"Nipples to the wind" & "Put on your big-girl panties and deal with it"

Wed Feb 14 20:58:06 UTC 2007

FWIW, I prefer the "don't" version, because of the implication that
the person has to be out of the doorway before the door can hit him as
it swings shut.

-Wilson

On 2/14/07, Margaret Lee <mlee303 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Subject:      Re: "Nipples to the wind" & "Put on your big-girl panties and
>               deal with it"
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> I've heard it used in AAE when you ask someone to leave your home:  "Let the door knob hit you where the good Lord split you."
>
>   Margaret
>
> Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>   "... [L]et the door hit you where Mother Nature split you."
>
> There's a BE version of this that reads:
>
> "Don't let the screen door hit you where the Good Lord split you."
>
> As a native Texan, I'd like to claim this version for Texas, too, but
> I've heard it in the wild everywhere that I've ever lived, not to
> mention on recordings of stand-up routines, in movies, and on TV shows
> marketed to a black audience.
>
> -Wilson
>
> On 2/12/07, Bapopik at aol.com wrote:
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> > Subject: "Nipples to the wind" & "Put on your big-girl panties and deal
> > with it"
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> > Here are a few interesting phrases, supposedly Texan or Southern. "Nipples=20
> > to the wind"??
> > ...
> > ...
> > ...
> > _http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20070118-9999-lz1mc18nipple.=
> > ht
> > ml_=20
> > (http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20070118-9999-lz1mc18nipple.=
> > html)=20
> > =20
> > 'Nipples to the Wind' opens today in Vista
> > By Pat Sherman
> > TODAY'S LOCAL NEWS =20
> > January 18, 2007 =20
> > Although it may sound like the latest title at Deja Vu Love Boutique,=20
> > stand-up comedian Paula Coco won't be baring anything but her Texas roots d=
> > uring =E2=80=9C
> > Nipples to the Wind,=E2=80=9D presented on two North County stages starting=
> > this week.=20
> > =20
> > (...)
> > The salty stage production addresses some mature themes, but the title is a=
> > n=20
> > old Southern expression that means =E2=80=9CHead up, chin out,=E2=80=9D or a=
> > s a popular=20
> > Texas saying has it, =E2=80=9CPut on your big-girl panties and deal with it=
> > .=E2=80=9D=20
> > ...
> > ...
> > ...
> > _http://www.clusterflock.org/2007/01/an_oldtimey_texas_saying.html_=20
> > (http://www.clusterflock.org/2007/01/an_oldtimey_texas_saying.html)=20
> > =20
> > An Old-Timey Texas Saying
> > =20
> > =20
> > Born that way and had a relapse.=20
> > ...=20
> > ...=20
> > ...=20
> > _"Nipples to the Wind" - El Portal Theatre_=20
> > (http://www.goldstarevents.com/events/event/11383.html) Nipples to the=20=
> > wind is a quirky Texan catchphrase=20
> > meaning flying by the seat of your pants, and it perfectly describes this=20
> > funny new play straight outta ...
> > www.goldstarevents.com/events/event/11383.html - 10k=20
> > ...=20
> > ...=20
> > ...=20
> > _The Dick from Texas_=20
> > (http://bentmywookie.blogspot.com/2006/02/dick-from-texas.html) =20
> > 19 Feb 2006 by Jacob =20
> > As the Texas saying goes, 'the mall's open but ain't nobody shopping'. Now,=
> > =20
> > I=20
> > know what you're thinking. You're thinking, 'it was an accident that could=20
> > be =20
> > made by anyone. Besides, the man he shot was fine. ...
> > _B is for Blasphemy - http://bentmywookie.blogspot.com_=20
> > (http://bentmywookie.blogspot.com/)=20
> > ...
> > ...
> > ...
> > _Two-Time Borgata Champion Is A Class Act_=20
> > (http://www.pokernews.com/news/2005/09/borgata-champ-class-act.htm) =20
> > 19 Sep 2005=20
> > "I may learn slow, but I learn good." According to Bill Blanda, this is old=
> > =20
> > Texas=20
> > saying is an appropriate description of his ascendance into poker history.
> > _Poker News | pokernews.com - http://www.pokernews.com/news/_=20
> > (http://www.pokernews.com/news/)=20
> > ...
> > ...
> > ...
> > _Supporting the President..._=20
> > (http://oldranter.blogspot.com/2006/05/supporting-president.html) 14 Ma=
> > y 2006 by The Old Ranter =20
> > When in fact he should have sent them packing, telling them that great Texa=
> > s=20
> > =20
> > saying =E2=80=9C Don=E2=80=99t let the door hit you where Mother Nature spl=
> > it you =E2=80=9D. This=20
> > same=20
> > comment applies to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld too. ...
> > _My Daily Rant - http://oldranter.blogspot.com_=20
> > (http://oldranter.blogspot.com/)=20
> > ...
> > ...
> > ...
> > _Re: Anyone else suspicious of Kiyosaki?_=20
> > (http://richdad.tribe.net/thread/0f17dd76-4ca6-4215-b3c4-24a41af1e466#949297=
> > d9-4241-4a87-8494-5dd31f72d820) =20
> > 28 Sep 2005 by ?Andrea? =20
> > He approvingly quotes a Texas saying, ?If you?re going to go broke, go brok=
> > e=20
> > =20
> > big.? This is dangerous, adolescent-level advice and may be why he has a=20
> > bankruptcy (or not depending upon whom you believe) on his resume. ...
> > _Tribe.net: Rich Dad Poor Dad - http://richdad.tribe.net_=20
> > (http://richdad.tribe.net/)=20
> > ...
> > ...
> > ...
> > _Good Down Home Politics_=20
> > (http://fromthemountaintop.blogspot.com/2006/04/good-down-home-politics.html=
> > ) 22 Apr 2006 by Terry Preston =20
> > As the old Texas saying goes: if you can't drink their beer, smoke their=20
> > cigars =20
> > and (fornicate with) their women and still vote against them, you don't=20
> > deserve=20
> > to be in politics. FYI, here's Hatch's voting record, via Project Vote Smar=
> > t=20
> > ...
> > _From the Mountaintop - http://fromthemountaintop.blogspot.com_=20
> > (http://fromthemountaintop.blogspot.com/)=20
> > [In the Yale Book of Quotations, from California's Jessie Unruh--ed.]
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