That little phrase is southern for “would you say that again” and a polite way of sayin “you have got to be shittin me”. The voice rises on the “what” and the “wh” is pronounced correctly with the slight outrush of breath for the “h” preceding the “w”. Thanks to Mrs. Malcolm, my first grade teacher, and the Maryland school system, for teaching phonics before teaching us to read. It’s a phrase I had never heard used before moving to Kentucky. It is just one of the myriad turns of phrase that make the southern accent so melodious. I have lived here for so long now, that it has become second-nature for me also. And it is exactly what ran through my mind when I read this in the morning local paper:
“Although consensual sex between a teacher and student at least 16 years old is legal in Kentucky, encouraging a child to disobey her parents is illegal, Marshall County Attorney Jeff Edwards previously said.”
OK, everyone say it with me… “Do What???.” Yet another example of truth is stranger than fiction. And of how far up their asses legislator’s heads usually are. WARNING: offensive language coming up. To me this translates as “you may fuck my daughter or son as long as I give permission. However, if you do so without my approval, I can haul you into court on a misdemeanor charge of unlawful transaction with a minor”. Johnny or Jane may not be able to read, but if they screw the appropriate teachers, they can still get that coveted high school diploma. Here is a link to the entire article. And I have to insert one more paragraph, just to show the thoroughness of the investigation by Kentucky State Trooper Patterson:
“Investigators swabbed the driver’s seat, driver’s floorboard, center floorboard hump and passenger seat of a blue Ford pickup truck registered to Mike or Kathy Colvett in response to an affidavit Patterson filed. Patterson said the girl told him she and Colvett had sexual intercourse Sept. 22 on the truck’s front seat."
The center floorboard hump”, ok, did they go back and read what they wrote before submitting it, or were they just trying to get the judge to crack a smile, and risk losing the “dignity of his robes”? One final thought, is it any wonder that, as a state, we rank about 47th or so in education?
2 comments:
Say What!
The longer I live the more certain I am that homo sapiens are far from being a superior species. I often think our lawmakers take an intelligence test before they run for office. If they demonstrate they are capable of cogent and logical thought they are automatically disqualified from running for office.
Y'all are still better than Fl ... we're 48th I believe.
It's a good thing there's more than a few miles separating our fair states .... can you imagine if they were closer?
WTF?!
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