I'm stuck to you like Elmer's Glue

Do any of you remember all of those silly sayings we had as children? There were rules though, everything had to be short and it had to rhyme. I guess that's why I remember most of it. It' amazing some days how many of those little "ditty's" (or should I call them doozie's) I remember everyday. Maybe that just means I'm getting old. I don't think so but that doesn't mean it's not true. I do know that different parts of the country all have their versions of those old school daze sayings (and I do mean daze).

There is a receptionist I work with who loves when I get in that mood where I'm telling her some of those old sayings. She's born and raised in Texas and a lot of the things I quote from my childhood, Texans don't know them or know them in an entirely different way. Growing up when we started and sentence with "so"...my Grandmother would always end it with "buttons on your old man's underwear". I never understood it until I got older. Duh!

That leads me to the saying "I'm stuck to you like Elmer's Glue", now that is a Texas saying. I never heard it until I moved here to Texas. These days I mostly think of it while I'm driving and some inconsiderate driver is hugging my rear bumper trying to make me go faster. That's always been a problem of mine being a "speed limit driver" and now I know you all hate me. Yes, it's me in front of you, but hey I'm still in front of you and you're never going to make me go any faster.

That's still not the point but I am getting there. The thing I've learned in Texas is that as a child it's something you tell a boy (or girl) you really, really like. For an adult that particular statement takes on a whole new meaning. If someone says that to you, it mean's you're their friend and it means something to them. So, (buttons on your old man's underwear... shut-up Grandma!) when a Texan extends his or her hand and wants to be your friend you know you're going to make a good friend but when a Texan says to you... "I'm stuck to you like Elmer's Glue" you know you've made a friend for life.

Thank you all my Texas friends (whether born here or transplanted) for making me always feel welcome, appreciated and above all for always being my friend.

~D