Butter My Butt And Call Me A Biscuit And Other Country Sayings

"A collection of hundreds of endearing, truthful, and amusing homespun adages and turns of phrases, and dozens of countrified jokes that will appeal to anyone who wants a change of pace in our pop culture--infused life. These down-home truths and insights lighten the mood, dispense some great advice, and make more than a few clever observations about the world"--Cover p. 4.

From the authors of the popular Butter My Butt and Call Me a Biscuit calendar series and book, here’s a fun, warm-hearted collection of about love and marriage, romance and heartbreakcountrified sayings, so-sos, hoots and hollers about love and marriage, romance and heartbreak. More fun than a lost dog in a meat market and livelier than a puppy with two tails, You're the Butter on My Biscuit! is a hilarious chronicle of countrified love commentary. It features sayings that are as tender and sweet as honey-dipped chicken wings for those smitten by Cupid . . . and as fiery and spicy as horseradish-laced chili peppers for those seeking revenge over a romance turned sour. Readers will appreciate the way country folk paint their sentences about love in the most vivid and original analogies, sew simple words of emotion together into tapestries of truisms, and pepper their language with zesty wit and biting rage. You're the Butter on My Biscuit! is chock-full of country sayings, jokes, poems, and song titles about finding love and losing it. This is the kind of book that readers will relish till the cows come home.

Tired of today's nonsense and hankerin' for some common sense instead? Here's a calendar for y'all. Each full-color page of theButter My Butt and Call Me a Biscuit! And Other Country Sayings 2012 Mini Day-to-Day Calendarpresents a nugget of country wisdom or some good-natured ribbin' of those folks whose wheels are still turnin' long after the hamster is dead. The calendar also includes an easel for display on a counter or desk and magnets for attaching to a metal surface.

Moving South? Feeling a little out of place? Craving pizza from home and faking a passion for sweet tea? Not generating much Southern hospitality? Wondering if you'll ever fit in? Well, honey, here's your complete guide to living in Dixie, providing migrating Yanks with tips on living, eating, greeting, driving, walking, talking, and what food to bring to a funeral. From his 'n' her Southern Hair Dos (and Don'ts) to The A to Z Dixie Dictionary, Suddenly Southern includes everything you need to know about living south of the Mason-Dixon Line, including: Recipes that range from mint juleps and hoppin' john to recipes for disaster "Know Your Bugs by Their Mugs," a handy identification chart 10 ways to say, "Now that's ugly" in Dixie How to walk from the store to the car without dying, a Fun-in-the-Sun Survival Kit 100 Southern Things Worth the Trip From Southern tailgate food (deviled eggs and cheese straws) to minding your BBQs, from pronouncing pecan to knowing when your cat's a true Southerner, from knowing when you're fittin' in to knowing when you're not, this is the ideal guide for anyone moving, planning a move, or just plain ol' interested in this fascinating American region. With this book on your shelf, they'll never be able to say "Yankee, go home" again.

This tongue-in-cheek dictionary of Southern words and phrases offers a hilarious spoof of the Southern accent. This book is dedicated to all Yankees* in the hope that it will teach them how to talk right. *Yankee: Anyone who is not from Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and possibly Oklahoma and West-by-God-Virginia. A Yankee may become an honorary Southerner, but a Southerner cannot become a Yankee, assuming any Southerner wanted to.

Clearly one redneck dictionary was not enough. And it’s no wonder. The South is positively bursting at the seams with colorful words and turns of phrases in this distinct dialect. Now men and women from all across this great land can further fine-tune their fluency and showcase their confidence when speaking to folks who hail from below the Mason-Dixon line. Need a crash course in this truly inspired lingo? Well, Jeff Foxworthy’s Redneck Dictionary II puts the “vern” in “vernacular,” offering up a veritable gumbo of must-be-known selections: infamy (in’fe-mé) adv. and n. another person’s intent to exact physical punishment. “Ever since I stole his girlfriend, Bobby’s had it infamy.” assassin (e-sas’-en) v. to disrespect verbally. “Don’t just stand there assassin me, boy–go clean your room!” honor student (än’-er stu’-dent) prep. and n. to be positioned over, and supported by, a pupil. “Yeah, I knew piano lessons after midnight was weird, but I still didn’t suspect nothin’ till I caught her honor student.” So open your ears and activate your funny bone with this hilarious, practical, and playfully illustrated reference. It’s like having your very own personal dialect coach–one who doesn’t mind getting picked up and read and laughed at and passed along to friends.

An easy enough guide to "southern speak" for the every day person!