HudsonHawk
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I believe somewhere back in this thread we chatted about "catawampus" being a term that had disappeared. I even think it was Hudson Hawk and I who discussed it. Well, I was blown away this morning reading a WSJ article about the sad state of LaGuardia Airport when this line popped up:
In Concourse B, home to Southwest, Spirit and JetBlue, there are deep cracks in the floor, the slats in the ceiling are catawampus in many places. Some fluorescent lights are dim, some flicker and others are burned out.
So I guess the term hasn't completely disappeared. It was great to see it in use.
Catawampus (or cattywampus) is a great word. One should try to work it in whenever possible. Another great Southern word is "fixinto", as in "I'm fixinto go to the store", or more often "I'm fixinto whip your ass."