Local Sayings: "I'm all over it like..."

[Todd Burch]

In another thread, I used a couple phrases that I've used over the years, referring to how I give attention to something, by saying:

"I'm all over it like a duck on a june bug", Or, "I'm all over it like mayonaise on a bologna sandwich.", or "I'm all over it like stink on (feces)"

Keeping this clean (please), what phrases have you used or have you heard to portray this same emphasis, starting out with "I'm all over it like..."?

I think we'll get some fun responses. Todd

[Billy Reynolds]

Spent 25 years in south Louisiana ( Cajun Country). I have heard the cajuns say many times, "I'm all over it like white on rice".

[Waymon Campbell]

Todd - My personal favorite is " I'm all over it like sauce on ribs". Which reminds me...I think I'll BBQ tonite.

[Tyler Howell]

[QUOTE=Todd Burch] I'm all over it like stink on (feces)"

Stink on, and flys on, your organic matter gets a workout around here.
I've tried the white on rice but it just don't go over. go fiqure
"Got your back", and "on it" are my trendy, upscale words of attention and support.

[John Miliunas]

Well, being in the IT industry, at least in my neck o' da woods, "On the same page" is heard a LOT! OK, that and, "Why the Hell is THAT service running?!"

[Daniel Rabinovitz]

Folks
Being "perfect in every way" it's hard to think of a phrase that we use around southwestern Pennsylvania that reflects a "local" oxymoron.
We do have our "local" words
downtoweln or dahntahn - we went down town (around here that refers to down town Pittsburgh or "inner city"
dahn - down
pooosh - we pushed (poooshed) the car dahn the street.
chimley - chimney
gumban - rubber band
jumbo - bologna or chipped lunch meat
keller or kellar - whats that color
nebby - are you being nosey or why are you butting into my business
Pixburg - Pittsburgh
splain - explain
redd up - to clean up or did you redd up yet?
slippy - is the road slippery? Is the road slippy?
pop - I'm sure thursty for a soda (pop).
worsh or wersh - wash (worsh) your hands.
zampl - I understand your example (zampl)
yunz - all of you

Daniel

[Ken Garlock]

In the movie Romancing the Stone, Danny Devito told the hero that he would be ALL OVER HIM LIKE A CHEAP SUIT.

[Tony Falotico]

........ like fleas on a hown dawg

[Jason Roehl]

So are we limited to ones we've heard or can we make 'em up and start using them?

I'd say, "I'm all over it like sausage gravy on biscuits."

Hmm....now I'm hungry again.

I'm all over it like bird doo on a shiny car....

or,
I'm all over it like Steve Clardy (or Jenkins!) on a clamp sale...

[Martin Shupe]

I grew up mostly in Houston, but spent 7 years of my life in deep East Texas, going to forestry school. In ET, when people are getting ready to do something, they are "fixin to" do it. Example: "I'm fixin to go to the store, do ya'll need anything?"

I've got the greatest mother-in-law in the world, and she lives in Borger, Texas which is northeast of Amarillo, in the Texas panhandle. If you ask her what she did all day, she will say something like "I've just been ginnin' around the house, trying to get ready for company this weekend." I once asked her where the term "ginnin" came from, and she was not sure. My wife uses it all the time, and now I do too. Has anyone else heard of this before?

[Dennis Peacock]

I've got the greatest mother-in-law in the world, and she lives in Borger, Texas which is northeast of Amarillo, in the Texas panhandle. If you ask her what she did all day, she will say something like "I've just been ginnin' around the house, trying to get ready for company this weekend." I once asked her where the term "ginnin" came from, and she was not sure. My wife uses it all the time, and now I do too. Has anyone else heard of this before?

How about "junnin" around the house? Ya know, like a bunch of June-Bugs flitterin' around the house. Used to imply extremely busy or lots of company over today. "I've been junnin round the house all day long with Uncle Joe and his family over." or "I've been sprang cleanin all day, just a junnin tryin' to get it done."

Yea....we are always "fixin' to go or do somethin" heard all the time here in the south.

Fur peece - long distance from here...he lives a fur peece from here.
adder-whil - I'll be there adder-whil (after while).

How about:
She was smilin' at me "like a possum chewing on sawbrars.!"
He was smilin' "like a gopher in soft dirt."

[David Wilson]

In Minnesota we sometimes hear " Like Oly on Lina"

[Greg Tatum]

Folks
Being "perfect in every way" it's hard to think of a phrase that we use around southwestern Pennsylvania that reflects a "local" oxymoron.
We do have our "local" words
downtoweln or dahntahn - we went down town (around here that refers to down town Pittsburgh or "inner city"
dahn - down
pooosh - we pushed (poooshed) the car dahn the street.
chimley - chimney
gumban - rubber band
jumbo - bologna or chipped lunch meat
keller or kellar - whats that color
nebby - are you being nosey or why are you butting into my business
Pixburg - Pittsburgh
splain - explain
redd up - to clean up or did you redd up yet?
slippy - is the road slippery? Is the road slippy?
pop - I'm sure thursty for a soda (pop).
worsh or wersh - wash (worsh) your hands.
zampl - I understand your example (zampl)
yunz - all of you

Daniel

Hey Daniel....I spent my summers in New Brighton/ Rochester area with my Mom's folks and being from Georgia I always teased 'em about that Allegany accent
I still say "Redd Up".....
Greg

[Ken Garlock]

... How about:
She was smilin' at me "like a possum chewing on sawbrars.!"
He was smilin' "like a gopher in soft dirt."

Dennis, up north they say "grin'in like possum in persimmon tree." Did you ever taste an unripened persimmon? It will pucker you up for the rest of the day

[Steve Jenkins]

So are we limited to ones we've heard or can we make 'em up and start using them?

I'd say, "I'm all over it like sausage gravy on biscuits."

Hmm....now I'm hungry again.

I'm all over it like bird doo on a shiny car....

or,
I'm all over it like Steve Clardy (or Jenkins!) on a clamp sale...

I guess it could be worse:>)