Obama Elected Cotton Picking President

[Lex Diamonds]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/30/rick-sanchez-calls-obama-_n_699616.html

[ms.peachy]

Yeah, I'm not sure this is worth making any kind of a big deal about. Stupid thing to say? Maybe. I guess for me it's like, is this a phrase that Sanchez uses kind of naturally, like, in a variety of circumstances? (As something more innocuous than a swear? Because you can't say 'goddamn' or 'muthafuckin' on a news program? Like that?) I dunno.

[RobMoney$]

Just another example of the fair & balanced reporting of the huffpo.

[travesty]

Certainly an expression used quite frequently down here, especially with the religious types who won't swear. Personally I think it's better than "gall darned". People are too cotton picking sensitive these days. When are they going to lighten up gall darn it?

[Bob]

Certainly an expression used quite frequently down here, especially with the religious types who won't swear. Personally I think it's better than "gall darned". People are too cotton picking sensitive these days. When are they going to lighten up gall darn it?

is there a place where people still say "consarnit"? i want to visit that place

[travesty]

Not around here, but I'm sure I can drum up some "dagnabbits" if you come on down.

[Bob]

i'll settle for "turlet"

[travesty]

I can definitely get you some of those as well as some "might could", "Used ta could" and "boodaggie's". It took me about a year and half to understand what most people down here were saying. The best was my friend from NY telling a local "don't you watch TV and wonder what that strange language everyone is speaking?"