Comments on: A Jack Pot of Old Folk Sayings

By: Ruby Hawk

Ruby Hawk — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:35:44 +0000

Thank you my friends, Every time I come back I find more. I just love it.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 08:18:49 +0000

How about this one:

If the ground is white on Christmas, the cemetaries will be full.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:24:07 +0000

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, it would be Christmas all year long.

By: Stephen Taylor

Stephen Taylor — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:23:14 +0000

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, it would be Christmas all year long.

By: jimisaacs

jimisaacs — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:04:34 +0000

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

By: CA Johnson

CA Johnson — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:21:40 +0000

I loved these! I have heard of some of these sayings, but I have learned some new ones.

By: keith

keith — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:55:13 +0000

head over teakettle..i tripped and went head over teakettle.
high heaven..that stinks to high heaven.
skin you alive..you grab that cat n he’ll skin you alive.
land sake’s…land sake’s that thing is expensive,i cain’t afford that!
land o goshin…why land o goshen,he hooked a biggen!

By: Ruby Hawk

Ruby Hawk — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:38:01 +0000

LOL, Thanks to every one of you. Looks like we have a hog waller full of them now. I just love it that you good folks have left all these old country expressions for us. As you say I think I have heard all of My grandkids, neices and nephews wouldn’t know what I was talking about if I said these things around them but my sisters and brother would. We grew up hearing and saying these things every day. It’s such a joy to know others remember. I thank you my friends.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:36:47 +0000

It’s only gaudy if its on somebody else

can’t change spots on a leopard

you knew it was a snake when you picked it up!

By: KEITHEHLERT

KEITHEHLERT — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:06:03 +0000

this is it really…..
high falooten (rich folks)
short end of the stick ( i beleive i got the short end of the stick on that deal,dang i done been had)
mad a hatter
devil my care
month of sundays ( dang,give em a month of sundays n he’ll still be workin on dat ceilling)
smack dab ( i shot that deer right smack dab in the head)
shining them on ( why that obama ain’t doodly,he’s just shining them on.)
peachy keen (sounds peachy keen tah me joe,we’ll try catchen some bass over there then)
catterwaulling (god awful attempt at singing)
icebox (what citified folks call a refrigerator for some reason)
ole slewfoot (the devil)
as the day is long (i swear he’ll never learn as the day is long)
you said a mouthful
bone to pick with….(say i got a bone to pick with you bub)
well you don’t say……
i do declare
goodness gracious
my word! (my word,that was a lot of rain we got yesterday,yah think?)
gander (take a gander over there,did you happen tah see how big that bass was he got,my goodness,it was a biggen!)
other side of the tracks
ciphering (to do math arithmatic)
robbing peter to pay paul
cock of the walk
two shakes of a catstail
THATS IT,I CAN’T REMEMBER NO MORE,MY POOR OLE BRAIN IS SLAP WORE OUT N I’M DRAWING A BLANK.DAGGUM I KNOW THERE’S MORE,BUT WHAT THE HAY,I’LL LEAVE TO YOU GUYS.IT’S UP TO US SOUTHERNERS TO LEARN EVERYBODY ELSE HOW TO SPEAK RIGHT,HA HA,JUST JOKING SHEESH.GOTTAH GO AND EAT ME SOME BUTTERBEANS N CORNBREAD,SEE YALL……..