I got three how many did you get? Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia Graves Reagan <pgreagan@execpc.com> To: <TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 2:42 PM Subject: off subject > Has anybody snipe hunting lately?????? > > > ==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== > If you live in Union County why not pitch in. Take a day and write down the tombstones in the nearest cemetery. Send it to us for others to use. You could be helping a cousin. Go to the courthouse and copy some early marriage records. Anything helps. > >

Remember every bit of it. I wondered if anyone else did. I also remember my mother in the early years calling my slip a "petticoat" and underwear "step ins". Now, does anyone else remember those? P. Mitchell -----Original Message----- From: DMLay@aol.com <DMLay@aol.com> To: TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com <TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, September 26, 1999 7:01 PM Subject: Re: Expand Your Vocabulary > Does anyone remember a grandparent calling a grocery store sack or bag, >"poke"? My grandmother calls her grocery bags "paper pokes". My grandmother >will also be putting her dopes in a paper poke, d'rectly. > >DeAnna Lay >Knoxville TN > > >==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== >How to unsubscribe. >Send a message to TNUNION-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe > >

See how small the world is? We are fixin' to go over yonder in Tennessee, too. P. Mitchell -----Original Message----- From: PBurks5101@aol.com <PBurks5101@aol.com> To: TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com <TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, September 26, 1999 5:34 PM Subject: Thanks Chip---Some Texas Words >Chip, wanted to say thanks for the enjoyable list. You have made us laugh, >almost made us cry, but most of all we feel as if you are part of our family. > Don't let one (insert colorful words here) female get to ya. Keep up the >good work...we love it. > >Also here are a couple of words I have to try to explain at least once a week >that we use in Texas quite a bit. > >Yonder - People always want to know where YONDER is. I tell them it ain't >quite "way the heck out there" but it is farther away than "over there" > >Fixin - I don't know where it came from but seems all of us from Texas are >"Fixin to" do something (Like Fixin to go fishin/shopping/beat me some kids >butts) We are never Fixin the car...we are working on it... > >Thought I would pass this along so if anyone else out there felt they were >the only ones who used these type words, they would know different now. > >Larry Burks >Texas > > >==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== >If you live in Union County why not pitch in. Take a day and write down the tombstones in the nearest cemetery. Send it to us for others to use. You could be helping a cousin. Go to the courthouse and copy some early marriage records. Anything helps. > >

Unsubscribe -----Original Message----- From: Rae Davis-Smith <raedavissm@mindspring.com> To: TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com <TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, September 26, 1999 7:08 PM Subject: Re: Expand Your Vocabulary >When my Uncle got married he moved to Atlanta with his new bride...She would >say things like she was going to get her dope...we thought she was on >drugs...LOL > > > >At 06:58 PM 09/26/1999 EDT, you wrote: >> Does anyone remember a grandparent calling a grocery store sack or bag, >>"poke"? My grandmother calls her grocery bags "paper pokes". My grandmother >>will also be putting her dopes in a paper poke, d'rectly. >> >>DeAnna Lay >>Knoxville TN >> >> >>==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== >>How to unsubscribe. >>Send a message to TNUNION-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains (in the body >of the message) the command unsubscribe >> >> >Rae Smith >http://www.angelfire.com/tn/sexton/index.html >http://www.angelfire.com/tn/sexton/Lay.html >http://www.angelfire.com/de/LawDog/index.html > > >==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== >If you live in Union County why not pitch in. Take a day and write down the tombstones in the nearest cemetery. Send it to us for others to use. You could be helping a cousin. Go to the courthouse and copy some early marriage records. Anything helps. > >

Yum!!!! just had a moon pie and a pepsi. My family has been eating moon pies since the 1920's when they came from Lead Mine Bend to Chattanooga. My ancestors came from Lead Mine Bend. They are buried at Taylor's Cemetery (It is not Taylor's Grove Cemetery) above the Taylor's Grove Church. Researching the following families: Owsley, Taylor, Rucker, Rogers, Shoffner, Pierce and more. Floyd Owsley

