Us Southerners have a very unique language. People that are not of the South sometimes have a hard time making any sense of what we are saying. So, with the New Year, I bring you a new topic…Southernism. Every Friday you will get a new Southern Saying, word of wisdom, say-sos, digs, etc.
Today’s Southernism:
Never Kick a Cow Patty on a Hot Day!
Everyone from the South knows this one. It is a wise piece of advice.
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If you ever want to change someone’s outlook on a day…offer them a word of kindness and encouragement. I have seen it work thousands of times. No matter what problems you face or burdens you bear, when someone takes a moment to uplift you and make you smile…you carry it through the day. Which is exactly what the purpose of Kind Notes is. Just a cute little envelope filled with words of love, encouragement, friendship or whatever you choose to fill them with.
Kind Notes is so simple to use. Just visit their website where you can chose a Ready Made set, a completed set or you can customize your very own. Kind notes makes an excellent gift for anyone and for any occasion, especially with Father’s Day and Graduations here upon us. Or send them just because your best friend is going through a rough patch, or you just want a loved one to know you care, the choices are endless. You can also customize your notes. You can choose the filling, the ribbon, the envelope design and the message options where you can choose from a library of more than 400 messages, request blank paper for you to write out yourself or you can have them fill in your own personalized messages on each individual card.
I love my jar of Kind Notes, it is always a surprise at what little saying I will get for the day, and as most of you know…I LOVE quotes, and sayings, and words!
The My Gentleman would be perfect for the Father in your life this Father’s Day. Have a friend that needs uplifting, choose the My Inspiration. Have a special someone graduating this year (I know I have several) choose the Lighten Up…or remember, you can always customize it to fit whatever your need. They can be put in lunch boxes for your husband, wife, child. They can be given in any creative way that you can think of.
Kind Notes is offering a 5% discount through the end of the giveaway, just enter code: postit0509
ENTER TO WIN:
One lucky reader will win a KindNotes jar of their own choice (up to $35 value).
Visit KindNotes and then leave a comment here at The Post-It Place stating which collection you would choose.
Deadline to enter: June 10, 2009 at 5 PM EST
All entrants must have a valid US mailing address.
Winner will be selected at random. Winner will be notified by e-mail and will have 3 days to respond before another winner will be selected.
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Sweet Tea is a staple here in the South. Not tea with artificial sweeteners. It has to be SWEET TEA, with real sugar…and lots of it. The South has many traditions. The sayings happen to be some of the most notorious. We say things here that are hard for people in other parts of the country to understand. When my husband first moved here to GA that was one of our biggest hurdles…the language barrier. I have a heavy southern accent that was hard for him to understand half of what I said in the first place and when you add in the WAY we say things…it is doubly difficult. One of our biggest fights came when he asked if I would do something for him. I responded with “I don’t care to”…to him that meant a no. To me, it simply meant sure, I don’t care to do that for you. Just goes to show it is all up to interpretation.
If you’ve ever stopped to get directions in the South, you may wind up a fer piece down the road. Or if someone tells you they’re fixin’ ta be there dreckly, do you know what they’re saying? Well, you’re not alone!
SweeTea is an apparel line designed to celebrate and preserve the colorful Southern dialect that sometimes leaves a person in a tizzy.
At least it did for the company founders.
Bashford and Hall are two relocated Yankees who, bless their hearts, most of the time were fit to be tied by common expressions such as butter my buns and call me a biscuit.
Now married to true Southern boys, it’s their husbands’ colorful conversation that captivated their hearts and sparked the company’s beginnings.
It began with a simple Bless yer Heart, one of the most common sayings you will hear around the South. Somebody gets married…Well, Bless Their Heart. Somone dies…Bless their heart. Doesn’t matter the situation, we like to bless people’s hearts round these parts. Now, there are dozens of Southern sayings parading around the South on people who have grown to love SweeTea, not the drink – but the shirt. And I am proud to say I am one of them! They have all sizes and styles available for men, women and children.
Above is my FAVORITE! People here in Hick Town are full of BULL! So it just fits and it is also one of my favorite sayings.
These shirts are so soft and comfortable. They just fit good. Not too long, not too short. Sleeves are the perfect length. I mean really, you just can’t get better.
My other favorite…that I love to wear…cause well, you will understand:
Make sure you also check out the txtea shirts! They are great! All of their shirts bring a smile to my face and a chuckle to my lips and everyone that see me wearing one always has to stop me to ask…Where did you get that shirt. It never fails. The next question depends on where they are from…they either don’t get it and want to know what it means or they understand completely and want to know how they can get one.
You want one? Well, let me tell you how you can WIN one!
TO ENTER:
Visit www.sweeteashirts.com. Choose your favorite and leave a comment here at The Post-It Place telling me which you would choose.
All entries must be received by May 11th at 5PM EST. All entries must have a valid US mailing address. Winner will be selected at random. Winner will have 3 days to respond to the confirmation e-mail before another winner will be selected.
Want extra entries? Blog it, with a link back to here (leave link where it can be found). Subscribe (either by a reader or request in your comment to be added to the e-mail list only for contests and giveaways). Place my button on your blog (leave link it can be found at). Stumble it (leave your ID in comment).Twitter it (leave ID in a comment, mine is jillybean01 if you would like to follow me). Technorati it (leave your ID in comment). That is 6 extra entries that you can earn for a total of 7. All extra entries must be left in a separate comment.
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