Overheard
“I’m going to try my dead level best.” ——————— Tipper Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear in Southern Appalachia
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 90
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos in this test to let you hear some…
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The Corn is Tassling
Corn tasseling in Brasstown NC, 2016 tassel noun variant form of tossel. 1966-68 DARE (Brasstown NC, Spruce Pine NC). 1999…
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Spoiled…but in a Good Way
Chitter JCCFS – Dance Musicians Week 2016 Due to the generosity of anonymous donors, Chatter and Chitter got to participate…
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Tooth Jumper – Tooth Puller
tooth jumper, tooth puller noun An untrained dentist who uses a hammer and a nail to extract or cause a…
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Granny’s Lemonade
Tipper and Paul – Summer 1970 something The days have been hot here in Western North Carolina, especially for folks…
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Watching You
I grew up singing about the all seeing eye in church and after I discovered how old it is, I’m betting Pap…
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Drawing Lightning
Photo Chitter snapped while standing on our front porch of a lightning strike We’ve had afternoon thunderstorms for the last…
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Faintified – Feeling Fainty
faintified, fainty adjective Feeling suddenly weak or faint. 1952 Wilson Folk Speech NC 538 This hot, dry weather makes me…
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Tooth Pullers
Jerry Marshall Wilson – Pap tooth drawers, tooth pullers noun A pair of pliers, often used to extract an aching…
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Sow True Seed Cucumber Reporting @ Large Update 2
Sow True Seed Marketmore 76 Here’s my latest update for the Blind Pig and The Acorn’s Sow True Seed Cucumber Reporters @…
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It’s True…The Pressley Girls Have Big Teeth
The girls inherited my big Wilson teeth. I’ve known that since their first adult chompers came in. Theirs seemed even…
