Author James Still, in his book "The Wolfpen Notebooks," compiled some snatches of colorful conversations proffered by mountain folk residing in the Appalachian mountains of southeastern Kentucky, overheard in places like that bastion of cultural exchange, the General Store. These were so good that I took the time to write down and eventually commit to the hard drive about thirty-five of the anecdotes, sayings, etc. I will paraphrase three of them here, dutifully mindful of where they came from and hoping I'm not infringing on any copyright laws by posting them here:

1. Mother, complaining about her children not wanting to come in for supper: My kids, they can't see dark." (I have two eight-yr-olds like this myself - must be genetic)

2. ....."so drunk he couldn't hit the ground with his hat."

3. On a married couple who argue constantly: "They don't fight; they just live at the top of their voices."

4. General greeting: "What do you know that hain't so?"

Never was good at math.