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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: shit fire and save matches #151518 12/05/2005 12:20 AM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean From Amerispeak, expressions of our American ancestors: THEY SAID: Shit fire and save your matches WE SAY: Wow! From Texas Slang II: Shit (or shoot) fire and save the matches. ("I'll be darn) I've never heard this expression. Where'd you run across it, Dale? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted shit fire and save matches dalehileman 12/04/2005 10:19 PM Re: shit fire and save matches consuelo 12/05/2005 12:20 AM Re: shit fire and save matches Buffalo Shrdlu 12/05/2005 12:50 AM Re: shit fire and save matches Faldage 12/05/2005 11:14 AM Re: shit fire and save matches dalehileman 12/05/2005 6:57 PM Re: shit fire and save matches Elizabeth Creith 12/06/2005 1:55 AM Re: shit fire and save matches Father Steve 12/06/2005 2:46 AM Re: shit fire and save matches tsuwm 12/06/2005 3:45 AM Re: shit fire and save matches TEd Remington 12/06/2005 6:11 AM Re: shit fire and save matches inselpeter 12/06/2005 11:31 AM Re: shit fire and save matches Jackie 12/06/2005 2:04 PM Re: shit fire and save matches dalehileman 12/07/2005 6:01 PM Re: shit fire and save matches Jackie 12/08/2005 2:06 AM Re: shit fire and save matches dalehileman 12/08/2005 5:34 PM Re: shit fire and save matches Alex Williams 12/08/2005 6:51 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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