Old timey sayings still in use
By Staff
Suzanne Langcuster
Columnist
During one of the cold January days, we have been recalling old sayings handed down from our relatives and friends.
We don't know the origin of these sayings, but they sound pretty Southern to us.
I'm sure that people from different locations have their own group of sayings that remind them of family and friends. There was quite a few of them we recalled and some of them included food items.
I thought you might like hearing some of the ones were able to remember. The sayings we will have today are about foods or nutrients.
Someone may ask you to go to a movie with them and it has a plot that you are not particularly interested in, you might reply, "I would go, but it is not my cup of tea."
When trying to describe the sweetness of someone's personality or the sweet taste in maybe a particular desert, they might say, "How sweet is it." You might reply, "Sweet as honey."
If you are describing a person to a friend and you are trying to let them understand how controlled they are you might say, "He is as cool as a cucumber."
When someone is helping you and you can't get work out of them, you might say "They are as slow as Molasses."
When your car stops and the engine won't even turn over, you might say that your car is as "Dead as a Mackerel."
When you run up on someone who just can't seem to get everything together and keeps getting into trouble, you might whisper to yourself, "He is bad to the bone."
And this last one is one of my favorites even I have never actually seen this.
When someone seems so happy, content, and seems to have everything going their way you might say, "She is as happy as a dead pig in the sunshine."
It is interesting to me that so many of these sayings include common words that are used often.
Many of the other sayings we recalled included animals, cows, pigs, dogs, fox, kittens, and skunks. Try recalling some of these sayings yourself.
It is a great pasttime.
Southern sayings are some of the best in the country. I wonder how they originated, but I sure am glad they did.
