http://www.word-detective.com/2009/06/stars-and-garters/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2009/06/stars-and-garters/comment-page-1/#comment-33656 99 « Pardon the fighting bull Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:18:54 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=985#comment-33656 [...] If Granny had hung around one more year, she’d be celebrating her 99th birthday today. I’m sure we’d all be dining at Golden Corral this afternoon, and then we’d slowly drag Main in Vernal and Granny would comment three or four times how Brush Crick Betty’s sure “had a crowd.” One thing Granny always used to say was “Oh my stars and garters!” I always wondered what the hell that meant, but never bothered to look it up until just now. [...] [...] If Granny had hung around one more year, she’d be celebrating her 99th birthday today. I’m sure we’d all be dining at Golden Corral this afternoon, and then we’d slowly drag Main in Vernal and Granny would comment three or four times how Brush Crick Betty’s sure “had a crowd.” One thing Granny always used to say was “Oh my stars and garters!” I always wondered what the hell that meant, but never bothered to look it up until just now. [...]

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2009/06/stars-and-garters/comment-page-1/#comment-30155 paul nitz Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:54:24 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=985#comment-30155 My Mom who is in heaven now and who grew up in the deep south of English heritage used the exclamation "My stars and living garters" a lot. It was one of the ones I never heard in Pennsylvania where I grew up, except from her. I thought of it the other day and ran across your website seeing if I could find an origen. Anyone else heard the add-on "living" garters? My Mom who is in heaven now and who grew up in the deep south of English heritage used the exclamation “My stars and living garters” a lot. It was one of the ones I never heard in Pennsylvania where I grew up, except from her. I thought of it the other day and ran across your website seeing if I could find an origen. Anyone else heard the add-on “living” garters?

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2009/06/stars-and-garters/comment-page-1/#comment-4878 Aaron Stewart Tue, 25 May 2010 19:25:33 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=985#comment-4878 Astrology sometimes do work and it can also predict the personality of a person.",, Astrology sometimes do work and it can also predict the personality of a person.”,,

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