Texas Talkin'

Everything Else Humor
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In “Chicagoland”, it is “youins”.

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Heh - I learned that one real quick as well. I had just moved there and was having lunch in a restaurant, and after I finished, the Server came over and said “Would y’all like some dessert?” I gave her a puzzled look, like perhaps she didn’t notice that there was no one else with me…

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That’s it: Y’all Y’all

Not sure if I have spelled it correctly.

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NO no, I learned that one a few years in. There’s y’all. . . and all of y’all. All of y’all is the plural of y’all.

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That is plural.

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You are also right. In Texas Y’all is used both plural and singular. But more often singular, as per the shared experiences above.

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I grew up in New Mexico. I’ve been in Texas many, many times, and, around texans most of my life. But thanks!

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My fave of that sort of thing is the Houston-ism, “yer Mom’n 'em”. As in, “Say hi to yer Mom’n 'em”. Which is to say, “Greetings to your family”. (Your Mom and Them)

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Jus down the road a bit = 4 to 6 hours.

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Yep, Minneapolis, Minnesota, is on Interstate I35 as was my hometown New Braunfels, Texas, just down the road, 20 to 21 hours.

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That there’s a fur piece.

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I have always enjoyed “If that ain’t a fact, God’s a possum.”

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I did not hear that when living in Texas, but we had mostly contact with people who would not refer to God as a possum under any circumstance.

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“That dog won’t hunt.” (That suggestion is doomed to failure.)

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“You bought the mule. Now, let’s see if you can ride it.” (Either you have overbid your hand at 42, or you’ve made a decision that you’ll soon regret.)

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I’m happy as a mole in soft dirt

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Or a pig in &$@!

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You can polish a turd, but it’s still a turd.

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When I was my singlest and loneliest I had a roommate who took me home to his parents’ in Arlington most holidays. His parents loved me, thought I was a good influence on him (sort of) and his mother laid out a mean table full of fantastic food. Several times his father said to me “If you keep eating like that your belly will look like a coffee bean on a pencil.”

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“Went through you like a dose of salts.” (You were beaten handily and easily.)