At 12:50 PM 8/28/98 -0400, you wrote:

>Hey, y'all - As a transplanted Yankee, bless my heart, I must jump in and
>say that one of the most felicitous expressions I have come across is "She
>was two hush puppies shy of a seafood plate," spoken of one who wasn't
>quite all there.  And of course the ubiquitous "Bless his / her heart,"
>said of someone who, for one reason or other, is "just a mess."

That's too funny.  My favorite one up until that one was, "She's just a few
sandwiches short of a picnic."

Deb

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