Nathan Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 When I moved to Missouri 18 yrs ago from Central Ca. I got a kick out of everybody " Fixin" to do something..such as " I'm fixin to go to the store"...or in California English ..."I'm getting ready to go to the store"..lol...Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) When I moved to Missouri 18 yrs ago from Central Ca. I got a kick out of everybody " Fixin" to do something..such as " I'm fixin to go to the store"...or in California English ..."I'm getting ready to go to the store"..lol...Nathan Never lived in Missouri, but I'm guilty as charged about "fixin' to do something". I have good friends who have lived in Michigan their whole lives and we talk over the phone fregularly. They are constantly laughing at the way I talk and the country phrases I use. One point of contention is when I say something like "a friend is going to carry me to the doctor". They're always quick to remind me that unless that friend is going to load me up on their back they're not going to "carry" me anywhere. They're going to "take" me to the doctor. Another thing they make fun of me about is the way I pronounce "acorn". It comes out as "a-kurn". I just call 'em Canadians and tell them to shut up. lol Ben Edited December 30, 2013 by RayburnGuy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Lol...great thread!!...Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Dangit.......forgot about "fixin'"! My brother's lived in Frisco, TX for about 15 years now and he says that all time. I always give him crap about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Here's another one. "He was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple" Means he's overly proud of his fathers money. And one more. "Busier than a termite with a tapeworm" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 I'm not sure where this one caught on (don't think it was around these parts), but we use it all the time: "I was born at night, but not LAST night." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincoya Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 "Twice as good as snuff but half as dusty." "I'd like to buy him for what he's worth and sell him for what HE THINKS he's worth." "Hold 'er Luke! She's headed for the barn!" "Over yonder." I had a Long Island Yankee friend of mine (now deceased) told me that when he moved to Tennessee everybody would tell him something was "over yonder". He said that he finally figured out that "over yonder" was anywhere but where you were at the time. "Catty-corner" - diagonal "Crick" - small creek Enough for now, Gene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 "Over yonder"..........not restricted to Tennessee. I'm guilty of it as well although I usually include a head nod or thumb point in the general direction. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogAddict Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Up here in the North we say Uffda (pronounced ooff duh) which means many things but mostly it's an exclamation. Like if you just got done walking across a cold parking lot you may come in the door stamp your feet and say "Uffda, it's cold out der den (same as there, then)." You can also expound on Uffda by saying "Uffda be golly dontcha know." Also we ask if you want to come with. For example, "Hey der I'm gonna go and get some dinner, wanna come with?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 So that Minnesota accent leaks over into your neck of the woods too, eh?? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Once it gets north of Oklahoma it's all Canadian to me. j/k folks. Don't get your panties in a bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubs Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Nothing from NM where I am now but back in Milwaukee WI we'd say "bubbler" for drinking fountain and "turn the corner round" if you were giving directions. bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaw Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Being from arkansas and having lived in Texas,Oklahoma , Georgia , and spending time in Missouri and living on the Louisiana state line I believe all the southern slang and phrases are universal pretty much but here's one for ya ( whoodis ) as in can you hand me that whoodis over there used for anything you don't know the name for or when the name has just slipped your mind 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier4reel Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 We use several but my favorite is "nuttier than a squirrel turd" when some is acting crazy or does something stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon-son Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 yuper ( u per ) tell me what you think that is.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 I came across this term when I worked for Chrysler in America. A local guy spoke the dialect, much to the annoyance of all around. I just spoke back in a rich scouse accent and we called it quits. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 yuper ( u per ) tell me what you think that is.. Seeing as how your from Michigan my guess would be "upper peninsular". Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnBreaker Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 "Twice as good as snuff but half as dusty." "I'd like to buy him for what he's worth and sell him for what HE THINKS he's worth." "Hold 'er Luke! She's headed for the barn!" "Over yonder." I had a Long Island Yankee friend of mine (now deceased) told me that when he moved to Tennessee everybody would tell him something was "over yonder". He said that he finally figured out that "over yonder" was anywhere but where you were at the time. "Catty-corner" - diagonal "Crick" - small creek Enough for now, Gene You'll hear a lot of these in East Central Illinois. Mostly depending on how much I or others want to pull the "aw shucks" routine on some jerk from Chicago and the like. "I'd like to buy him for what he's worth and sell him for what HE THINKS he's worth." Y'all, Crick, and a host of others. My dad's favorites were "Slicker than goose _ _ _ _ through a tin horn and "Goose drowner" and several not family friendly ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
