Haunt Tales
haunt tale noun A variant forms haint tale, hant tale. B A ghost story 1938 Hall Coll. Emerts Cove TN People’s…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 71
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do! Mush Mountain oyster Mizzle Mind Mill…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Flowerdy
floweredy adjective Featuring a floral pattern or design, flowery. 1952 Justus Children 14 Yes, if I have enough berry money,…
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Is It A Closet Or A Press?
A few weeks ago you helped answer a question sent to me by Blind Pig reader Eldonna Ashley. You did such…
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The Biggest Time
Over the weekend the girls had the biggest time! They performed for a large crowd at the Anderson Music Hall…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 70
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do! Mite Mortally Mullock Make out Married…
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Appalachian Harvest Vocabulary
Admiring your harvest is one of the greatest satisfactions of gardening-you can see some of Granny’s in the photo above….
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Something Smells Bad
A few weeks ago I received the following email: Hi Tipper, I am trying to track down an old word….
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A Blind Pig Reader Has A Question
A few months ago I received the following question from Blind Pig reader Eldonna Ashley. See if you can help her…
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My People
My people My people is a phrase I don’t hear as often as I used too. Granny says it-so does…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 69
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. Take it and see how you do! Main Mare’s tail Mend Miller…
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Blind Pig & The Acorn – Appalachian Dialect
I started the Blind Pig & the Acorn in March of 2008. It only took a few weeks for me…
