Wisdom Filled Sayings from Appalachia
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- In this video I discuss some of my favorite wisdom filled sayings from Appalachia. Hope you'll leave a comment and share your favorites.
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A lot of your sayings we still use here in Ireland ☘️☘️☘️
Ktriley the majority of people that settled on the eastern pre-US frontier were Scots-Irish and many of their idioms stayed with them. My people came in the 1620’s to what is now Virginia and then moved on to eastern Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio. When I took the ancestry DNA test , it showed I was 94% British which was 36% more British than someone who born and raised there. 😂😂😂 Fortunately ancestry’s technology improved and the breakdown is much more detailed. ☘️❤️ not that being 94% British is bad, just reporting the facts.
@@psleep4255 there’s always one smart ass
@@ktriley30 I meant no offense. I just thought it was cool that things that are considered “a long time ago” really aren’t. They just came from somewhere with a much older culture and richer history. 😊❤️
My granny always told us of her grandmother who had chickens and grandfather who had cats , when a cat killed one she would fuss at them “ I’ll kill you dat I will dat I will ,I’ll kill you dat I will. “ granny said it with all the Irish accent she could muster . She also taught me a rhyme she taught her. I had an old shoe all full of holes, threw it in the garden to catch all the moles , saying kittchy kittchy kimey o ,cam bo kime bo that you are, flying a-rover, bum stick bum stick hip hop penny winny nick nack hit-em with a brick back, saying kittchy kittchy kimey oooh. I did my best to spell it as it sounded .
"You can't get blood from a stone"
"A day late and a dollar short"
"God willing and the creek don't rise"
"Many hands make light work"
I grew up in Eastern Virginia. Several generations before me all from Eastern Carolina. Going back to 1700 something
we have ancestors from County Donegal who settled in the mountains of Virginia.
Eastern Kentucky, you can’t soar with eagles in the morning if you hoot with the owls at night.
Oh I love that one!
It's hard to be an eagle when you are surrounded by a bunch of turkeys
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Lots of wisdom in these sayings. They take me back to the 1950's and early 60's. Everyone talked like this and we all went to Church every Sunday. Everything made sense back then. We all watched out for each other. Then my grandparents passed and my parents passed and there's nobody left to talk like that. I still come out with things here and there and most people don't know what I'm saying. I miss those days. Thank you for these videos.
What can't be cured must be endured. That is the first time I have ever heard that one. It brings to my mind the Serenity prayer I learned of while attending AA meetings as a young man. It is read, spoken and heart-felt this way, "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
I trult enjoyed hearing all of these sayings. In Sunday school we learned the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." My dear Daddy taught my siblings and me the Platinum Rule: "Treat others the way you would want them to treat your sweet Mother."
Sandi-sounds like your Daddy was a very smart man! Thank you for sharing his wisdom!
Six of one , half a dozen of another.
"It's the same thing....."
My husband uses this one all the time!😁
One saying that stays with me is was from my granny, “ If you can’t say nothing good about someone, don’t say nothing at all!”
My Momma used to say that. She was highly skilled at telling someone off with with a smile on her face. It was an Art form..
When kids were fightin over where to sit at the table mah maw would offer “well you don’t have somethin good tuh say, come sit next tuh me!.. when I heard it in Stell Magnolia’s I had to be told to quiet down...... Soooo good!
Another one was... “you got taters in yer ears?”... which was said when we were distracted or just not listening..... GrandPa would often repeat yer request or question with, “you waont whut?”
My family is from West Virginia. My grandmother would say, “I swan to Pat!” when hearing something surprising or when exasperated. Being told in Matthew chapter 5, “But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:”, one would “swan” instead of “swear”. We are old school Baptists but apparently there were some Irish Catholics mixed into our Ulster-Scots, as they were “swearing to Patrick”. So grateful for every brave soul that sailed to the New World from Scotland and Ireland.
My daddy use to say these things all the time. Sure brings back some memories. Thank you Tipper for sharing. Love y'all. God bless. Be safe
Being an old cowboy from Oklahoma, your saying "Don't change horses in mid stream" might apply to a lot of situations. But, years ago someone told me that and I responded, "Don't ride a dead horse to the bottom of the river". Sometimes you just have to give up on something because it is not going to work out for you.
Every shut eye ain’t sleeping and every goodbye ain’t gone! Love your channel!
