Aren’t we a funny people? Do you ever laugh at yourself? Apparently if you say “bless his heart” or “bless her heart” it frees you to gossip all you want about another person. “Bless her heart” she tries so hard on making the turkey and dressing”, which means you could have done better. “Bless his heart” he just never learned to iron a shirt”, which means, you aren’t going to Wal-Mart till he changes his shirt. And if you preface your response to another person’s statements with “I’m just saying”.
“All I’m saying Uncle Ned” is you don’t put syrup on fried okra. “All I’m saying aunt Rosy” is when a pocket on a shirt”. And if you don’t want their assistance, well “they are as useless as polka dots on a dress”.
I think we have some politicians that have said some classic statements. Ross Perot, when running for president responded to attacks from opponents with “you can’t get in a telephone booth with a bob cat and not get a few scratches.” My favorite is Sen. John Kennedy when the Squad of four got at odds with Nancy Pelosi. He said, “I learned a long time ago not to get between a dog and a fire plug”.
