Papa likes to say, “Turkey Lips.” That’s something he likes to say a lot.
My grandkids say that my favorite expression is “Shtt!” In fact, that’s what they said they were going to put on my tomb stone. “Here lies Bambudder. Her favorite word is ‘Shtt!’” They also like to tease me for saying, “Whaaat?!” all the time, especially because I don’t hear well now.
Another expression that I use is, “What in the round world?” And people think that’s a funny expression, but it’s an old southern expression.
Another expression my mother used to use is, “I’ll be a bus-eyed confound!” And one she used a lot was, “Well, he’s just the south end of a north-bound mule.” That of course means the 3 letter word for the backend of a mule.
heather said,
January 28, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Hey, Aunt Kaky and Uncle Joe! I just read your site through and LOVE it! Makes me want to time travel back to the office of the grocery store to eat a grilled chocolate/cheese with you while Mother shopped, hopefully getting some Hostess Zingers–yellow or chocolate, to stand two drawers high on the four drawer filing cabinet topped with an electric skillet making an inpromtu lunch between sandwiches made for the men who came in to get their own lunches.