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My grandmother use to say, "if wishes were horses, beggars would ride". She would also tell us, if she had to make a repair to our clothing, and it wasn't perfect, "you'll never see it on a galloping horse ".
Love the galloping horse part 😀 Thanks for watching!
The only time I rem hearing this saying was at church spoken by a minister from Indiana. Definitely not from Appalachia but visited Gatlinburg every year almost until his health began to fail. He used it in his sermon and said it this way, “ If wishes were horses, beggars would be riders.” I’m in TN, eastern part but I’ve never heard anyone else use that expression until this comment. I think the reason I never forgot it was because I didn’t understand what it meant. I’m old now and I’m still not sure what it means. Thanks for the reminder, brought back memories of one of my favorite visiting ministers of all time. Makes me smile. 😀
My husbands says, “If a frog had a pistol, he wouldn’t be scared of snakes.”
I grew up with "if wishes were horses, beggars would ride," here in western Nebraska. It was used usually in response to a child's whining "I wish...." statement in order to bring a little reality to the situation.
@@jand7782 Same here, growing up on Canada's east coast.
I'm from the Shenandoah Valley Virginia(near Lexington VA) between the Blue Ridge & Appalachian mtns. I'm 66 & grew up hearing my great aunt saying " it'll never be noticed on a galloping horse" Never heard it from anyone except on your comment page. My mother & her family had a LOT of sayings that I still use. Mother passed last November & I'm trying to write them down as I think of them. Love all of your & the girl's videos. You cook almost exactly as my family does. My mother was one of 9 children & I can relate to so many of your stories & how much family means. Please continue what you are doing.
Old friend said " Be friends to many, trust few, and paddle your own canoe".
I like that
I've heard a lot of these back in New England. You are bringing back memories. Your saying about "If it's not worth doing right, it's not worth doing" the old Yankees phrased as "If you haven't time to do it right, you will have time to do it over." The old Yankees were fond of the "Make it do or do without" philosophy; some of them were so thrifty that people said that when they killed a porker they "used every part of the pig but the squeal."
One I heard a lot growing up from my own Pappy is "you're putting the cart in front of the bull." Meaning getting ahead of yourself, which as an anxious child is something I did a lot.
so many deep philosophical truths embedded in all of these sayings. When these sayings are learned from childhood they become part of your conscious and give you a little nudge in the right direction. Its really a way of speaking in parable to convey universal messages that are transcendent and can be easily understood by everyone. They are really an outgrowth of the Bible that communicates in the same way. They're an important bedrock of Western culture and I hope they never go away.
Me too!
Very astute observation! And very true!
@@dr.froghopper6711 That's what memes are. These are memes, which are extremely fascinating if you get to reading about memes and the psychology of humans/culture.
....”Don’t count your chickens before they hatch ..” Good show, Ma’am ....
Someone probably already said it, but "You reap what you sow".
Loving your videos. The world would be a better place if there were more parents like y'all. ❤😊
My Granny use to have a saying when I would say I don't think I can. " Can't never did do nothing. ".
And: can't never could.
My grandpa used to say, "sh!t or get off the pot" 😂
Hahaha! I was looking for this comment. We said that in NY.
You dear lady are a gem.. Love you're stories and history sharing..a Much needed voice in this crazy world..your family is beautiful and they Make me smile and remember good times in My now scattered family.. I grew up in the city but every summer I went to My cousins house in the country.. I cherish those times..😍we were All poor but we got creative.!! 😏. Thanks again for sharing.it really helps ☮️
Thank you so much!
My Mom is 80 and from KY. She has all kinds of sayings but the one that comes to mind is. "he's so lazy, he wouldn't work in a pie factory tastin' pies"
My Momma used to say that .....I even rem who she said it about...or one in particular! 😂 It’s a good memory. East TN.
@@vikkibyington3066 my family says this too here in middle Tennessee.
I Haven' heard that one in years, my mom used to say that. We also said "he's not afraid of work, he'll lay down right beside it. [Sandy Hook, KY]
South Portsmouth KY
Instead of " 6 of one , half a dozen of another" , My mom would say..."hey, all around the pig's ass is pork". Loved that!
My parents were children of the Depression and practiced "use it up, or wear it out or make do or do without" with the things in our house. You did not buy something new when there was a still usable version. I think my Mom finally used up the last of the cloth diapers that were cleaning rags when my youngest sister was at least an adult.
