I’ve learned that there is more to the Southern accent than just a pronunciation. It is a completely different language!
Below are a couple of funny examples of how my daughter and I have learned this in some not so comfortable situations:
- There was a little girl in the school lunch line when Kamee was in the fourth grade. We had been here a little less that a month. Kamee asked if she could “butt in front” of her so that she could be in line with a friend. The little girl looked shocked and stammered, “What’s wrong with my butt?” Kamee just asked if she could get in front of her in the line and then she seemed ok.
- Shopping on the big day after Thanksgiving with my new mother in law, we were getting tired of the large crowds and missing out on the sales because of the long lines. With one store left and our nerves frazzled, I asked her if she wanted to “bag it”. She seemed repulsed! And said “Excused me?!” When I explained, “Do you just want to forget it?” She recovered quickly and said, “Oh, no.” I asked my husband about this strange interchange and he told me that the expression to “Bag it” was a derogatory statement!!
Some really funny Arkansas town names that I’ve found are below. Don’t believe me? Look them up! I wonder how they came up with all of these names. There has to be a story there…
Toad Suck, Waldo, Hickeytown
Blue Ball,
Smackover, Buck Snort, Flippin
Corner, Goobertown, Half Moon
Hogeye,
Greasy, Furry, Hog Jaw
Stinking Bay, Sturkie,
Old Joe, Hooker, Erbie
Monkey Run, Sprudel, Hasty
Knob, Chickalah, Nutts
Bald Knob, Nuckles, Bloomer
Nogo, Wampoo, Stumptoe
I have a new mission. To go get my picture taken at the welcome sign in
2 comments:
I don't know how you could leave my town off of there! Manteca = "lard" in Spanish!
That could be rated right up there with Greasy, Arkansas! LOL
All of the towns in my list are in Arkansas! I think that they have the monopoly on funny names!
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