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Festus Speak
Festus
Speak: Some of the most colorful
language in television spewed forth from the mouth of Festus,
like ``Ain't
no way to git it did than to go out and do
her". Match the following similes and metaphors given birth from the mind
of a Haggen: |
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| (1) Hoppin' around like |
(a) a weak kitten. |
| (2) Plain as |
(b) belly to backbone. |
| (3) I couldn't whup |
(c) a mule. |
| (4) You couldn't burst |
(d) a flea on a hot skillet |
| (5) These spurs will carve you from |
(e) a beetle bug. |
| (6) If that don't put you |
(f) last year's haystack. |
| (7) The onliest thing you get |
(g) a clod in your shoe. |
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(h) a barn rooster on a prime hoot. |
| (8) This here (stew) will grow hair on |
(i) a sore backside. |
| (9) He'll catch fire faster than |
(j) the wrong possum. |
| (10) Tighter than the feathers on |
(k) a prairie chicken's rump. |
| (11) You went and treed yourself |
(l) my saddle. |
| (12) Safer than chitlins |
(m) a city folk's supper plate. |
| (13) My tail bone's gonna take root to |
(n) the pimple on your nose. |
| (14) Knee high to |
(o) your elbows. |
| (15) Hot enough to fry |
(p) the nose on a newborn calf. |
| (16) Smoother than |
(q) a dog's got hairs on his back. |
| (17) Got more friends than |
(r) a horseshoe. |
| (18) (He) draws trouble like |
(s) a summer melon draws
flies. |
| (19) (I) feel better than |
(t) a boll weevil on a corn cob. |
| (20) Sit there like |
(h) a bird's egg with a balpene hammer. |
| Answers:
1d, 2n, 3a, 4u, 5b, 6g, 7i, 8o, 9f, 10k, 11j, 12m, 13l, 14f, 15r,
16p, 17q, 18s, 19h, 20t |
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| (1)
I'll be |
(a)
a jug full of red ants. |
| (2)
I'll get after you like |
(b)
any one thing. |
| (3)
He ain't got the gumption to pound sand for |
(c)
ugly on an ape. |
| (4)
I'll get onto you like |
(d)
the clear blue sky. |
| (5)
How'd you like to be gatherin' eggs and find her in |
(e)
a rat hole. |
| (6)
The more a fellers got on his mind, the less time he's got to think on |
(f)
the nest |
| (7)
You catch a Haggen in a lie and a streak of lightening will hit you from |
(g)
a lop eared mule. |
| (8)
Sore as a |
(h)
a boil. |
| (9)
Hotter than |
(i)
thunder after lightnin'. |
| (10)
Bleedin' like |
(j)
the liberty bell. |
| (11)
I thumped him 'till his ears rang like |
(k)
frogs hair. |
| (12)
Fine as |
(l)
a parson's Sunday parlor. |
| (13)
Quiet as on cotton on |
(m)
a stuck hog. |
| (14)
Crookeder than |
(n)
a wet sack on a slab |
| (15)
Naked as |
(o)
a dog's hind leg. |
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(p)
`yer taters. |
| (17)
Quiet as |
(q)
a picked prairie chicken. |
| (18)
Like a sidewinder in the hands of |
(r)
a cottontail. |
| (19)
Hold |
(s)
a mouse tip toeing |
Answers:
1g, 2i, 3e, 4c, 5f, 6b, 7d, 8h, 9a, 10m, 11j, 12k, 13r, 14o, 15q, 16n, 17s, 19p |
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| 1. You look like |
(a) a particle. |
| 2. You learn a thing a day |
(b) wet. |
| 3. That don't hurt |
(c) a sow's bed. |
| 4. If you don't call, then you don't see |
(d) you git bit. |
| 5. Folks that believe in signs himself out
of the
creek don't never get themselves |
(e) a sunfish who flopped |
| 6. I made a bigger mess than |
(g) you store up smart. |
| 7. Ain't you startin' to itch before |
(h) the brim of his hat. |
| 8. He can't see past |
(i) a wagon load full of cobs. |
| 9. Easier than |
(j) an old toad |
| 10. Pooch up like |
(k) a June morning. |
| 11. Rougher than |
(l) a grass hopper in a hen house. |
| 12. No more chance than |
(m) a gagged gopher. |
| 13. Flatter than |
(n) a snake though a ringer. |
| 14. I loved that boy like |
(o) a preacher's kids |
| 15. Tighter than |
(p) on a cold January night. |
| 16. Quieter than |
(q) the hand. |
| 17. Sincere as at a $5 funeral. |
(p) an undertaker's brief |
Answers: 1e, 2g, 3a, 4q, 5b,
6c, 7d, 8h, 9f, 10j, 11i, 12l, 13n, 14k, 15o, 16m, 17p |
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Festus'
Dictionary:
These words are used by
Festus. Match them on the right with their meaning. One
of the
answers is used twice.
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| (1) slovering droops |
(a) mouth |
| (2) scutter |
(b) the central point |
| (3) featherfoot |
(c) handsome |
| (4) slackjaw |
(d) a cattle disease |
| (5) tater trap |
(e) a phony doctor |
| (6) quack - quack |
(f) relieve from duty |
| (7) looksome |
(g) walk |
| (8) nub |
(h) grab |
| (9) amble |
(i) spiritual |
| (10) palaver |
(j) ill tempered |
| (11) soulsome |
(k) talk |
| (12) glom |
(l) overly sensitive |
| (13) spell |
(m) listen |
| (14) squeemy |
(n) bag |
| (15) passle |
(o) introducing |
| (16) poke |
(p) old man |
| (17) grump head |
(q) sneak |
| (18) bent ear |
(r) vast quantities |
| (19) twistee |
(s) tornado |
| (20) howdyin' |
(t) hit |
| (21) pooch |
(u) puff up |
| (22) whomp |
(v) throat |
| (23) slippery gee-jaw |
(w) snicker |
| (24) snigger |
(x) lie |
| (25) goosler |
(y) complex |
| (26) palotsome |
(aa) delicious |
| (27) complexicated |
(bb) whisky |
| (28) there's a pot a brewin' |
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| (29) wobble water |
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Answers: 1d, 2p, 3q, 4k,
5a, 6e, 7c, 8b, 9g, 10k, 11i, 12h, 13f, 14l, 15r, 16n, 17j,
18m, 19s, 20o, 21u, 22t, 23x, 24w, 25v, 26aa, 27y, 28z, 29bb
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