9/19/2023 0 Comments John cheese writer![]() ![]() I swear you are weaker than hen-turd tea.” After the laughs of the radio show hosts died down, they explained the only origin they knew of for “hen-turd tea” was compost tea. When her dad would get after someone for not being strong enough, he would say something like, “Use your back, Jennifer. Last week, a woman called into the radio show to share an expression her dad used when she was growing up. Now, after a little laugh at my expense, I have another language story to share with you and a question to pose. “Well,” I said, “we had more sophisticated phrases growing up.” He said, “Sure you did, home skillet.” “You didn’t know what BFE was? As a kid, I used to use it all the time.” Since he is usually the one on this side of naiveté and I am the one doing the explaining, I felt a bit defensive. The way he meant it was, we lived a distance from town.Īpparently, I am the only one who did not know the meaning of the acronym, because I told my husband the story when he got home. I won’t share the actual meaning here, it’s a bit crude, but feel free to Google for yourself if you don’t already know. I walked away, thinking, “What in the heck is BFE?” I had cattle on my mind because the only thing I could think of was mad-cow disease.Īnyway, I Googled BFE and “middle of nowhere,” and my answers came up clear on Urban Dictionary. It’s nice to meet you.” “Craig told me you guys lived out in the middle of nowhere, but I don’t think that is quite right.” Thinking he was going to comment on how quaintly secluded we were, I asked, “Oh, what is the better descriptor then?” He laughed, and as I handed him the blood tubes, he said, “BFE.” I laughed too and waved as he pulled away. He got out of his pickup and introduced himself. ![]() I was expecting him, and I met him at the door as he pulled into our driveway. It is one to which my rural readers may relate.Ī nutritionist stopped by our farm to pick up some blood samples my husband had taken on a client’s cattle. This binging has made me uber-aware of the language around me, the interesting idioms, the vernacular and our use of the word “literally” when we literally mean “figuratively.” The other day I had an experience I thought worthy of calling into the radio show. ![]()
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