Can’t dance, never could sing, and it’s too wet to plow.

Jun 27, 2025 11:06 pm

Southernism of the Week: “Might as well. Can’t dance, never could sing, and it’s too wet to plow.” In other words, “That’s acceptable.”

 

Doug visited the Academy of Motion Pictures Museum.

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Kris’s voice recognition mistake of the week: “Zoya planned to kill Buddha mirror, but she used the first one on oh yeah instead. At that time she still thought she’d be killing boutonniere.”


That’s the problem with unusual names. Buddha mirror and boutonniere were both supposed to be Budimir. (That was from one of the Accidental Detective humorous mystery series, but I won’t say which, since it’s a spoiler.)

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Kris hiked up on a ridge in central New Mexico. Photos don't do it justice. It was a pleasant temperature up there (unlike the 100 degree heat in town).

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