"Don't go shopping for trouble" "That ought to settle their hash" "Waste not, want not, of course, came to mind. Love these old time sayings--can't think of many at the moment, but I hear them on occasion in my head. Thank you for your marking these down.
Hope you read this. My dad ( I’m Australian ) served in the U.S. Navy in W.W. 2, and though out my childhood I heard a lot of these sayings.
My dad was Scottish by birth and a lot of the things he said were from his parents - my grandparents. I don’t know if he was aware of the Scott’s/Irish history of your slice of the world. Just discovered your “TH-cam” channel but I’m loving it. Thank you very much.
So glad you're enjoying our videos!! Thank you for sharing your story of language 😀
How about this one-" tight as a tick." Or "you're lying like a rug."
I've never been to Appalachia, but remember growing up with these saying so was sweet memories to hear them Tipper...thank you.
Thank you for watching 😀
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
Can't never could and won't never will.
@@gingerskaggs2682 It's been a loooooong time now since I've been able to hear that... or the word "horticulture"... and not immediately think of Dorothy Parker's "You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think."
Growing up I used to hear if wishes were horses beggars would ride,, thank you for your wise words from Canada.
Thank you for watching 😀
If , if's and but's were candy and nuts we'd sll have a wonderful Christmas.
If "ifs" and "ands" were pots and pans, there'd be no work for tinkers.
"Don’t judge someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.” I heard tell the Cherokee taught us that saying. I read that Native Americans made the best snow boots anybody ever saw.
Such wise words!
These videos remind me of the Foxfire books I read back in the late 70’s. They were full of stuff Ike this or cooking or how to make stuff. Great books and these are great videos. Thank you for your efforts. I hope you can keep them coming.
I hope I can too 😀 Thank you for watching!!
Those books are great! You can still get them.
The Foxfire books are so great. My great-aunt wrote a five-volume set about Appalachia in the mid-70’s. It was called "Quare Do's In Appalachia - East Kentucky Legends and Memorats.” I think it’s probably not that interesting unless you’ve been exporting that lifestyle. No advertising...it’s out of print. Just an additional reading source. ❤️
My granny used to say ya spit in the air it’s gonna hit ya in face.. I say it all the time…They had a lot of those sayings and i live by them…😃🥰
Have heard and used most of these all my life-----Don't trouble trouble til trouble troubles you
Every nation on earth has its own proverbs and pithy sayings. Each is a reflection of the peculiarities of its own society. Often, one particular proverb spoken in one place takes on a slightly different form in another place, but having the same underlying meaning. Thanks for sharing these Appalachian aphorisms.
To go along with keep your spoon in your own bowl...my Mom used to tell us, and my sibs and I will still say it to each other kiddlingly...business own plate...I love hearing these - some I've heard and some I haven't! Many words to live by!
“I don’t have a dog in that fight”
“As worthless as teats on a boar hog”
“Long as a piece of rope”
My granny said’ “many hands make light work.” She also used to say, “the back of my hand to you”which meant I don’t believe a word you’re saying. Even my friends came to expect that from her. Lord do I miss her wisdom. The last one of this post was “old girl (she called me that from when I was little)” she’d say it’s a mighty long fall from that high horse you’re sitting on! I hope that brought a smile to your face as it did mine. Ty for generosity in sharing your life. 🙏🏻😊🤗❤️🙌🏻✨
Your granny sounds wonderful!
@@CelebratingAppalachia she was. I think of her often. Your family reminds me of all the stories she used to tell us as well as all the sayings. I know it’s a lot to ask but is there an email I can mail a question to you? I don’t have any social media bc of past domestic violence so I’m concerned about putting any information in the comments. Ty and I understand is you don’t want to put any other info out there. Your warmth and kindness come through. Ty so much for the hard work you put into these videos. 🙏🏻🙌🏻❤️🤗😊
@@psleep4255 Sure! tipperpressley@gmail.com
My mother would say "get off your high horse".
My mother used say you’re the bee’s knees. It’s a positive saying.❤️🙏🇨🇦
My father used to say baby don't count your chickens before they hatch now. He would tell us watch who your dealin with, they just might be the kind that I'll steal the penny's out of a dead man eyes.
