To Keith W.... thanks for that post...it made me smile. I just spent some time in GA and I inquired into that drawl! LOL The lady told me they went to school and were taught how to draw their r's and the lot. That is how you know someone is "SOUTHERN BRED".... it is huge thing in the south. Since I lived in FL a long time, I commonly referred to myself as "Southern". ..Well, when I entered GA they assured me that under NO certain terms would I ever be considered southern! LOL They said FL is NOT the south!LOl See, I learn something every day. Anyway, at first it was annoying to hear at that drawling and dragging and many times I had to keep saying "what" whatchu saying? LOL But now that I'm gone... I sure wish I could here one of those southern boys saying "ah igh, I reckon and how ya'll doing today"....

 

Hiwawa- how are you shortened.
Yonder- A far away point- Its over yonder
Slewa- A distance yet to be fully explained. - "a slewa miles"


These are all I use daily. BTW, what was it before sliced bread?

In case you don't understand, everything good around my parts is --"That's the best thing since sliced bread."

 

Typical redneck conversation:

Jeet yet?
Naw joo?
Naw, rekonweareta?
Yea, ifigure.
Where yaowna go?
Iowno! Figure downa road aways.
Awight. I'll meatcha thar!

loosley translated:

Did you eat yet?
No, did you?
No, don't you think we need to?
Yes, I do.
Where do you want to go?
I don't know. I guess we'll go a look down that road.
Ok, I'll meet you there.

 

i diidn't spill my beer

 

coke - any soft drink. Let me have a 7-Up coke, please.

Lana - capital of Georgia (anyone who pronounced the t's were either English teachers or Yankees)

 

You might want to get a lift so you have more CLARANCE for your EARl change.

 

Probably more a Southern thing, than redneck, but the phrase "Bless his heart" is something that is usually used in the same sentence describing some misfortune, ie, "When Billy had his heart attack, bless his heart, he had to ...".

As it pertains to this forum, and not be accused of starting a flame war, one could say, "that Tundra/Chevy/Dodge driver, bless his heart, could not keep up..."

 

I'm guessin' Foxworthy stole a bunch of redneck words from FTE posters, cause I've seen a bunch of em here that he uses in his routines

 

Whatchu saying? LOL

 

Jokes about those words have been around much longer than Foxworthy.








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which ones???

 

Earl and Clarance of course