Southern English

[Bird]

Ah he11 , Ya'll got me thinkin of a RC with peanuts in it now ! Yawant1 ?

I always preferred my Tom's peanuts in a Grapette.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I always preferred my Tom's peanuts in a Grapette.

A lot of Tom's Toasted Peanuts went down the hatch along with some R.C. Cola. I'm betting it wouldn't be easy to find either Tom's peanuts or a Grapette today. Haven't seen either for a long, long time...although I did see some cases of Grapette at Canton Texas, at the Flea Market a few years back. I think they were freshly bottled; didn't look old at all.

 

[jinman]

We used to think Pommac was good stuff. I remember it as "Pomac".

Ha! You beat me to it. I loved Pommac. I went on a major diet in 1963 as I went to High School (lost 65 lb). Pommac was my favorite soft drink because it had a unique taste (some said it tasted alcoholic). It was also a diet drink with zero or very low calories. The places that carried it were rare. It was distributed by Dr. Pepper, but many places couldn't or didn't want to sell it. It was never available as a fountain drink at burger places. It seems I remember it was either loved or hated, no in-between. I believe N. and E. TX were test sites for Pommac since this is strong Dr. Pepper territory. It wasn't very popular and the sweetener was banned by the FDA, so it was doomed to fail. It seems to still be available through importers.

 

[jinman]

I always preferred my Tom's peanuts in a Grapette.

They weren't bad in a Nehi Orange either, but I really liked them in Hires Root Beer. I did love the rich grape taste of Grapette. That and Dr. Pepper were the only soft drink my dad would let us drink until I was about 10 years old.

 

[Bird]

When I was a teenager working in Dad's service stations, we sold the Tom's brand of peanuts and such and we had Dr. Pepper, Coca-Cola, Grapette, and Hehi Orange. And according to the Grapette website, the name has changed, but the flavor is the same, but in a can it just wouldn't be right to suit me.

 

[two_bit_score]

Ha! You beat me to it. I loved Pommac. I went on a major diet in 1963 as I went to High School (lost 65 lb). Pommac was my favorite soft drink because it had a unique taste (some said it tasted alcoholic). It was also a diet drink with zero or very low calories. The places that carried it were rare. It was distributed by Dr. Pepper, but many places couldn't or didn't want to sell it. It was never available as a fountain drink at burger places. It seems I remember it was either loved or hated, no in-between. I believe N. and E. TX were test sites for Pommac since this is strong Dr. Pepper territory. It wasn't very popular and the sweetener was banned by the FDA, so it was doomed to fail. It seems to still be available through importers.

One reason we liked Pomac so much was because the taste mimicked an alcoholic beverage. We were way too young to get alcohol even from the bootleggers (seems like they checked ID more stringent than the liquor stores did later on).

 

[sseelhoff]

Not to get this thread back on track, but:

"Well, bless his/her/your heart"

 

[Bird]

Ha! You beat me to it. I loved Pommac. I went on a major diet in 1963 as I went to High School (lost 65 lb). Pommac was my favorite soft drink because it had a unique taste (some said it tasted alcoholic). It was also a diet drink with zero or very low calories. The places that carried it were rare. It was distributed by Dr. Pepper, but many places couldn't or didn't want to sell it. It was never available as a fountain drink at burger places. It seems I remember it was either loved or hated, no in-between. I believe N. and E. TX were test sites for Pommac since this is strong Dr. Pepper territory. It wasn't very popular and the sweetener was banned by the FDA, so it was doomed to fail. It seems to still be available through importers.

And I never even heard of Pommac before; had to look that one up on Wikipedia.

 

[two_bit_score]

And I never even heard of Pommac before; had to look that one up on Wikipedia.

This pretty much looks like the bottles as I recall:Redirect Notice

 

[crash325]

Why don't you ax him. (ask)

 

[smstonypoint]

Not to get this thread back on track, but:

"Well, bless his/her/your heart"

I think one of my friends (a Kentucky native) feels bad about talking about other people behind their backs. I have deduced that he absolves himself by prefacing his negative remarks by saying "(fill in name here), bless his/her heart, ...........................

Steve

 

[crash325]

I think one of my friends (a Kentucky native) feels bad about talking about other people behind their backs. I have deduced that he absolves himself by prefacing his negative remarks by saying "(fill in name here), bless his/her heart, ...........................

Steve

In general "bless his/her heart" refers to someone that is not too bright.

 

[IslandTractor]

Why don't you ax him. (ask)

That's not Southern, that's non college black.

 

[dave1949]

I think one of my friends (a Kentucky native) feels bad about talking about other people behind their backs. I have deduced that he absolves himself by prefacing his negative remarks by saying "(fill in name here), bless his/her heart, ...........................

Steve

In general "bless his/her heart" refers to someone that is not too bright.

That's used in Ohio too. Not always, but it often carries a note of sarcasm in a light-hearted way.

 

[/pine]

That's not Southern, that's non college black.

The only person I ever knew that said that ("axe me")...was from somewhere in NY...(he may have been Polish, he sure liked Polka's)

 

[buickanddeere]

In general "bless his/her heart" refers to someone that is not too bright.

The origins maybe Scottish for that saying. The complete version is "bless his/her wee heart"

 

[IslandTractor]

Affirmative. It's a nice way to call someone an idiot.

I'll have to remember to bless Houston's little heart one of these days.:laughing:

 

[/pine]

Affirmative. It's a nice way to call someone an idiot.

IMO some of you folks are using/para-phrasing a global expression with a locally colloquial or indigenous meaning...

 

[two_bit_score]

I'll have to remember to bless Houston's little heart one of these days.:laughing:

May you be blessed daily, my friend.