Saturday, July 22, 2006

If brains were lard, his wouldn't grease too big a pan

Selected phrases from 'The Beverly HIllbillies' via Wikipedia
  • feelin' lower than a well digger's heel
  • frisky as a flea on a fat dog
  • If brains were lard, his wouldn't grease too big a pan
  • pretty as a bag filled with striped candy
  • pretty as fresh-churned butter
  • pretty as a mess o' fried catfish
  • rootin' around like a hog in a new pen
  • We-e-e-ll doggies! (Jed's characteristic expression of impressed astonishment)
  • You're green enough to stick in the ground and grow
  • You're totin' water with a leaky bucket
  • You're dropping your bucket down an empty well
  • One of these days I've got to have a long talk with that boy
  • I'm gonna fetch my shotgun
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