"I ate so much okra I slid out of bed!" (1930s? East Texas?)

Dave Hause dwhause at JOBE.NET
Fri Oct 19 03:17:47 UTC 2007


I can't resist quoting a friend, "There's only one thing I eat that's hairy
on the outside and slimy on the inside, and it isn't okra."
Dave Hause, dwhause at jobe.net
Waynesville, MO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilson Gray" <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>

 It takes some getting used to, even if the eater is a
native of East texas whose been fed it since becoming old enough to
eat solid food, especially after the mucilaginous substance has ceased
to be unique in the eater's experience.

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org



More information about the Ads-l mailing list