In article >,
Christine Dabney > wrote:

> 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

"Damn with faint praise." That's what I was looking for! Thanks.

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