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seedcorn said:

Blame it on @aftermidnight as she said last shall be first-so you will win. Great news is that @majorcatfish will not win......

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baymule said:

@catjac1975 @Nyboy @flowerbug That comes from an old Southern expression.....I corrupted it to make is a little nicer......

Here it is for ya'

When you are up to your a$$ in alligators, it's easy to forget you came to drain the swamp.

Being Southerners, we tend to drop the last part as everyone already knows the saying. It is used to explain that one has been extremely busy, overwhelmed, overloaded and not accomplishing much of anything. Y'all just didn't git it, coz y'all ain't got no gators! LOL

@seedcorn the only thing fer shure is that I am dead last. If I was a racehorse, I'd be on a truck to Mexico.

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baymule said:

@catjac1975 @Nyboy @flowerbug That comes from an old Southern expression.....I corrupted it to make is a little nicer......

Here it is for ya'

When you are up to your a$$ in alligators, it's easy to forget you came to drain the swamp.

Being Southerners, we tend to drop the last part as everyone already knows the saying. It is used to explain that one has been extremely busy, overwhelmed, overloaded and not accomplishing much of anything. Y'all just didn't git it, coz y'all ain't got no gators! LOL

@seedcorn the only thing fer shure is that I am dead last. If I was a racehorse, I'd be on a truck to Mexico.

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baymule said:

Yes, we have lots of alligators. They stay mainly in the rivers, lakes and streams, but have been known to show up in peoples swimming pools. That gives way to another old saying.....Look before you leap. LOL LOL

When I lived along the coast and went fishing in the coastal bayous and marshes, I'd see huge 12-14 footers sunning on the banks. In a park not far from our house are signs on the walking trail "Do not feed the alligators" That's a DUH moment...YOU could become lunch!

When a Southerner says up to their (fill in the blank) in alligators, they mean it's intensely busy!

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