Local Stuff
It never ceases to amaze me how DUMB the folks are from other climes are who come to live in North Carolina. These are from Lyle who professes to never having heard them before. (The comments are mine added for clarification.)
1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road. (Same thing as an armadillo in Texas but without a shell.)
2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in North Carolina. (Water moccasins, copperheads, rattlesnakes and ... ?)
3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in North Carolina, plus a couple no one's seen before. (Brown recluse, black widow and ... ?)
4. If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll bite cha. (You forgot mosquitoes and no-see'ums.)
5.'Onced' and 'Twiced' are words.
6. It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy. (Correct!)
7. 'Jaw-P?' means 'Did y'all go to the bathroom?' (Occum's Razor)
8. People actually grow and eat okra. (Doesn't EVERYBODY?)
9. 'Fixinto' is one word.
10. There is no such thing as 'lunch'. There is only dinner and then there is supper. (From the time when folks ate four means a day: breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper.)
11. Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two.
12. Backwards and forwards means 'I know everything about you.'
13. The word 'Jeet' is actually a phrase meaning 'Did you eat?'
14. You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
15. You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH them. (Naturally!)
16. You measure distance in minutes.
17. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
18. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday. (Borrowed from Michigan.)
19. You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit 'a bit warm'. (Damned hot actually.)
20. "Naw, jew?" means "No, did you?" (As in "Jew know that?". "Naw, jew.")
You are learning, Lyle. Slowly, but learning!
1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road. (Same thing as an armadillo in Texas but without a shell.)
2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in North Carolina. (Water moccasins, copperheads, rattlesnakes and ... ?)
3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in North Carolina, plus a couple no one's seen before. (Brown recluse, black widow and ... ?)
4. If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll bite cha. (You forgot mosquitoes and no-see'ums.)
5.'Onced' and 'Twiced' are words.
6. It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy. (Correct!)
7. 'Jaw-P?' means 'Did y'all go to the bathroom?' (Occum's Razor)
8. People actually grow and eat okra. (Doesn't EVERYBODY?)
9. 'Fixinto' is one word.
10. There is no such thing as 'lunch'. There is only dinner and then there is supper. (From the time when folks ate four means a day: breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper.)
11. Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two.
12. Backwards and forwards means 'I know everything about you.'
13. The word 'Jeet' is actually a phrase meaning 'Did you eat?'
14. You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
15. You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH them. (Naturally!)
16. You measure distance in minutes.
17. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
18. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday. (Borrowed from Michigan.)
19. You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit 'a bit warm'. (Damned hot actually.)
20. "Naw, jew?" means "No, did you?" (As in "Jew know that?". "Naw, jew.")
You are learning, Lyle. Slowly, but learning!
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