To All and Chip, I would like to just say that if it wasn't for this list I would not have been able to find out about my ancestors from Union Co. I have learned a lot from everyone and most of all you, Chip! I think it's kinda good to sometimes get off the genealogy stuff and and just sit around a talk to one another. I took the summer off from doing genealogy, so it wouldn't get dull. we need a break every once and awhile. I think chit chatting is good. So lets for get about the lady and let us have our own fun! Now for my question, I live in CT and I don't think we sell it up here, I haven't seen it. Could someone tell this Northeastern person what is a Moon Pie? My girlfriend says "Cool Beans" a lot I asked her what it meant and she said something like it meant- good, alright, etc. Al

Does anyone remember a grandparent calling a grocery store sack or bag, "poke"? My grandfather would said that at times, "just them in a poke". We have had fun, call it therapy if anyone says anything more. Carolyn is expanding our voc. how about, "weuns" "youns" "You'all come back now, you hear" "arn' for iron. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: dgarris <dgarris@ticz.com> To: <TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 11:38 AM Subject: Expand Your Vocabulary > Next time yo'll come a calling bring the young'uns with ye. > > Young'uns are also referred to as "littluns". > > Either way you say it, we'll be proud to have 'em. > > Carolyn > > > > ==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== > If you live in Union County why not pitch in. Take a day and write down the tombstones in the nearest cemetery. Send it to us for others to use. You could be helping a cousin. Go to the courthouse and copy some early marriage records. Anything helps. > >

> my mother in the early years calling my slip a "petticoat" and underwear > "step ins". > P. Mitchell I heared tell of 'em bein' called that. "step ins" sure beats bloomers! Carolyn

In a message dated 9/26/99 4:33:09 PM Central Daylight Time, PBurks5101@aol.com writes: << Fixin - I don't know where it came from but seems all of us from Texas are "Fixin to" do something >> For a time we had a young man from NY City living with us. When I called him to supper and told him to fix his plate, he always replied "Is it broken?" I told him he was a smart mouthed yankee. He almost went into shock when he saw my husband crumbling his cornbread into his milk. We learned a lot from each other.

When my Uncle got married he moved to Atlanta with his new bride...She would say things like she was going to get her dope...we thought she was on drugs...LOL At 06:58 PM 09/26/1999 EDT, you wrote: > Does anyone remember a grandparent calling a grocery store sack or bag, >"poke"? My grandmother calls her grocery bags "paper pokes". My grandmother >will also be putting her dopes in a paper poke, d'rectly. > >DeAnna Lay >Knoxville TN > > >==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== >How to unsubscribe. >Send a message to TNUNION-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe > > Rae Smith http://www.angelfire.com/tn/sexton/index.html http://www.angelfire.com/tn/sexton/Lay.html http://www.angelfire.com/de/LawDog/index.html

Back in the mid 40's when my mom was first married, she worked at a drug store on Gay street in Knoxville...Then it was called Walgreens...She said at that time, that was the only drug store on Gay street...is that the same one? At 01:30 PM 09/26/1999 -0700, you wrote: > Yes on the peanuts even in coke also the vanilla cokes. I think the drug >store/fountain on Gay St., Knoxville was also called Coles??? If we rode a >city bus in high school & had to transfer we would hang out there? We had >fun? > >Ann >----- Original Message ----- >From: <Cyndej@aol.com> >To: <TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 5:15 AM >Subject: Re: Lights? > > >> Hmmm. >> >> Well, I swanee!! I LOVE chip-chat! >> >> I love moon pies. And here in texas we call it R-uh Cee cola. AND we have >> Ghost lights too, and did anyone else ever put peanuts in your coke before >> you drank it? >> >> Cynde in Houston >> >> >> ==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== >> Got any stories to tell? The Union County TnGenWeb Site is in search of >stories about Union County Families from yesteryear. >> >> > > > >==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== >Any questions or comments about the list or webpage may be addressed to Chip at union@tngenweb.org. > > Rae Smith http://www.angelfire.com/tn/sexton/index.html http://www.angelfire.com/tn/sexton/Lay.html http://www.angelfire.com/de/LawDog/index.html

I CAN REMEMBER, "GOIN DOWN THE PIKE A WAYS" NEVER KNEW HAR FAR THAT WAS.

