If The Creek Don’t Rise
Maintaining a good social life when you have a lot on your plate is not easy. Sometimes, because of prior commitments, you might have to turn down invitations. In these situations, there is a good Southern phrase you can start using. A bunch of older gentlemen is shown in the picture. Let us say they meet at the same time on Tuesdays. Next Thursday, however, one of them wants to do something else. He may have made plans with his nephew, but they have yet to be verified. He might say something like, Well, Jim, if the creek don’t rise, I’ll be there.” That means that he will see but no promises!
If The Creek Don’t Rise
Yankee
If someone refers to you by this word, you are probably not from the South. If you are confused, this has nothing to do with baseball. This is merely a word used in the south to describe someone who is from the north. If not, maybe it’s someone who acts like that. Back in the Civil War, this term spread to the south. It was a word used to describe a Union soldier in those days.
Yankee