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Originally Posted by JoeC1947
I tend to agree that in the context it was used, I take it as an expression of non-approval. Here is the meaning I found...
Boy howdy” is another Southernism, usually attributed to Texas and evidently popular in that state. It’s a simple combination of the exclamation “Boy!” (indicating surprise) and our friend “Howdy,” together used to mean “Wow!” or to indicate strong agreement with a statement or question (“Was your mom mad at you?” “Boy howdy! I’m grounded for a month.”). The phrase seems to have been popularized in the years after World War I, when returning soldiers who had heard it from Texans in the service brought it back to civilian life. A related form, “boy hidy,” is a fairly weird but nonetheless popular variation. Texas, land of mystery.
Anyway...off topic again.
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Thank you. It is kind of like the VERY old joke about the girl who went to charm school and learned to say FANTASTIC instead of....... lllll
I said Boy Howdy because I am ALWAYS surprised when someone's first post is negative. There are so many positive things to say about just about everything here in this wonderful place for seniors to live. And if you don't like Katie Belles...well. You may be right....and you may be wrong.
Who gives ME the right to be positive? The same nobody who gives anybody the right to be negative.
We just have to be who we are.