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A lucky Texan is going to have one heck of a summer because Favor, a delivery service, is looking for someone to travel the Lone Star State sampling tacos, and they’ll get paid $10,000 to do it. Favor is looking to hire a “Chief Taco Officer” for the summer, and it sounds like the kind of job we’d all love to score. Unfortunately for the rest of us though, only Texans are qualified for the gig. Basically, the delivery service will pay someone from Texas who is over 21 years of age $10,000 (as well as free food and travel accommodations) to drive across Texas, enjoy the sights and eat tacos throughout the months of June and July. Seriously, that’s the job. Those interested in applying must create a short video letting Favor know why they’re the person for the job and then share it to social media. Plus, you’ll need to fill out an application by May 12.
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Go to any family reunion in the South, and you’re bound to hear a few classic Southern phrases — “give me some sugar” and “let me hug your neck” being the top two. Another saying you’re likely to hear? “I haven’t seen you since you were knee-high to a grasshopper!” While the expression has been around for a long, long time, it’s likely to those youngins hearing it for the very first time. That’s why we thought we’d share a brief history on the origins of the expression. This is one expression that has managed to withstand and evolve with time — more than 150 years of time, to be exact. While the first recorded use of a similar phrase, “knee-high to a toad,” was in 1814, “knee-high to a grasshopper” can be found in The Democratic Review as early as 1851. The exact quote, you ask? “You pretend to be my daddies; some of you who are not knee-high to a grasshopper,” according to BookBrowse.com. Now, we don’t have the context for that, but it certainly sounds like someone was about ready to jerk a knot in some tails. Nowadays, the expression is used usually in reference to someone’s youth in the past tense. For instance, if you see an adult you haven’t been around since they were a child, you could say “I haven’t seen you since you were knee-high to a grasshopper.” Basically, it’s an endearing way of saying you haven’t seen them since they were very small. While grasshoppers are the most common reference, you can use pretty much any small animal in replacement, and the sentiment still stands.
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Southerners are known for having a phrase or two, when it comes to most things, and that includes how we describe someone’s age. While we could just come out and say it, what would be the fun in that? Instead, we prefer to use a little creativity (and a lot of exaggeration) when it comes to talking about our own age or the ages of those around us. With that in mind, we decided to gather up some of our favorite Southern expressions about age. Some of them are common, some of them are oddly specific and some of them we would never, ever let our grandma hear us say.
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Get ready, peanut butter lovers! This one’s for you. Reese’s announced today that it is bringing back its Peanut Butters Lovers Cups as well as its Ultimate Peanut Butter Lovers Cups to store shelves for a limited time only, according to a press release. In case you’re unfamiliar with the specialty chocolates that quickly became a fan favorite, Reese’s Ultimate Peanut Butter Lovers Cups are essentially a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup with double the peanut butter flavor on the outside and inside. Meanwhile, Reese’s Peanut Butter Lovers Cups have an extra layer of smooth, sweet peanut butter creme as well as a milk chocolate bottom. The popular candies are now available at grocery stores nationwide.
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