tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162685021216818539.post5204148182125057993..comments2023-07-19T21:53:55.104-05:00Comments on Hill Country HOGS Blog: Part 3: SOUTHERN EXPRESSIONS THAT WILL TAKE THE RAG OFF THE BUSHUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162685021216818539.post-13786902056147741282009-08-29T07:34:03.218-05:002009-08-29T07:34:03.218-05:00Dave, Thanks for the "Duke's Mixture"...Dave, Thanks for the "Duke's Mixture" --- I probably chewed some of AmTobCo cheaper chews back in the 1940s (yes, I chewed tobacco on occasion as a very young lad --- whenever I could sneak it!) and didn't know I was gagging on the taste of Mr. Duke's mixture. LOL!<br /><br />Isn't it fun, however, when a new-to-you idiom catches you by surprise? That was the case withTerry Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251750196282728118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162685021216818539.post-52672882216946174412009-08-28T15:19:23.212-05:002009-08-28T15:19:23.212-05:00Terry, thanks so much for doing the legwork on the...Terry, thanks so much for doing the legwork on the origins of these phrases.<br /><br />I find no matter how long I investigate all the delightful regional idioms out there, there's always one that comes up, taps me on the shoulder, and catches me by complete surprise.<br /><br />My dad was talking with a Kentucky friend of his several months back, and they agreed that the content of one of Dave Tablerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607993860730891129noreply@blogger.com