got it from the guys from down south that came to work at Pontiac Motors in Detroit. Dad was swede from Minnesota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan550 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Nice cage.........No bird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travtastik Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I was in West Virginia over the weekend and I was told we were having cranberries and cornbread for dinner. Turned out to be pinto beans and corn bread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I always thought "a few steps short of the balcony" was reasonably descriptive. Not sure what region it comes from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedog Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 All hat...no cattle. A show off. Heard it while a Ft Hood Tx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino_aki Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) Ainokea - (I no care) ...I don't care, spelled as a Hawaiian word, usually found on a line of clothing An' den? - And then? ...So what came next? or Now what? Babooze - a dumbass Brah - shortened from braddah, usually a friendly term as in brother, but if preceded by an emphasized Eh! can be a warning that you're about to be hit by a bus or maybe a fist. Bulaia - Bull Liar, a tall tale teller Can - I can do that, as opposed to "No can" which would mean that it's not accomplish-able within your stated time frame. Choke - as in "Get choke" ...there's a lot Coma - as in "He stay coma" ...He's sleeping Cuz - short for cousin, used in greeting mostly, as in "S'up cuz?" Da kine - all around term that can refer to anything, context and tone of voice determines meaning "He stay da kine" ... He's at work, He's sick, He's on the mainland...etc, "She one da kine" ...She's a ten, she's a doctor, she's a b*tch.... Get - used in place of "have" Haole - from ha'ole which literally meant without the breath of life, used to mean any foreigner to Hawai'i but now really only refers to Caucasians. People in Hawai'i are somewhat famous for referring to everyone by their ethnic extraction. "Local haole" refers to one who was born and raised in the Islands and it's pretty funny to see the interaction between them and newcomers or tourists, like when my wife refers to some nitwit fresh off a 737 as "dat f**cking haole," she being 100% Caucasian herself. Hawaiian - used as a term of respect in reference to someone who actually is Hawaiian by blood, as opposed to someone who lives here even if their family has been here for generations who would be more aptly termed as "local." Not sure how prevalent this is in other places but profanity is often used as a modifier to any term in our pidgin to designate mostly negative connotation, although in some instances will denote awe, as in: "Dat f**ckin' haole, he no can, das da third f**ckin' time dis week!" (negative) versus "Ho, you seen dat f**ckin' haole, braddah had get one sick f**ckin' barrel!" (awe) Pau - done or finished. There are many more terms and they change meaning sometimes from island to island...but I figgah I when buss your eyeballs nuff already so before you go coma I going make dis pau. A hui hou Edited April 2, 2014 by gino_aki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatsauce Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 I've heard colder than a witches tit in a brass bra doing pushups in the snow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coordinator Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 My wife's family is from Texas and they use the saying: "Yur fixin to start to finish pissing me off." When you hear that you know it's time to pump the brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatsauce Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 Heard in Massachusetts instead of saying "side by side" I heard "side by each". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadpilot Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 My grandma, who grew up in Iowa, would yell "Judas Priest" when she would get angry. I couldn't figure it out, I thought she had heavy metal turrets syndrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 "Even a blind sow finds an acorn occasionally" Grandfather used it - Grandparents were from SE Kansas - don't know if it originated in that area or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 "Happier than a pimp with twins"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviesterno Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 down here in Texas, I'm learning the language is WAY different than PA or FL. I called the road Macadum the other day and they thought I had 3 heads. Some favorites from Texas "Didn't know whether to $hit or cut bait" - do it or just sit around getting ready to "Fixin' to"- getting ready, about to "All hat no cattle" - fake cowboy typical exchange "What would ya'll like to drink?"... Coke "what kind?" Dr. Pepper "going to H*ll in a handbasket"-not going well Some PA stuff local breakfast food "$hit on a shingle", chipped beef hash on toast git da fock ot now! _ exclamation of good or bad my favorite from Florida Do WHAT now? or just "do what"? - exclamation of surprise, or can you repeat that, i didn't hear it, or explain it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfchorn Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Funniest one I've heard in while was from my buddy, who was helping me out on a project. When I asked for his advice on a fine point, he replied "Your call. You're the one f**king this chicken, I'm just holding its wings." Glad I wasn't drinking anything when he said that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 2 for two alphas one and one for an alpha charlie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) What sfchorn said!! :lol: :lol: " . . . just holding its wings." Edited May 6, 2014 by SiG Lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biloxi23 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Luckier than a billy goat with two peckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanky Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 During a recent trip to western NC I stopped by a local Mom and Pop store. I sneezed while checking out and the old man said "Scat there!". I didn't think anything about it but I overheard someone else saying the same thing a few days later. I looked it up online and discovered its a regional saying heard only in the Appalachians. It could be "Scat there" or "Scat there Tom, your tail's in the gravy" only said after someone sneezes. I don't get it but I do find it interesting. Has anyone else come across weird regional sayings or phrases? My late grandmother used to say "scat" to sneezes and she was born & raised in Louisiana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeerfieldCurly Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I had a foreman years ago who would classify a difficult task as being "terrible unhandy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxD Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Ugly enough to make a train take a dirt road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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