He'd still cyarn from a blind tumble worm, and head him home backwards.
It is so weird hearing phrases and sayings that my grandparents on my momma's side and she would say. The "fish or cut bait" is used a lot in this area of the peninsula of Virginia as are a few of the other ones. I lived with so many of these and never knew where they came from. I was also taught in school not to ever use them. I wish now I had learned more of them when a child. By the time I was a teen even my granddaddy and mom-mom weren't using them any more. My mom-mom told me many were from Ireland, Scotland, and Germany. I love your channel more and more. You bring a little bit of home back to me.
“Cut your nose off to spite your face” is a good one
“A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse”....I’ve heard this said by an old gentleman I used to work with. It meant that it didn’t matter what you did to try to draw attention if the person you were directing it toward wasn’t paying attention. He used this saying a couple of ways-once when trying to get the Manager’s involvement in a project, another time to a young lady who was trying to get a boy’s attention. From Northeast Kentucky.
LOVE that saying! Such wisdom and color. Thank you for watching 😀
Good Rod Stewart album title!
I have heard so many of these expressions from my parents in New Zealand. So good to hear them again. Love your videos Tipper.❤
"Use it up, wear it out. Make it do or do without" was very popular in times of rationing during World War II. Tipper, I just recently discovered your videos and I absolutely LOVE them. Also your girls are so wonderfully blessed with talent.
My dad used to say "If you don't have time to do it right, how will you have time to do it over?"
That's wise! Thank you for sharing your dad's saying. So glad you're enjoying our videos!
"she ain't big as a minute"
"Steep as a mules face"
"Spread out like a weeks warshin"
"Crooked as a dog's hind leg"
All good ones!
Grandma Austin would say crooked as a dog's hind leg! She would also say what's good for the goose is good for the gander, and also All is fair in Love and War. " Such is life."
Love your wisdom. My one is "sleep with dogs, get bitten by fleas.
You remind me of my Aunt Linda, love her with all my heart.
I am seventy-two and I can still remember my grandpa sitting in a rocking chair on the front porch. We might all be talking and then someone would say something funny and we'd all laugh and then he'd say, aaaaay law. Everytime.
In New York, they say "stay in your own lane," as a variation of keeping your spoon in your own bowl. As my mother would have said, "It's the same difference." Another great video, Tipper.
Fish or cut bait is pert near the same as"Pee or get off the pot" Puts me in mind of my younger days when we used a "thunder mug" or "slop jar" during the winter to keep from having to head dowthe path to the outhouse. I had several siters and 1 brother who left home when I was around 13 or so. That left me to having to carry out the porcelain pottie, then washing it out so that
"Let a sleeping dog lie" applies everywhere. My loving dog snarls and growls if you wake him up from a sleep. That applies to other things that it's best not to mess with. That dog will hunt is an affirmative.
Grandma always said "if you don't get over it you'll die with it". She didn't mean you'd die "from it" but that you'd still have it when you died.
My mother from the Ozarks of northern Arkansas used to frequently say “Well I’ll swan” when she was in the phone with her family. When I hear someone say that I know I’m “down home”.
Thanks for watching 😀
Nana would say" chunatuda" when she would pinch ur cheek. She was Blount county Tn. Mom was raised in Harlan county Ky. When we would proclaim,as kids , something we were fixn to do , she wud say " you'll do great wonders and eat rotten cucumbers"
Well,I'll swanny....
I just came across this video, I know it’s been some time since you posted this, but thought I’d share anyways.
My husband used to tell our kids, when they wanted something the lay couldn’t have or couldn’t afford, “Don’t let your wants hurt you”! Or “Put your needs over your wants”!
As an adult this one has been relevant to me many times, especially regarding finances! Thanks for your hard working in producing quality content! ❤️
What a wise saying 😀
I grew up hearing my parents and grandparents -- all from Appalachia -- say "ah law!" I heard it used in moments of exasperation.
"A stitch in time, saves nine." (I crochet & this rolls through my head frequently!)
Do unto others as you want done unto you That fits everywhere
As with many-a good sayin', that one is straight out of the Bible.
These remind me of my mom and dad, they were from Oklahoma and Arkansas, with ancesters from the UK. "Fixin to go" is one they used alot. "Cuter than a speckled puppy", is another one.
I like your channel so much, keep up the good work.
