"Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands and goes to work." ~ Carl Sandburg, (1887-1967), American poet, jouralist, editor and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes

Okay. I made it up the stairs and I am now sitting in my home office clicking and clacking on the computer keyboard. Today, well, it's Tuesday, April 29, 2025, and I bid you a welcome to my tiny little speck of a space here on the world wide web, or, as I like to call it, the blogosphere. If they were to do away with slang and colloquialisms I would have to quit any writing I might do, immediately. Yep. That's right, neighbor. If I couldn't give you a rain check, if I couldn't be head over hills in love with my wife, if I couldn't tell you the facts that were within the ballpark, well, it would be hard to communicate. Add to that my own recollections of what I heard growing up and you get a steady diet of word salads. Think about it. What if I couldn't throw in a 'bless your heart' now and then or maybe letting you know when someone is too big for their britches, or, she is madder than a wet hen. See what I mean? I've seen a few who were drunker than Cooter Brown. No. I have never met Cooter, but, I do know when that dog won't hunt. Not to mention 'well I'll be' or 'did you ever?' or 'heavens to Betsy' or 'what in the Sam hill?'. I can testify that I've been as full as a tick before and I've been upset as all get out along with an exclamation of how 'if it had been a snake it would have bitten you' a few times. Where in the world would I be without y'all thrown out here and there? Okay. I think you get my drift and I will continue using my way of talking if that's okay with you. It is? Well, that makes me happy enough to slap my pappy. (I never would have slapped my grandfather but one time. I'll let you guess what may have happened if I ever did.)

 

I am just messing around today but I happen to enjoy the old slang sayings. However, I will confess here and now the truth about the way the youngsters communicate today. They use, heaven only knows how many, mostly abbreviations and cryptic slogans which, on the rare occasion when I feel I need to know, I have to Google the letters to see what they mean. These kids must get a kick out of seeing us respond the way they do when they try to read the stuff I mentioned in the first paragraph. I did look through those in the visual above and I don't think there are any off color but I can quickly tell I am definitely out of the loop when it comes to knowing much about them. Hey, you older guys, we still have one thing we can do to camouflage our writings. Right? Cursive. Aha! The common denominator that crosses every age group, skin color, language, and, ethnic background is the Gospel of Jesus Christ and His provision of salvation to any and all who repent of their sins and call on Him. That means we can have fellowship with even the youngsters who know Christ as Savior. What a blessing! Amen? Yes, Amen!