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Croney

(5,020 posts)
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 10:34 AM Jan 2017

Message from my 94-year-old Louisiana mom

"Trump is crawfishing now about the voter fraud case. He has postponed it. He is crawfishing on a lot of things as he learns how the real world works. Steamy year ahead. He's so stupid on world affairs."

She must mean "walking backwards" although I'm pretty sure crawfish walk forward and crabs walk sideways, but this woman is one smart cookie.

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Message from my 94-year-old Louisiana mom (Original Post) Croney Jan 2017 OP
Actually your mom has a great analogy... WePurrsevere Jan 2017 #1
You're right! Croney Jan 2017 #2
I love some of the old sayings. I'd never heard the crawfish one before... WePurrsevere Jan 2017 #3
Yup! 2naSalit Jan 2017 #4
if you reach down to pick up a crawfish d_r Jan 2017 #5
"Crawfishin' out of the deal" is a common South Louisiana phrase Jimbo101 Feb 2017 #6

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
1. Actually your mom has a great analogy...
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 10:53 AM
Jan 2017


I grew up in the north playing in a nearby creek that had oodles of crawfish/crawdads and they can not only forward but can walk and swim very fast backwards too. To go fast they just tuck their tale underneath go.

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
3. I love some of the old sayings. I'd never heard the crawfish one before...
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 11:15 AM
Jan 2017

but I'll have to file that one away for future use.

My dad is 95 and has always come out with some real gems that I love to pull out and use now and then.

d_r

(6,908 posts)
5. if you reach down to pick up a crawfish
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 11:58 AM
Jan 2017

he backs right up real fast. Crawfishing is running backwards, retreating.

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