Love your channel, love your style. Born and raised in NYC but married a woman in Dayton, Ohio whose Mom came up from the Grundy area back in the 60’s. Love going back to the hills and seeing the relatives. Such a special place. And thanks for the cornbread tips! Need to do one on Soup Beans!
My mom would cook a pot of soup beans and cornbread once a week. I cook a pot about soup beans about once every two months or so. Love it with onions and ham hock or bacon.
One of my favorites is, “ You ain’t right! Or he ain’t right my LOL!
Or when in doubt about someone say, “child’s not right!”
As a child I would repeat this every night-now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake I pray thee Lord my soul to take.
This reminds me of the casual version of saying grace at the dinner table. It went something like “ rub a dub dub, thanks fer the grub.... yeah gawd!
I grew up reciting that very prayer.
I have a cross stitched picture of the prayer that I have had for over 40yrs hanging on my wall
" can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear"
Can't never could and won't never will
A good one! I said it just this week 😀
Hello, I grew up in Ohio. My parents were from rock creek wva. Your voice and looks remind me of my Mommy so much thank you and God bless
Diana-how nice! Makes my day to know I remind you of your mother 😀 I hope you drop back by often!
@@CelebratingAppalachia Honey I sure will stay safe
Love your channel and listening to this video, I heard so many sayings that we use around here in Kentucky. One that ive always heard when talking about how small someone was "They wouldn't make a mosquito a bowl of soup."
My western North Carolina relatives used to say " can't never could do anything. "
Grandaddy's advice on doing things right the first time was, "Now pay attention. You don't want to have to lick that calf over!" He used to tell my Granny, "Mother, light the lamp. It's as dark as the inside of a cow." So many of the sayins' you've mentioned are heard here in the flat land along the Mississippi River in western Tennessee. My ancestors were Scots-Irish from the Carolinas who moved westward about the time of the Revolutionary War.
This reminds me of my granny who was born & raised there in Stecoah Valley. She was so precious to me. Love and prayers 😊😊💕💕
Stecoah is such a beautiful place! Thank you for watching 😀
Granddad always said, "Everything will be alright in the end. If everything ain't alright, then don't worry cause it ain't the end!" and " If you want clear water then you gotta go to the head of the stream."
The first one (everything will...) sounds just like something Sheriff Taylor (Andy Griffith) would say to Opie when he went in to say good night.
📝 "as a kid when ever it would rain hard/thunder & lightning, the Grandmother would always say "be still and get quiet because God is working" - we had to turn off all electricity & sit quiet until after the rain storm was over - all these decades later I find myself in another Century at 59, and I still live by that"🌧️⚡especially living in Florida" 😂
I'm originally from Pittsburgh in Northern Applachia, sometimes referred to as Pennsyl-tucky. I believe the saying about (the way I heard it) being happy as a pig that died in the sunshine means something that you were doing ended on a happy note, like a pig that died on a beautiful day rather than by being butchered.
"Don't be trustin' him alone with a red hot stove."
"Iffin you don't want t'hear thangs don't be listenin' at keyholes."
"That girl can talk fifteen to the dozen an' never say nothin' "
"Ain't a one a'them politicians can hide behind a corkscrew"
I just love watching & then u say somethan I aint heard since my mammaw was alive. 🥰
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With my mamaw and my family the longer you would drawl out the “laaaaaw” in “eh law” the more you were taken back by whatever it was you heard.
"Time to cut bait and run." When you can see that no good at all is going to come of a situation.
Great sayings. a lot of wisdom.
Birds of a feather
Clean up your on back yard....lol
.it's even in an ELVIS song ....thanks Tipper..loved it...
I’m still catching up on your posts and enjoying them very much. I’ve heard my folks use almost all of these expressions you mentioned. I enjoy reading books about the Amish. They say, “Many hands make light work.” They refer to their “helping hands” as “bees” or “frolics”. The women have canning “bees” and quilting “frolics”. Their husbands have barn “raisings” and can put up a barn in a day if there are a lot of men to help. I’ve also seen a video of dozens of Amish men carrying an entire barn from one place on the property to another! It might be on TH-cam. Interesting to watch!
Birds of a feather flock together. Trenton, Georgia. We have so many lol we live in the mountains of Georgia. You can lead a horse to water but you cant make them drink.
