PawPaw Was Wrong(about some things)

      My Grandfather was already an old man when I was born, I was the next to the youngest of 21 Grandchildren. I thought he was the wisest and most knowledgeable man alive, an ancient sage and seer who held a worlds worth of wisdom in his words. He, like so many of his generation was full of wise sayings and clever euphemisms, a "country" way of speaking we miss a lot to day. Our manner of speaking has become "Homogenized" which is actually only good for milk.
       He was patient enough with us "Whipper snappers" to explain what these sayings meant. Some of them hold true today but many are no longer correct in this "PC" and "Ultra-tolerant" world. I want to share some of them;

"That fella ain't worth his salt"- Good for nothing (however now days salt is on the BAD list)

"Every dog has his day"- People good or bad get what is coming to them (not so much anymore)

"He don't know S### from Shinola" [shoe polish]- He doesn't know anything worth while (seems everything is well polished nowadays)

"As old as the hills"- Very old.

"Don't give your pearls to the pigs"- Don't give things to people who don't appreciate them.

"As honest as the day is long"- Very honest person.(seems the days are getting shorter)
"Another day another dollar"-another days pay earned(factoring in inflation from the 60's till now it is actually 17 cents) 
"S@@@@in' in tall cotton"- Having things good. 
"If I had my druthers"- If I had things my way.
"To much Sugar for a dime"- Making too big a fuss.

Often he would tell me to get off my high horse,not be too feisty, stop playin with them do-hicky's ,stop piddlein' around, stop carrin' on and stop playin possum , that he aimed-too get some work out of me to earn my keep. He said he would be much obliged if I would just get after it cause we were fixing to go feed the critters.

  In this day of E-Mail, Face book, texting, instant messaging and voice mail we have lost much of the beauty and pleasure of just jawin' at one another.

JUST JABBERIN'