Wednesday's Word

Word: Spleeny (Adj.)

Definition: Sissified

Usage:

"The Beck boy is awfully spleeny."

"Well, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Look where he comes from. I've seen his father take a bite of a potato chip, and then throw away the the part he'd held only, dirty don't you know. It runs in the family: they're all soft."

(Definition from: "How To Talk Yankee", by Gerald Lewis & Tim Sample, copyright 1979, 1986 by The Thorndike Press; copyright 1989 by the First North Country Press)

Did You Know Tuesday

Did you know that on June 21st, Maine became the first state in the country to honor Native American veterans? Enacted by the Maine legislature and signed by the governor in April, June 21st of each year will be known as Native Americans Veterans Day and will honor the sacrifices made by Native Americans to the country.

It's about time.

Monday Morning Chuckle

Maine comedian Bob Marley.

Wednesday's Word

Word: Reef (N.)

Definition: strong tug

Usage:

"If you'll stop friggin' around and take a good reef on that line, we can haul this old scow off the rocks before sunset."

(Definition from: "How To Talk Yankee", by Gerald Lewis & Tim Sample, copyright 1979, 1986 by The Thorndike Press; copyright 1989 by the First North Country Press)

Monday Morning Chuckle (the p.m. edition)

Farrah Fawcett

Sad news, the passing of Farrah Fawcett.  I saw every jiggly-episode of Charlie's Angels (yes, even after she left after only one season).  Her battle with cancer, like so many others, was courageous and sad, and the outcome was, unfortunately expected.

She left Charlie's Angels to pursue a career in movies, but that just did not work out.  Her return to television, especially her role as an abused wife in "The Burning Bed", showed her true talent as an actress.

RIP, Farrah.

And yes, I was one of those teenage boys that had "the poster".

Wednesday's Word

Action: Reverse nod (non-verbal language)

Description: If you want to be accepted as a native, don't wave; give the reverse nod. Properly delivered, the Yankee greeting has the chin lifted, the mouth open as if inhaling a gulp of air. This is perfectly acceptable and usual when drivers of two vehicles pass each other, or when a driver acknowledges a pedestrian. Another acknowledgement while driving consists of the index finger lifted slightly from the steering wheel. Never a wave of the hand, just one finger.

(Definition from: "How To Talk Yankee", by Gerald Lewis & Tim Sample, copyright 1979, 1986 by The Thorndik Press; copyright 1989 by the First North Country Press)