Who said it: Sheriff Andy or Foghorn Leghorn?
Can you – I say, I say – can you guess who proliferated these particular southern parlances?
Looney Tunes characters are known by their catchphrases as much as their looks. Each voice, more than likely supplied by Mel Blanc, is imitated and quoted by fans young and old alike.
Foghorn Leghorn is more associated with the way he speaks rather than a specific phrase. He never fails to shout out a funny expression in his blustering southern drawl. Sheriff Andy Taylor from The Andy Griffith Show may not have said things at the same volume as Foghorn but he intoned plenty of great phrases and idioms as well.
We’ve collected some of our favorite quotes from both Sheriff Andy and Foghorn Leghorn. Can you tell - I say - can you tell who said what now?
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"Now, who's response – I say – who's responsible for this unwarranted attack on my person?"
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"Mornin' ladies! My, don't you look happy. Must be cuttin' somebody up pretty good."
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"Kid don't stop talkin' so much, he'll get his tongue sunburned."
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"I before E except after C and E before N in chicken."
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"I'm not just talkin' to hear my head roar."
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"Oh, that woman – got a mouth like an outboard motor."
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"You look mighty bright and bushy tailed."
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"He's got more nerve than a bum tooth."
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"Aw, why don't you turn yourself in peaceful-like, son? You'll get a fair trial."
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"I don't know why I am always getting' my britches caught on my own pitchfork."
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"He's about as sharp as a bowling ball."
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"Let her go off somewhere else… Gig some other frog."