tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post4157791873804403125..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Best of the Genea-Blogs - October 5-11, 2008Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-83781779835266677722008-10-15T21:33:00.000-07:002008-10-15T21:33:00.000-07:00Thank you Randy. I am having a blast with SIL's f...Thank you Randy. I am having a blast with SIL's family. If only mine were so so ...Rich?<BR/> I can't seem to find a "poor relation" among any of her ancestors!<BR/><BR/>Sheri FenleySheri Fenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-74024587843822459632008-10-14T18:38:00.000-07:002008-10-14T18:38:00.000-07:00Thanks for the mention Randy. I'm glad you enjoyed...Thanks for the mention Randy. I'm glad you enjoyed the letters. I plan to start with another group next month.<BR/><BR/>AppleCharley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-62388968530060364202008-10-14T03:37:00.000-07:002008-10-14T03:37:00.000-07:00Randy,Thanks for the encouraging feedback! I expe...Randy,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the encouraging feedback! I expect there IS a direct link between 'lily-livered' and 'white livered.' Elizabethan English had a tremendous impact on the Appalachian dialect right through the mid 20th century; in my research I turned up a reference to 'lily-livered' from MacBeth. <BR/><BR/>Here's the missing link, though: Shakespeare's meaning is the one we associate with it: cowardice. So how did the Appalachian culture turn the phrase from 'cowardice' to 'oversexed?' A good subject for an upcoming post, I think!Dave Tablerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607993860730891129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-3791639457251342812008-10-13T09:07:00.000-07:002008-10-13T09:07:00.000-07:00Hey Randy,I was surprised to see your link to my a...Hey Randy,<BR/><BR/>I was surprised to see your link to my article... thanks! I should add that Grampa's stint was thankfully a short one, and it was over well before the 1930s. The 1920s were hard enough, apparently, and those local farmers probably didn't feel much difference.Chery Kinnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08662778019834533118noreply@blogger.com