aloha ya’ll
today is hawaiian shirt day at work. we’re celebrating pacific/asian heritage month. i’ve got my fun hawaiian shirt on and we passed out leis. we’ll be serving hawaiian punch later. hey- i know it’s not really an authentic hawaiian beverage, but we’re on a tight budget. actually we’re on no budget. those of us on the diversity committee pay for everything ourselves. and you know what gets me, people still complain. “are those the only colors for the leis?” “these don’t have flowers” hush you mouth buddy- you didn’t pay for them. we actually had a pretty decent turnout as far as participation in wearing the shirts. out of about 70 people in my department around 12 people participated. that’s good for this group. i wish people were more participatory. it’s fun if you get into what’s going on. don’t be a wallflower all your life!
speak southern in 30 days or less!
more southern slang. impress your friends at parties! say things like:
well, i’ll be john brown! in the south a propah lady does not curse. we say things like oh, sugah!, or dagnabbit. yes, we actually talk that way. “i’ll be john brown” is another way of bypassing a curse word. you would use it if you are puzzled, surprised, or proven wrong etc. example: “sally’s pregnant? well, i’ll be john brown! and here i thought she was a good girl.” from what i hear john brown was a wrongly accused man who was executed back in the day. i don’t know much about the story, though what a morbid origin for a saying.
might could unfortunately, bad grammar has wormed it’s way through the southern dialect to a certain extent. “might could” is evidence of that. but you may notice that even the most highly educated southerners may still use it. “billy asked me to go to the movies. i might could do it as long as i don’t have to work that night.”
coke this seems like a normal product name, but in the south it covers far more than just original coke. if someone asks you for a coke you shouldn’t just give them a coke. you have to give them a choice. they might say ok to a coke thinking they’ll end up with a sprite in the end.
that’s our lesson for today kids. now go have a great weekend!
Bless Your Heart 