To all of you'nes who have given in to funnies, here is what happens when you use the spell checker just before sending mail on this list. It has been tested and certified accurate. Owed Two A Spell Chequer Eye halve a spelling chequer; It came with my pea sea; It plainly marques four my revue Miss steaks eye kin knot sea. Eye strike a key and type a word And weight four it two say Weather eye am wrong oar write -- It shows me strait a weigh. As soon as a mist ache is maid It nose bee fore two long, And eye can put the error rite Its rare lea ever wrong. Eye have run this poem threw it, I am shore your pleased two no Its letter perfect awl the weigh, My chequer tolled me sew. Sores Unknown

Santos, my mother always said, "I declare" in later years I found myself saying that then I wonder what does it mean, what am I declaring? I love the hills and miss be home. We need a memory book of things like Moon Pies and RC etc. It would be such fun to read. I agree with you Santos, this is the best place "Chip's Place"..... Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: Santos R Mercer <smercer@bledsoe.net> To: <TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 12:18 PM Subject: you'ens > Ooops is right Gail, I moved to TN 27 or so yrs ago from TX.. and I had > to learn lots of new words, 'you'ens' was first and formost... LOL... I > now am please to be the owner of a 2nd, & 3rd, vocabulary. Around here, > we don't 'I swan', we 'I declare'... > > And Chip, I agree with this list is the best, I too have other lists, > but none like this one, even if I never find a relie on this list, I > would never leave it. It's part of me now. Besides, anything that > happened yesterday is ancient, so moon pies, RCs, and the lights, > qualify in my book. Sorry the lady is missing out on Union County > history, her loss. > > sandy > > > Any of "you'ens" know? > OOPS, I swan, there's another one. > Gail > > > > ==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== > Put those lists to work for others. If you have any cemetery or bible lists please send them in. We can post them on the page for others to use. > >

THE, "LADY"' FROM KENTUCKY SHOULD READ THIS. MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO ME. BUT THEN I'M ONLY A TRANSPLANTED HILLBILLY SO WHAT DO I KNOW.

I do put peanuts in my Pepsi and so do My Mom and my 6 years old Daughter SMILE. We love those peanuts in our Pepsi SMILE Mary

I do put peanuts in my Pepsi and so do My Mom and my 6 years old Daughter SMILE. We love those peanuts in our Pepsi SMILE Mary

Now that is funny! Thanks, that's the best laugh I've had all day! Rae At 05:04 PM 09/26/1999 -0700, you wrote: > I got three how many did you get? Ann >----- Original Message ----- >From: Patricia Graves Reagan <pgreagan@execpc.com> >To: <TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 2:42 PM >Subject: off subject > > >> Has anybody snipe hunting lately?????? >> >> >> ==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== >> If you live in Union County why not pitch in. Take a day and write down >the tombstones in the nearest cemetery. Send it to us for others to use. You >could be helping a cousin. Go to the courthouse and copy some early marriage >records. Anything helps. >> >> > > > >==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== >Any questions or comments about the list or webpage may be addressed to Chip at union@tngenweb.org. > > Rae Smith http://www.angelfire.com/tn/sexton/index.html http://www.angelfire.com/tn/sexton/Lay.html http://www.angelfire.com/de/LawDog/index.html

We have RC Cherry Cola here in Atlanta ...has anyone ever had it? I love it.. At 04:30 PM 09/26/1999 EDT, you wrote: >Chip, > I have been on this list for a couple of months and although I have not >had any luck with finding my lost relatives, Cary's and Cox's,and have not >contributed any comments prior to this, I will now. The KY lady? who chose to >unsubscribe in such an unfriendly manner got my ire up. I stay on this list >simply because I enjoy the chit chat. >Moon Pies and RC Cola is part of my past although, and I am not from Union >Co. Lots of us have this in common and I like a little light reflection >occasionally. Keep up the good work. All you Union Co. natives, you're doing >a great job on this list. >Barbara C. > > >==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== >If you live in Union County why not pitch in. Take a day and write down the tombstones in the nearest cemetery. Send it to us for others to use. You could be helping a cousin. Go to the courthouse and copy some early marriage records. Anything helps. > > Rae Smith http://www.angelfire.com/tn/sexton/index.html http://www.angelfire.com/tn/sexton/Lay.html http://www.angelfire.com/de/LawDog/index.html

