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Telling Noah About the Flood

“You’re telling Noah about the flood,” is an old East Texas expression. It means “You’re trying to tell me about something I know even better than you do.” It’s not rude. It’s sympathetic. It is still a bit of one-upmanship, though—which Texans can hardly ever resist.


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Posted in Definitions, Texas English, Texas Manners, Texas Talk.


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