Don’t miss out on Clint Zeagler’s Lecture at Pecha Kucha on March 8 at Octane. Dali : Dolly :: Surrealism : Tacky. Are surrealism and tacky really the same thing? Why does one seem so fancy and the other seem so uneducated? Dolly and Dali will help us answer this question.
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This phrase is used by southerners to describe a deep down feeling that may be masked or covered up by emotional walls.
Sen.
Darling I know that on the outside I’m a tough rugged man, but when “I Will Always Love You†by Dolly Parton comes on the radio I feel it in my Heart Of Hearts.
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Fancy means glamorous in a way that should be unobtainable.
Fancy is a term used by southerners in a state of shock at how wonderful an object or person is.
Sen.
OOOO-WEEE, that diamond ring sure is Fancy!
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Fancy is also a type of chicken, A Fancy Chicken is an heirloom chicken that also displays unusual glamor, as denoted in Exhibit A and B.
Exhibit A.
Exhibit B.
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Fancy is also the name of a character in a famous Reba McEntire song, see Exhibit C
This phrase is used as a nice way to show pity and empathy, while also explaining disapproval. As if the heart needs a blessing to get through a bad situation. This phrase is used frequently when greeting an ugly or afflicted child, say a child covered in mud who is also stinky.
A senior southern might use the phrase to greet this child: