Did your grandparents or parents ever used to say this in place of I Swear?

my grandmother used to do it all the time and I haven't heard it said in probably 10 years until just now one of our electricians just said it while telling us how worthless someone else was.

I swanny I about fell over.

10/23/2007 4:23:46 PM

yeah my grandmother used to say that

10/23/2007 4:24:46 PM

Grandparents? No.

A good many Damn near every one of the middle-aged black women that I've had the (dis)pleasure of being in close, repeated contact with have, though.

10/23/2007 4:27:00 PM

my babysitter would say that...
I was raised by a black lady named Mamie and I absolutely adored her

10/23/2007 4:31:54 PM

mamie?

roflroflrofl

10/23/2007 4:33:40 PM

lol I know!!!!!

best woman ever

she lecture my mom all the time ... "now 'ginia, i dun tole you ...." lololol

10/23/2007 4:34:49 PM

i've said it at least twice today

10/23/2007 4:36:03 PM

my moms said/says that all the time


she also says lawzymercy which I think is something like lord have mercy

10/23/2007 6:51:24 PM

grandma definitely says "i swanny"

she also has been known to say "kiss my grits"

10/23/2007 6:55:54 PM