tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post116110623590510110..comments2023-11-03T01:35:04.318-07:00Comments on Bells On: Chapter 45: In which our blogger gets all mushy-likevikkitikkitavihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01501311175482530001noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-1161205141987581222006-10-18T13:59:00.000-07:002006-10-18T13:59:00.000-07:00You're beginning to write about your mom more than...You're beginning to write about your mom more than I do.Moderatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318879290010704973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-1161184825550494582006-10-18T08:20:00.000-07:002006-10-18T08:20:00.000-07:00Megan: I feel compelled to point out, because I'm...Megan: I feel compelled to point out, because I'm sure my mom would, that although I grew up in Indiana, my mom is a Nebraskan, so her use of the phrase is rooted in that state's culture. And yes, it is used in a bitchy way. I've also seen it used in a way that attempts to excuse the user from any further responsibility, like the time my overweight childhood pal was having a hard time getting her new pants to stay up in a public place. Her mother, who was very very skinny, and frequently obviously horrified by her daughter size, looked at her and said "Oh, bless your heart," and then WALKED AWAY, leaving my poor little chum to deal with it alone.<BR/><BR/>Cold, man.<BR/><BR/>SkyDad: It sounds like you don't need a game, as long as your babe-magnet son is with you.<BR/><BR/>Pops: In the midwest, where the Urban Dictionary isn't the arbiter of culture, they feel free to refer to the flowers as "brown-eyed" because the centers are, in fact, brown. Jaded homophobic coasties are free to make whatever adjustments they feel necessary in order to feel emotionally secure.vikkitikkitavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01501311175482530001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-1161136522395397642006-10-17T18:55:00.000-07:002006-10-17T18:55:00.000-07:00Man, you must have some wussy-ass leg arteries. P...Man, you must have some wussy-ass leg arteries. Piece of glass? Lightweight.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of ass, aren't they called BLACK eye susans? Maybe it's just that I'm from California where we have no vegetation, but "brown eye" has a very specific connotation. You wouldn't run up a hill to find one. Or maybe you would, I don't know.Popshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126253337223144972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-1161131606434762672006-10-17T17:33:00.000-07:002006-10-17T17:33:00.000-07:00We get a lot of "Bless his heart" comments with Sk...We get a lot of "Bless his heart" comments with Skyler, cause he is cute and in a chair. <BR/><BR/>Skyler gives the old ladies his best "eat me" look, and the young cute ladies get his million dollar smile.<BR/><BR/>Honestly, I didn't teach him how to work the crowd, cause I got no game!SkylersDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264164502733912326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-1161124008851694192006-10-17T15:26:00.000-07:002006-10-17T15:26:00.000-07:00Awwwwwww. I forgot that "Bless your heart" can be...Awwwwwww. I forgot that "Bless your heart" can be downright tender.<BR/><BR/>Do the Hoosier ladies use it the bitchy way too?Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18184891790134138474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-1161122592553786702006-10-17T15:03:00.000-07:002006-10-17T15:03:00.000-07:00Chris: My mom always says "Well bless your heart,"...Chris: My mom always says "Well bless your heart," but then I think you starts every other sentence with "well."<BR/><BR/>K: You're telling me?<BR/><BR/>Bro: You're right on the money. Scary!vikkitikkitavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01501311175482530001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-1161120451946448032006-10-17T14:27:00.000-07:002006-10-17T14:27:00.000-07:00I remembered that verbatim down to the Brown Eyed ...I remembered that verbatim down to the Brown Eyed Susan.<BR/><BR/>If you click on the link http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=marion+indiana&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=40.625606,-85.738184&spn=0.004715,0.011265&t=h&om=1<BR/>You will see the houses you ran up to just south of 500N (they call it 505N here) Idian Village and the river are to the east.<BR/><BR/>I believe that you slid down the hill right near wehere it says W505N in the center.<BR/><BR/>BroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-1161109794652001672006-10-17T11:29:00.001-07:002006-10-17T11:29:00.001-07:00Mom still says that phrase.Mom <I>still</I> says that phrase.GETkristiLOVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873004576844292852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-1161109782524349932006-10-17T11:29:00.000-07:002006-10-17T11:29:00.000-07:00My hoosier-kin (Crown Point)are also big on saying...My hoosier-kin (Crown Point)are also big on saying "bless your heart". Neat story, by the way.Some Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899082993897012313noreply@blogger.com