How to Respond to "Bless Your Heart"

“She was so steamed up when I was leaving she shouted out how she’d been second-runner-up Miss Tennessee, which is her spotlight of fame. To that, I ended the encounter with the southern woman’s sweetest and most pitying insult.”

“I know that.” He pointed a finger. “I know that one. You said ‘Bless your heart.’”

The Liar

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In the South, ‘bless your heart' situations arise all day, every day. Walk around long enough, and you'll hear ‘bless your/their/his/her heart' spoken either vehemently aloud or in a breathless whisper. It's a versatile phrase indeed. It has a thousand meanings—and just as many possible responses.

Southern Living

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Doggy Sleeping

They both glanced over to where Snickers lay, snoring on his back, feet in the air.

The Liar 

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Sleeping Positions That Will Tell You A Lot About Your Beloved Pup

Because our pets can’t directly tell us things about them, sometimes we as pet owners have to take it upon ourselves to do some digging, while paying attention to key clues. And those clues can sometimes come from some pretty unlikely places.

Take, for instance, the position that your dog sleeps in. 

LITTLE THINGS

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She glanced back to the dog who’d snored lightly the entire time they’d talked.

“See you later, Lump. Don’t work so hard.”

Blood Brothers