Happy Independence Day

@RubyHawk (99367)
Atlanta, Georgia
July 4, 2017 7:20pm CST
I hope everyone had a wonderful Independence Day. We watched the runners in Atlanta. They were warned to drink plenty of water and rest when they needed to. It was so hot today I wouldn't be surprised if some had fallen out with sunstroke but I didn't hear that anyone did. We didn't go out in all the traffic. It's too hard to find parking on a Holiday. My daughter in law called. They were finishing grilling with my grandchildren and my other son. They had grilled steaks and roasted corn. Sounded delicious. Everybody was getting ready to leave. I asked her what she and my granddaughter planned to do the rest of the day. She told me the two of them were going scooter pootin. My better half wanted to know what they were doing. Going scooter phootln, I replied. Then I had to explain what scooter pootin was. If you're from the south you've probably heard the expression. He's been here for thirty years but I still have to explain some of our southern expressions. If you're not familiar with that expression, it means going out for nothing in particular, looking to see what may come along. Maybe going to the mall, maybe a movie. It tickled me trying to explain. I don't know if he fully understood. We did go out but in the opposite direction of heavy traffic. How many of you knew the meaning of scooter pootin?
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
5 Jul 17
Happy Independence Day! I think it means doing some errands.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jul 17
Yes, something like that. Good day to you.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
5 Jul 17
@RubyHawk Good evening from here. I hope you did have a great day today.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
6 Jul 17
@Shavkat We did. Hope you did too.
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Kiarra
@Elisa1234 (7607)
• Philippines
5 Jul 17
Oh, I didnt know what it means. Thanks for telling Happy independence day to you
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jul 17
Thank you. Have a good night.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jul 17
@Elisa1234 It's almost 12am here and I should be in bed. Have a good afternoon.
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Kiarra
@Elisa1234 (7607)
• Philippines
5 Jul 17
@RubyHawk Its 12:19PM - afternoon here hehe Goodnight to you my friend. Take care
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Melinda Taylor
@melindataylor22 (959)
• Waltham, Massachusetts
5 Jul 17
I did not know what it means but it is good to know.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jul 17
. It does have a certain ring to it.
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
5 Jul 17
I didn't know what it meant..thanks for explaining..I thought they were going out on scooters lol and pootin around haha
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jul 17
That sounds good. But they don't have scooters.
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
5 Jul 17
@RubyHawk Yeah haha
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
6 Jul 17
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
5 Jul 17
Had no idea thats what it meant.. doesnt even make sense to me.. lol. But happy 4th.
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
5 Jul 17
@RubyHawk thats good for people down there. I just would never say it. Doesnt seem to go hand in hand with the meaning. Lol
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jul 17
@Courtlynn Yes, it's a southern thing.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jul 17
it doesn't have to make sense. We've heard it forever
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Angie
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
5 Jul 17
You know I do
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jul 17
I was sure you would. Alabama is just about as southern as you can get.
Amber
@AmbiePam (120841)
• United States
7 Jul 17
Yes, thanks to my dad's side of the family, I do know what scooter pootin is.
Patsie Hatley is Deceased
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
5 Jul 17
lol i had never heard of scotter pootiing until now it' sounds better than just hanging around at least
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jul 17
Yes, it has a little more umpth to it.
celticeagle
@celticeagle (189880)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Jul 17
I think we just call it hangin' out here.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189880)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Jul 17
@RubyHawk ......Never heard it before. But I am a northerner.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
6 Jul 17
So do we, scooter pootin is an older saying. But we still say it occasionally just for the heck of it.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
7 Jul 17
@celticeagle You wouldn't be likely to know the expression. It isn't said often even by southerners.Its dying out.
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
7 Jul 17
How was the 4th of July? I suspect, it was a great day for all of you! Roasted corn is a hit I supposed.
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
8 Jul 17
@RubyHawk I think that was the nicest thing to do during holidays - to stay away from traffic
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
8 Jul 17
@jobelbojel It was for us.
Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
8 Jul 17
We didn't do anything special. Stayed away from the heavy traffic.
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Belle Starr (Iz)
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
6 Jul 17
Nope, I have never heard that expression before.
Catherine
@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
7 Jul 17
I had never heard of scooter pootin @RubyHawk ! But that is a fun way to describe going out to decide on something to do
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
8 Jul 17
It's an old southern saying hardly heard anymore.
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Tokz
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
5 Jul 17
Ha ha, now I know what scooter pootin means. Happy Independence day
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jul 17
Now you can tell your friends you're going scooter pootin.
DB
@dgobucks226 (37621)
•
7 Jul 17
I like that expression! I'm not from the south, but my Mom was and I always enjoyed my vacations there. Hope you all had a great 4th of July.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
7 Jul 17
Nice that you've experienced the southern life. People here used to use that expression more than now but I still hear it occasionally.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
5 Jul 17
This is the first time I hear this expression, but I checked the Urban Dictionary online and I understand very well what it means.
JB_girl
@sol_cee (38669)
• Philippines
5 Jul 17
I hope I have the time to go scooter pootin. Happy Independence Day to you Ruby-san.
Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Jul 17
Not me. Very interesting term. I had a good day yesterday. Didn't do much. Only went out once to do laundry at my daughter's. She wasn't home. It was just me and the dog. She managed to get two dog treats from me.
Claudia Kirkland
@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
6 Jul 17
I've never heard the expression before, and yet I've done it more times in my life than I can ever count! lol
ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jul 17
oh, so that is what the phrase ;scooter pootin' means. here, we sometimes call that 'malling' or 'window-shopping' if the person is going to the mall for no apparent reason at all.
Darcy Nemo
@YrNemo (20254)
•
5 Jul 17
Cool, now I know a new word... I just got back, and borrowing that new word, I am going to scooter pootin too (that is, if I don't end up snoring my head off first ...)