American (southern states) slang for an informer

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  1. NoGoodNobu

    NoGoodNobu Contributor Contributor

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    You don't understand how much this messed me up—I don't really think about it when I'm driving, so I started second guessing myself & had to ask people next to me to confirm

    We all confusedly agree that the signal stick is on the left hand side of the steering wheel and you shift up for right & down for left.

    I drive a sedan but my last car was a Toyota Tacoma, but my dad has a Dodge Ram something. I've never experienced any difference between makes or models or anything.

    . . . and I just rand outside in the dark, turned on the car, & signaled just to make sure I wasn't crazy

    So yes. It's the same.
     
  2. Spencer1990

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    I've never had a car with the signal on the right side. I've always pushed up for right and down for left.
     
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    F150, signal's left of the column. Up for right, down for left.
     
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    And it's fuck 'em. Not fuck them.
     
  5. Link the Writer

    Link the Writer Flipping Out For A Good Story. Contributor

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    Exactly. We shorten our words a lot down here. Or, as they would say, "'round here."
     
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    Link wrote: Example: "Yer mama is a snitch, Jimmy! Ain't that the dad-gum truth!"

    Here's how I'd write it:

    Yer mama's a snitch, Jimmy! Ain't that the da-gum truth!"
     
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