On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:06:29 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:


>I thought it was a suthrun thang. Remember Bonnie Madre? Her favorite
>example is, when someone was speaking of a dull-witted and good meaning
>lad, was, "Bless his heart, he couldn't count past twenty with his pants
>off." Something like that.

Yep, it's a southern thang. It's a way to damn with faint praise.
Anytime I hear that expression now, I start giggling to myself, if not
out loud.

Christine
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