tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29766289.post115982118345970597..comments2024-03-05T10:58:13.425-05:00Comments on New Around Town: Favorite things, and more Southern sayingsLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10916922360940636719noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29766289.post-1160689036413668722006-10-12T16:37:00.000-05:002006-10-12T16:37:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29766289.post-1159990081557100322006-10-04T14:28:00.000-05:002006-10-04T14:28:00.000-05:00One of my favorite southern sayings is used when d...One of my favorite southern sayings is used when dealing with a difficult people like some of the bloggers. "You never want to rassle a pig, because your clothes will get torn, you'll get dirty, and the pig likes it.Frank Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767417227351517566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29766289.post-1159974133366021042006-10-04T10:02:00.000-05:002006-10-04T10:02:00.000-05:00Wilmington native David Brinkley, when announcing ...Wilmington native David Brinkley, when announcing the next segment to follow after a commercial break on his "This Week" television news interview program on ABC, would say, after a brief pause:<BR/><BR/> "In a moment."<BR/><BR/> But I had a girlfriend from New England who could have saved David a half second of air time because she would always say:<BR/><BR/> "In a bit."<BR/><BR/> Of course, up there in Massachusetts and Connecticut, they ask, "Want a soda?" while down South we usually ask: "How about a (Coke, Pepsi, Cheerwine)"? or other specific beverage.<BR/><BR/> Then, comparing the Southeast with the Northeast, you will hear someone from Hartford or Poughkeepsie say: "Look-it, the important thing to remember is..."<BR/>But in the Carolinas, someone might say, "But wait, the main thing to remember is..."<BR/><BR/> And here in Raleigh, there are a couple of prevalent localisms that I haven't heard that much even in the rest of North Carolina:<BR/><BR/> 1. Putting "Hey!" at the beginning of a sentence to try to command the listener's attention: "Hey! This novel by Dot Jackson I'm reading--you should read it, okay?" Or, "Hey! That Sean Penn movie is the one you really need to see." Sometimes when Raleighites want the floor, they will just say: "Hey..." even when they haven't yet decided what else they want to say, so when you come to Raleigh to try to get something done in state government, just remember that.<BR/><BR/> 2. Substituting "it is" or "it isn't" for "there is" or "there are": "It's not a lot going on down at the Legislature today." "It's not a lot people out on Hillsborough Street tonight."<BR/><BR/> Well, as Al Gore said: "It's time for me to go."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29766289.post-1159892724781882962006-10-03T11:25:00.000-05:002006-10-03T11:25:00.000-05:00....and yes, the "wHatch" was intentional....and yes, the "wHatch" was intentionalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29766289.post-1159892639059693942006-10-03T11:23:00.000-05:002006-10-03T11:23:00.000-05:00Favorite saying:"Hey y'all whatch this"What a redn...Favorite saying:<BR/><BR/>"Hey y'all whatch this"<BR/><BR/>What a redneck says to his friends just before he does something seriously stupid that usually ends up with some sort of bodily harm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29766289.post-1159882442276550542006-10-03T08:34:00.000-05:002006-10-03T08:34:00.000-05:00I am afraid I have to take issue with or elaborate...I am afraid I have to take issue with or elaborate on something in your last blog about Southern Things...you wrote<BR/><BR/>--Every Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that red eye gravy is also a breakfast food; and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food. <BR/><BR/>Well, red eye gravy is not just a breakfast food. If you never had a dinner that consisted of country ham, red eye gravy and biscuits I have to question your true southerness. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29766289.post-1159828383969580932006-10-02T17:33:00.000-05:002006-10-02T17:33:00.000-05:00I'd miss the used book store in Plaza-Midwood, Bro...I'd miss the used book store in Plaza-Midwood, Brodt Sheet Music nearby on Commonwealth, and the public library system (maybe the most unappreciated jewel of the city). That, and always being within a couple of miles of a Bojangles.Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520466387730915590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29766289.post-1159822917589915382006-10-02T16:01:00.000-05:002006-10-02T16:01:00.000-05:00When I moved to Connecticut for a few years, I fou...When I moved to Connecticut for a few years, I found myself missing BoJangle's and Phat Burrito. I visited both often, right out of the airport sometimes, when I made visits back home. I introduced my co-workers up there to Cheerwine and Goody's headache powder, with many requests for more.<BR/><BR/>I also missed talking local issues. A couple North Carolinins and I banded together in New Hampshire when volunteering for the primaries up there a couple years ago. We had a blast catching up on things and commenting how 'hearty' the New Hampshire people were for putting up with the zero degree weather at the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com