I thought this was appropriate given the conversation of the past few days. I hope no one gets upset over the length, etc. It was sent to me by a friend in New Jersey, but I don't know the origins of the original message. > BLESS YOUR HEART > > Someone once noted that a Southerner can get away with the most > awful kind of insult just as long as it's prefaced with the words > "Bless her heart" or "Bless his heart." > > As in, "Bless his heart, if they put his brain on the head of a pin, > it'd roll round like a BB on a six-lane highway." Or, "Bless her heart, > she's so bucktoothed, she could eat an apple through a picket fence." > > There are also the sneakier ones that I remember from tongue-clucking > types of my childhood: "You know, it's amazing that even though she had > that baby seven months after they got married, bless her heart, it > weighed 10 pounds!" > > As long as the heart is sufficiently blessed, the insult can't be all > that bad, at least that's what my Great-aunt Tiny (bless her heart, > she was anything but) used to say. > > I was thinking about this the other day when a friend was telling me > about her new Northern friend who was upset because her toddler is just > beginning to talk and he has a Southern accent. My friend, who is very > kind and, bless her heart, cannot do a thing about those thighs of hers, > was justifiably miffed about this. After all, this woman had CHOSEN > to move south a couple of years ago. > > "Can you believe it?", she said to my friend. "A child of mine is going > to be taaaallllkkin' a-liiiike thiiiissss." > > I can think of far worse fates than speaking Southern for this adorable > little boy, who, bless his heart, must surely be the East Coast king of > mucus. I wish I'd been there. I would have said that she shouldn't fret, > because there is nothing so sweet or pleasing on the ear as a soft, > Southern drawl. Of course, maybe we shouldn't be surprised at > her "carryings on." > > After all, when you come from a part of the world where "family silver" > refers to the large medallion around Uncle Vinnie's neck, you just have > to, as aunt Tiny would say, "consider the source." > > Now don't get me wrong. Some of my dearest friends are from the North, > bless their hearts. I welcome their perspective, their friendships and > their recipes for authentic Northern Italian food. I've even gotten past > their endless complaints that you can't find good bread down here. > > The ones who really gore my ox are the native Southerners who have > begun to act almost embarrassed about their speech. It's as if they want > to bury it in the "Hee Haw" cornfield. We've already lost too much. I was > raised to "swanee," not swear, but you hardly ever hear anyone say that > anymore, I swanee you don't. > > And I've caught myself thinking twice before saying something is > "right much," "right close" or "right good" because non-natives think > this is right funny indeed. > > I have a friend from Bawston who thinks it's hilarious when I say I've > got to "carry" my daughter to the doctor or "cut off" the light. That's > OK. It's when you have to explain things to people who were born here > that I get mad as a mule eating bumble-bees. Not long ago, I found > myself trying to explain to a native southerner what I meant by being > "in the short rows." > > I'm used to explaining that expression (it means you've worked right > smart but you're almost done) to newcomers to the land of buttermilk > and cold collard sandwiches (better than you think), but to have to > explain it to a Southerner was just plain weird. > > The most grating example is found in restaurants and stores where > nice, Magnolia-mouthed clerks now say "you guys" instead of "y'all," as > their mamas raised them up to say. I'd sooner wear white shoes in > February, drink unsweetened tea and eat Miracle Whip instead of Duke's > than utter the words "you guys." > > Not long ago, I went to lunch with four women friends, and the waiter, > a nice Southern boy, you-guys-ed all of us within an inch of our lives. > "You guys ready to order? What can I get for you guys? Would you guys > like to keep you guys' forks?" > > Lord, have mercy. It's a little comforting that, at the very same time > some natives are so eager to blend in, they've taken to making > microwave grits (an abomination), the rest of the world is catching on >that > it's cool to be Clampett. How else do you explain NASCAR tracks and > Krispy Kreme doughnut franchises springing up like yard onions all over > the country? > > To those of you who're still a little embarrassed by your > Southernness, take two tent revivals and a dose of redeye gravy > and call me in the morning. Bless your heart. "Hope is a thing with feathers that perches in the soul . . ." Emily Dickinson