death tribble Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 The Americans among you might find this useful. Understanding British sarcasm. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46846467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, death tribble said: The Americans among you might find this useful. Understanding British sarcasm. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46846467 there are a lot of non Southerners who don't grok "bless your heart" though thanks to our comedians word is getting out Duke Bushido 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 10 minutes ago, Hermit said: there are a lot of non Southerners who don't grok "bless your heart" though thanks to our comedians word is getting out I'm one of those. What does the phrase really mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 1 minute ago, Michael Hopcroft said: I'm one of those. What does the phrase really mean? It can actually be a blessing, but with a slight change of inflection? "You are as dumb as a bag of hammers and only by God's grace are you still functioning" is one translation pinecone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 we all want to see a German submarine, German submarine, German submarine https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46846988 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 47 minutes ago, death tribble said: we all want to see a German submarine, German submarine, German submarine https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46846988 Ah, that is where we put that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 4 hours ago, Michael Hopcroft said: I'm one of those. What does the phrase really mean? You're as ignorant as a newborn calf about the South, bless your heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 4 hours ago, Hermit said: It can actually be a blessing, but with a slight change of inflection? "You are as dumb as a bag of hammers and only by God's grace are you still functioning" is one translation yeah we kind of joke about it. we can get away with any insult as long as we add that phrase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 That phrase gets some use with my wife and her friends, too. She lived in Kentucky for five years, so that probably explains it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 Vegan sausage roll https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46809868 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 7 hours ago, Michael Hopcroft said: I'm one of those. What does the phrase really mean? 7 hours ago, Hermit said: It can actually be a blessing, but with a slight change of inflection? "You are as dumb as a bag of hammers and only by God's grace are you still functioning" is one translation Yep. And if the conversation is about someone who isn't present, then "Aww.... Bless his heart..." (usually shortly after his name is mentioned) means "I am not saying this to be ugly (another southernism meaning intentionally insulting or demeaning), but the fact is that we all know he's just flat stupid" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 4 hours ago, Badger said: yeah we kind of joke about it. we can get away with any insult as long as we add that phrase. Yeah, you go ahead and keep on thinking that. EDIT: Sorry, forgot to append the "bless your heart" there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 One interpretation of "bless your heart" I always thought about: "Bless your naive heart." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 Bless your heart as the rest of you is unholy... Pariah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 Well, until your enemies put a few stab wounds in you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 Caesar became so holey he was deified. tkdguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 Avalanche in Austria kills 3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46854663 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 22 hours ago, death tribble said: Vegan sausage roll https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46809868 I refuse to believe such evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 17 hours ago, Bazza said: Bless your heart as the rest of you is unholy... Is there a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 It’s kind of like how undead take damage from holy water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 Oh, and when talking about a person in the South, when we want to point a person is worse than bad. "Uncle Jim is just sorry" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 Vietnamese doctors use beer to save patient from alcohol poisoning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cancer Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 Rare condition blocks woman's ability to hear male voices I can already imagine the flow of snark from multiple directions: those that say said condition is called (for example) "bliss", "peace", etc., and those that say "Waddaya mean, 'rare'?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 i'm personally so overwhelmed by the sheer volume of jokes that article writes by itself that I can't come up with just one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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