Cliches and Common Sense

The South, in by gone days, was a land of "red hills and Cotton". Amos Moses Terry was a farm youth, back in those days, but he still has memories. Life moved at a much slower pace than it does today. Farmers don't get in a hurry like urban folks, and back then, the south was ruled by farmers. Cotton was king. Every land and every generation have their traditions. The traditions of the old South were: "Don't beat around the bush". "Get to the point". "Don't use any unnecessary words". Old time Southerners were good at using clichés. Their vocabularies were limited and clichés helped to get their points across. You will be pleasantly surprised at the common sense interpretations that Amos Moses Terry has given to some 70 of these clichés.