I had to come back to "post" this tonight. I have "slapped my sides" silly laughing since this morning after reading a "comment" from Smitty to Suemarie from her "post". As usual, Smitty gives a lot of very good, educated advice. Smitty is a man with a wealth of knowledge who people listen/take his advice, especially in the medical/PM fields. Within one of his sentences, Smitty was referring to the medical profession, I believe. He included this in a sentence ~ ~ "they don't really know sheep dip from wild honey". Now, as a fellow Texan, as Smitty is, and my being an ol' country gal who lives/works a real Texas ranch, I know where Smitty is "coming from". Another way of putting this is, "they wouldn't know their head from a hole in the ground".

Taking Smitty's good advice once again, I have included this vocabulary in my new, daily references to anyone who can not tell "one end from another" in, not only the medical profession, but to all in my daily dealings with the "professional, educated, certificated" upper crust.

OK, for those of us who know the med. field, "they don't really know sheep dip from wild honey", you'll take care, ya' hear now? Way to go Smitty ~ Carolyn G. in TEXAS ( :

 

 

Up north we tend to say "ass from your elbow" lol
Anyway, yes, Smitty knows his stuff!

 

This was posted as a "private message" on my site:

"they don't know sh- - from putty!" (from P. in Nova Scotia)

I sure thought this was funny as well as the one from Dana T.

Had to share P's. because she is soooo funny anyway, but didn't post it on the "regular post". (Sorry P ~ ~ ~)

 

Here in England we say he/she "doesn't know his/her arse from his/her elbow". Furthermore, if someone falls, or more particularly, slips on mud or ice, he or she would be said to have gone"arse over tit"! Such a comfort to learn we're not alone in our earthiness on this side of the pond! I'm pretty sure Smitty was choosing his words with his usual delicacy as he knew they were for publication! Love to all, especially Smitty. Sheila

 

*I have heard many differant comments meaning the same thing. I also am from Texas (north panhandle), but have lived all over Yankee land, also spent some time on the other side of the pond as they say in Scotland. We all have our favorite expressions.

Thomas

 

Proud to be from the "arm pit" of Texas! South East Texas and the Piney woods!

LOVE the humor so many of you have! Hopefully, mine will return at some point!

:)
Andrea

 

we say: I just went ass over kettles. gawd only knows where that saying came from.

I must admit though, I've met numerous Texans on this site and I LOVE the sayings ya'll have. :)

Pookie

 

My dad was a Texan and used to say
"He isn't smart enough to pour piss out of a boot, if the directions were written on the heel".

Later, Charlie