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Texas Idioms

Texas Idioms Miracle Man 8/9/2023 I once had a friend who saw opportunities dwindling, he was always, “burning his green wood for kindling.” My polite way of saying that he wasted his time, he couldn’t “buy a flea a coat if it just cost a dime.” He was “dumber than dirt with a head like a log,” When sober he was “handier than hip pockets on a hog.” He “thought the sun came up just to hear him crow,” and I thought this man had “a great face for radio.” He was “as yellow as mustard but without the bite,” and “if melted down couldn’t be poured into a fight.” So he wouldn’t be someone I’d ever take to a battle, In short, this old friend “was all hat and no cattle.” “he was so narrow minded he could look through a keyhole with both eyes.”

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Date: 8/9/2023 7:11:00 PM
Lol… You just can’t fix those kind. Good one, Tom
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Date: 8/9/2023 3:28:00 PM
excellent portrait, so ironic and just, i wouldn't meet a guy like that, enjoyed very much myb reading
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Date: 8/9/2023 2:57:00 PM
Tom, I love these idioms! Great poem! Blessings, Kim M
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Date: 8/9/2023 1:39:00 PM
Ha! Last one is my fave. Pinhead
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