SinceThe70s Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 13 minutes ago, CowgirlsFan said: 65 year of age. Born in 1953 in Fort Worth Texas. I have NEVER used that expression. Waiting for just the right moment. Nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 13 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said: The fact that you have a 1998 Pontiac Fiero isn’t necessarily something to brag about. Even more special... They stopped making the Fiero 10 years earlier in 1988. Of course that's a typo on your part? I betcha @Hapless Bills Fan is very proud of the car. Just a little tidibit of trivia (SOURCE: WikiInIllinois): "The word fiero means "very proud" in Italian, and "wild", "fierce", or "ferocious" in Spanish" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 21 hours ago, BringBackFergy said: The fact that you have a 1998 Pontiac Fiero isn’t necessarily something to brag about. It's a '75 and has 3 tires (by design) 21 hours ago, CowgirlsFan said: 65 year of age. Born in 1953 in Fort Worth Texas. I have NEVER used that expression. Is Fort Worth Texas actually considered southern? I mean, I suppose some Texans think so, but....? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 On 7/30/2019 at 2:56 PM, Hapless Bills Fan said: I had a lightbulb moment today, about what a Southern girl means when she says "Why, Bless your Little Heart!" Despite having lived in Missouri for >30 years at this point, I am a Northerner - born and raised in Tonawanda, educated in New England. Missouri is sometimes borderline Southern in culture and attitudes and while I feel like I understand where folks are coming from, I've never identified as anything but a DamnYankee myself. Until today. So couple weeks ago, during our initial stage of cleanup on the flood-damaged property we own, this dude who looks like he solves every cleanup problem he's ever had with Servicemaster on Speed Dial drove up and offered to buy something on the property. I was wearing a N95 respirator, rubber boots, rubber gloves, and holding a squeege at the time. It's raining, it's smelly, I surely look like I'm busy. I gave him what I thought was the brush-off saying we we were going to clean up first and then discuss among ourselves what to do, then politely told him I needed to keep working when he started to ask me specific questions about the condition of what he wanted to buy. Inside, though, I was thinking: Vulture! And until I say I'm interested in selling, condition of my property is Nonaya Bizness. Fast forward to this am. It's relatively cool which for here means 85 degrees and humid enough to wring water out of the air. It's not as smelly because most of the mud and stuff has been cleaned away. The ground has dried enough that I can power-wash the exterior. By 11 am after 2 hrs work I'm dripping sweat and my rubber boots and duds are covered with muck, epoxy paint chips, and grime. Dude drives up in a sports car with tinted windows, gets out, approaches me. "What's up?" I say. He identifies himself as the same dude who came by a couple of weeks ago, wants to know what decision we've made about selling the item he wishes to buy. It just slipped out of my mouth: "Why BLESS your Little Heart!" So now I know. When a Southern girl says "Bless your Little Heart!" what she really may mean is: @#$% off, you %^&#head! This gives me a Modest Proposal for Bad Language on this board. When you find yourself thinking that someone needs to be told @#$% off, you %^&#head!, Just Say it: Why BLESS your Little Heart! Based on the company you're keeping do you want to reconsider? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 On 7/30/2019 at 2:56 PM, Hapless Bills Fan said: I had a lightbulb moment today, about what a Southern girl means when she says "Why, Bless your Little Heart!" Despite having lived in Missouri for >30 years at this point, I am a Northerner - born and raised in Tonawanda, educated in New England. Missouri is sometimes borderline Southern in culture and attitudes and while I feel like I understand where folks are coming from, I've never identified as anything but a DamnYankee myself. Until today. So couple weeks ago, during our initial stage of cleanup on the flood-damaged property we own, this dude who looks like he solves every cleanup problem he's ever had with Servicemaster on Speed Dial drove up and offered to buy something on the property. I was wearing a N95 respirator, rubber boots, rubber gloves, and holding a squeege at the time. It's raining, it's smelly, I surely look like I'm busy. I gave him what I thought was the brush-off saying we we were going to clean up first and then discuss among ourselves what to do, then politely told him I needed to keep working when he started to ask me specific questions about the condition of what he wanted to buy. Inside, though, I was thinking: Vulture! And until I say I'm interested in selling, condition of my property is Nonaya Bizness. Fast forward to this am. It's relatively cool which for here means 85 degrees and humid enough to wring water out of the air. It's not as smelly because most of the mud and stuff has been cleaned away. The ground has dried enough that I can power-wash the exterior. By 11 am after 2 hrs work I'm dripping sweat and my rubber boots and duds are covered with muck, epoxy paint chips, and grime. Dude drives up in a sports car with tinted windows, gets out, approaches me. "What's up?" I say. He identifies himself as the same dude who came by a couple of weeks ago, wants to know what decision we've made about selling the item he wishes to buy. It just slipped out of my mouth: "Why BLESS your Little Heart!" So now I know. When a Southern girl says "Bless your Little Heart!" what she really may mean is: @#$% off, you %^&#head! This gives me a Modest Proposal for Bad Language on this board. When you find yourself thinking that someone needs to be told @#$% off, you %^&#head!, Just Say it: Why BLESS your Little Heart! This explains so much about my Southern mother-in-law and her backhanded compliments! side note: I really hope your place is getting back into sound shape recovery wise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 56 minutes ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said: This explains so much about my Southern mother-in-law and her backhanded compliments! side note: I really hope your place is getting back into sound shape recovery wise! Haha YEP. Coming along. We've got it clean enough to call the insurance adjuster, it can be seen pretty well what the damage is. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 On 7/30/2019 at 9:45 PM, CowgirlsFan said: 65 year of age. Born in 1953 in Fort Worth Texas. I have NEVER used that expression. it's not Southern 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Texas is as southern as Cleveland Ohio is in the Mid Western USofA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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