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boats to build = having many other things to do; preoccupied with tasks demaning completion; see lyrics to song listed above for examples of usage

ain’t got sense enough to poor piss out of a boot = implied ending: “before inserting his or her foot”; definition is self-explanatory

useless as teats on a boar hog = boy pigs are called “boars”; piglets cannot suckle at their teats, hence, useless

got the red-ass = feeling lazy,; unmotivated

God love ‘em = implied understanding: “’cause nobody else will”; used to express the complex mixture of sympathy and exasperation one experiences when dealing with particular people less politely deemed “difficult”

The above additions to the blog lexicon have been brought to you by my preference for Jimmy Buffett tunes, my dad’s penchant for colorful colloquial phrases, and the low blood sugar addlemindedness experienced just before dinner.

Honestly, is there a weirder name for a day? I think it’s based on mandatum (’command’ in Latin), referring to Christ’s command to his disciples to love one another, given at the Last supper. Okay, that makes sense, and the whole King-washes-the-feet-of-the-poor thing is kinda cool, but still it’s a weird stretch with the name.

Oh, and don’t forget the whole Last Supper thing was them celebrating Passover. so being pissed off at the Jews really doesn’t make sense (for that anyway).