You mentioned "Don't meet trouble halfway " ...and I've heard it often, but my Dad always used to say from the Bible, "Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof", or in other words, today's trouble is plenty, don't borrow from tomorrow's trouble
How did I miss this video? A lot of wisdom in these hills. We can be misunderstood because we sometime can be more wise than cool. My Dad's words ring in my ears, but taught me good coping skills. We heard "Pull up those those boot straps." To this day when a situation gets hard to manage I mentally pull up those boot straps..
Thank you for watching! So neat how those encouraging sayings get stuck in our head and help lead our lives.
my people are from Tennessee and Kentucky, not sure where these sayings originated, but: ''you just never know what's in a body's heart'', ''you go to your church, and i'll go to mine'', ''nervous as a whore in church'', many more i can't remember right now! love the channel.
I think of Mom a lot. Probably every day lately. We're sw WV folks, Bluefield and Princeton, and grew up with Appalachia. One word Mom used is "Laws". You mentioned it in this video.
My grandma Hall used to say, "You don't have to tell everything you know."
Second time enjoying this show months later . So many of these sayings I have always heard and they are timeless wisdom that always rings true .
This wisdom may originate in Appalachia, but it has universal appeal!
I have a grandson who calls me frequently for advice on a job situation or a living situation. One day when he was contemplating a job that promised a huge paycheck, I told him “All that glitters is not gold.” There was this silence in response. I asked him if he knew what that old saying meant. He said he did not. I laughed thinking how he probably thought I had lost my mind, like: Here’s this woman whose advise I trust and she says this mouthful of meaningless words. I explained it to him and now we laugh when I come up with an old saying. Old people wisdom needs to be taught to younger generations because their message is quick and concise. ❤️
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I'm on the New River fishing at the border of VA and WVa. We fish and don't cut bait. Peace always!
"Dirty hands means clean money"
I love this video, I had forgotten some of the sayings and need to pick them back up! 🥰
How about Consarnit? I heard my daddy say that many times. Or "They're so poor they don't have a pot to pee in". Or "don't count your chickens before they hatch". Or "pretty is as pretty does". I grew up in along the Blue Ridge Mountains and heard these and many others sayings while growing up;
I always heard it as: they don’t have a pot to piss in, or a window to throw it out.
My grandma who lived in WV would say “you took the rag off the bush”
Meaning you were gone to town a long time.
Never heard that other than her saying it.
All my life, l have heard and used most all of the ones,in the fist half, of this video.
Thank you for this video.
always liked "Lord willin' and the creek don't rise." stems from the verses in James 4 that tells us even our lives belong to God and we shouldn't declare I'll do this or that. but also recognizes the forces outside our control. we laughed once at our mom who started her own saying, "shut your mouth and quit that looking!"
"you can lead a horse to water but can't make him drink".
"don't borrow trouble."
"actions speak louder than words." Right as rain.
My father in law was from Tennessee and The Missouri Ozarks and he used to say “ rain before 7 quit by 11” and that was so many times
People who claim to be self made should consider this: We've all warmed ourselves at fires we didn't build and drunk from wells we didn't dig. Here's one so fitting today: Demanding your rights without acknowledging your responsibilities isn't freedom, It's adolescence. Of someone who's given to shady dealings: He's slicker than deer guts on a doorknob. A woman who's dressed indecently: She ain't got enough clothes on to pad a crutch. Someone who's really scared. She's shaking like a poodle trying to pass peach pits in a hailstorm. Poor people desperation: Poverty will make a monkey eat pepper. Driving streets that are icy: It's like roller skating on calf slobbers. A totally unsophisticated bumpkin: A hayseed who never learnt that the better part agriculture is culture. He's from so far up the holler that the woodpeckers and peckerwoods peck no more and the hoot owls roost with the chickens. He's so dumb he'd try to hunt squirrels with a squirt gun.
I remembered several, but many I had not. I was raised in Kentucky and remember my granny saying several. Good memories.
Dave-thank you for watching! Seems like Grannys always have good sayings 😀
@@CelebratingAppalachia Appalachian Wisdom.
I had considered writing a book w all the different sayings I know of. They are getting lost in the new generations. My mom and grandma had a ton, too. Like don't bite the hand that feeds ya. I never really understood them til I matured. Some of yours like the Bonnie colabber, I'd never heard before. God bless!
Love these. Thank You 😊