More Southern I think?

[fanofminerva]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Amanda Geist" <editor at t...> 
wrote:
> Julie:
> 
> > But yesterday put the icing on the cake.  My mom (who is 70
> > Arkansan) said something yesterday I have never heard and hope
> > someone can help me understand this.  She was talking about 
someone
> > a friend of her's knew, and she said, "Of course, I wouldn't know
> > her from Adam's off ox."  Now, tell me, who is Adam and what in 
the
> > world is an off ox???
> 
> Oxen pull in teams of two. An off ox is the ox on the off side of 
a team.
> Similar usage of "off" in off-color and offsides. Your mom's 
expression is
> an elaboration of "Wouldn't know him from Adam."
> 
> ~Amanda, editor, which means she probably needs a shrink

THANK YOU!  I was beginning to worry!