NEW YORK CITY ARCHIVES Favorite Down Home Expressions From Southern Illinois
by Michael Musto
“My name is Karl, but you can call me tonight!”
“I swear to Goat!”
“I get those in BULK!”
“Shut your hole; mine’s making money!”
“And which dwarf are you?”
“Save the song and dance for Broadway, bitch!”
“For those who have teeth, we have apples!”
“Cheater, Cheater, Compulsive eater!”
“Look, they took a varmint and taught it to speak!”
“I smell a mess!”
“Friends don’t let friends live in Brooklyn!”
By the way, these are all from the funny new book My Brother Married My Sister. Where Do I Sit? by Karl B. Daniel and Bradley J. Provines.