My Dad (born & raised in Carlinville) had some unusual sayings that he used frequently. When asked, he always said they were Macoupin County-isms. You can decide. ( may need to be censored) Shining like a diamond in a goat's butt. Shivering like a dog crapping razor blades. Running like a striped-tail ape. You talk like a man with a paper tail-end. There are a couple of others that I really didn't think I should include, but I think you get the idea :) Dad always called Macoupin the 'garden of eden'; I have the idea that some of these might actually have come from his time in the Army.