My Dad used that expression all the time: "Fair to mittlin," meaning "fair, to somewhere in the middle, less than good." :-) Don Watson

Actually, it is 'fair to middlin' and it had to do with grading cotton, middlin' cotton was a better grade. Anyhow, that is where the expression originated. Being originally from Tennessee, and now from Arkansas, I am amazed at the old expressions that come out of my 53 year old mouth! And I thought only old people did that-uh oh, does that mean?????? Yikes!' Jane Watson Ellis A self-appointed family historian and proud of it. You can check out my family's history at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hookersbend/ From: "Don Watson" <dwats@cox.net> To: WATSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WATSON] Watsons of Missourri Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 13:27:07 -0600 My Dad used that expression all the time: "Fair to mittlin," meaning "fair, to somewhere in the middle, less than good." :-) Don Watson

Yea, my dad says that too. If you tell him something he will also say "it doesn't bither me a bot." Sam Watson NC -----Original Message----- From: Don Watson [mailto:dwats@cox.net] Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 1:27 PM To: WATSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WATSON] Watsons of Missourri My Dad used that expression all the time: "Fair to mittlin," meaning "fair, to somewhere in the middle, less than good." :-) Don Watson