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re: Why do people say "making groceries"?
Posted on 10/7/15 at 9:08 pm to N.O. via West-Cal
Posted on 10/7/15 at 9:08 pm to N.O. via West-Cal
quote:
NOLA vernacular
Another is instead of going to visit John...... I've heard "i'm going to stay by John"
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Posted on 10/7/15 at 9:10 pm to Last call
Because they're stupid
Posted on 10/7/15 at 9:43 pm to Last call
As others have said, it's an old New Orleans saying. But I think it was a series of Schwegman's commercials that spread it kind of beyond it's original roots and kind of turned it into a joking thing.
Schwegmanns' Commerical 1987
Speaking of Schwegmanns, I can still remember going in there as a kid and loving the whole separate sporting goods section they had that was kind of walled off like a separate store. Not sure why but that memory has always stuck with me.
Schwegmanns' Commerical 1987
Speaking of Schwegmanns, I can still remember going in there as a kid and loving the whole separate sporting goods section they had that was kind of walled off like a separate store. Not sure why but that memory has always stuck with me.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 9:51 pm to Last call
After you get done making groceries,
where are you gonna be for 8?
where are you gonna be for 8?
Posted on 10/7/15 at 10:04 pm to Marco Esquandolas
quote:
Makin' groceries...Schweggman Style!
no schweggmans in illinois
so, it was a commercial, not ignorance.....makes sense
Posted on 10/7/15 at 11:33 pm to RedPop4
I say it when I'm in a mood. Growing number up I heard it a lot.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 11:40 pm to Last call
Same reason they say "wasted" instead of spilled, I guess. Neither makes sense to me.
eta: I first heard it long before any commercial used it.
eta: I first heard it long before any commercial used it.
This post was edited on 10/7/15 at 11:43 pm
Posted on 10/8/15 at 12:26 am to HempHead
quote:
I have never heard that in my life.
You would if you lived in South Louisiana.
Posted on 10/8/15 at 1:30 am to Last call
I've never in my life heard someone say "make groceries"
Posted on 10/8/15 at 5:37 am to Last call
Rather be making bacon
Posted on 10/8/15 at 5:40 am to Last call
Same reason they say 'fixin' breakfast/lunch/dinner/supper'? 
Posted on 10/8/15 at 6:56 am to Last call
Culture
Posted on 10/8/15 at 7:11 am to Last call
You mean you never went with ya momanem to make groceries at schwegmann's?
Posted on 10/8/15 at 7:31 am to tigerpimpbot
quote:
Get down and make groceries
the go back by the house, get down and keep the groceries.
"keeping" is putting groceries in the pantry.
Posted on 10/8/15 at 7:53 am to LucasP
quote:
You "steal" groceries with EBT or food stamps.
You make groceries with your own damn money that you earned
FIFY
Posted on 10/8/15 at 10:04 am to GatorReb
Perhaps you can start using the phrase and it can make a comeback!
Posted on 10/8/15 at 10:07 am to Last call
It's a New Orleans thing. In case you've never noticed, New Orleans is different than the rest of the state.
Posted on 10/8/15 at 10:14 am to Paratiger
I have only heard the term applied to hunting/fishing.
harvesting game = making groceries
harvesting game = making groceries
Posted on 10/8/15 at 10:14 am to Mouth
quote:
nope. In nola it means shopping.
are people in nola just idiots?
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