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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Bless her heart" also allows you to say really mean shit about people.

Ex:  "That girl is just so ugly, bless her heart".  You're excused because you said it in a sickly sweet voice, too.

I'm from Tennessee, and went to college in Georgia.  PP had it right, watch GCB, you'll get it.[/quote]

Northerner's do this they just say "I love her to death, but...."  [/quote]

This is true!!! In New York we say, "That's my heart but....."[/quote]

Wow, I've never heard this one before!  If someone were to say that to me, I'd be confused!  [/quote]

We say this is in the "outer boroughs", lol.  They also say "Not for nothing but.... [insert insult] as in "Not for nothing, but she really isn't that cute."  It is meant to convey that the speaker isn't saying it just for the sake of being mean spirited but that the observation needs to be made (speaker is almost forced to make the observation) since it is relevant to the topic on hand.  The heart comment would go something like "That's my heart but ... she needs to give me back my money (Or) she's been acting crazy lately"[/quote]

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