Big Mama Said
" Stop crying 'fo I give you something to cry fa"
The correct phrase that people sometimes say is "Case and Point"
" Case In Point"
1908
This is the consequence when you say something that your parent(s) consider 'grown folk' business
Getting told to stay in a child's place.
You ask this when planning an outing
" What time we meeting up"
Big Mama warning about learning things the hard way
" A hard head makes a soft behind"
"And then"
43 years
A classic rule Black parents give their kids about when to come home
"Be in the house before the street lights come on"
Which family member is known for their signature dish at family gatherings
"Who making the potato salad"
Big Mamas way of saying be kind and humble
" God don't like ugly... and he ain to fond of cute NEITHER"
A reminder that not everything that looks good is valuable
"Everythang that glitters aint gold"
The motto of the institution
"Enter to learn, depart to serve"
The most expected style for people to wear to church on Easter Sunday
Sunday's Best
One of the first questions asked when a family member passes
"Who got the body?"
Big Mamas way of saying avoid unnecessary trouble
"Don't start nothing, won't be nothing!"
The phrase that warns against turning against those who support you
" Don't bite the hand that feed ya"
The Vice President of Academic Affairs
Dr. Lewis P. Graham Jr.
Disrespecting someones mother or family
Shoes yo uncle wear when he throws down on the grill
Big Mamas way of saying to be careful about the company you keep
" If you lay down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas"
The idea that appearances can be deceiving
" You can't judge a book by its cover"
Ms. Ida Y. Pullens- 1924
Not knowing the rules of this game might get you kicked off the table.
How to play Spades
At the family dinner who is likely to ask about your relationship status
Yo nosey auntie