Sets to mind a heifer we once had.

[laurinha88]

There's this girl named Tanya,
I met her at the mall.

She works in a fancy men's store where
even the underwear comes from Europe.

I don't know if she'd go out
with anybody in local drawers.

Sets to mind a heifer we once had.

You ain't seen Tanya.

You listen up.

Petunia had two bulls liking her



What"sets to mind" mean?

 

[bhaisahab]

There's this girl named Tanya,
I met her at the mall.

She works in a fancy men's store where
even the underwear comes from Europe.

I don't know if she'd go out
with anybody in local drawers.

Sets to mind a heifer we once had.

You ain't seen Tanya.

You listen up.

Petunia had two bulls liking her



What"sets to mind" mean?

brings to mind/reminds one

 

[laurinha88]

thanks!

 

[BobK]

brings to mind/reminds one

That's what it seems to mean here. But the expression is hardly colloquial. In fact, the whole piece is very odd. :-?

b

 

[Ouisch]

That's what it seems to mean here. But the expression is hardly colloquial. In fact, the whole piece is very odd. :-?

b

"Sets to mind" is common colloquial usage in the American South. I hear it often when visiting relatives in Georgia. In fact, the whole passage reminds me of a cantankerous Southerner describing some high-falutin' girl who suddenly craves designer imported fashions and bottled water. Keep in mind that many folks in the South still consider sushi to be bait and not for human consumption.

 

[Rover_KE]

That's what it seems to mean here. But the expression is hardly colloquial. In fact, the whole piece is very odd. :-?

b

That's what I thought, too.

. . .and does she ask people if they are wearing local drawers before she'll go out with them?

Rover

 

[Ouisch]

. . .and does she ask people if they are wearing local drawers before she'll go out with them?

Rover

Meaning: If they're wearing anything but designer underwear (preferably a label imported from Europe) then they're not good enough for Miss Thing. She wants a man wearing $50 Hugo Boss silk boxer shorts, not some schlub wearing department store Fruit of the Loom tighty-whities.

 

[5jj]

She wants a man wearing $50 Hugo Boss silk boxer shorts, not some schlub wearing department store Fruit of the Loom tighty-whities.

Where do you come up with these expressions? I am beginning to realise that I am more out of touch than I had thought.

 

[Rover_KE]

Meaning: If they're wearing anything but designer underwear (preferably a label imported from Europe) then they're not good enough for Miss Thing. She wants a man wearing $50 Hugo Boss silk boxer shorts, not some schlub wearing department store Fruit of the Loom tighty-whities.

So does she ask them what underwear they wear before deciding to go out with them?

 

[BobK]

Meaning: If they're wearing anything but designer underwear (preferably a label imported from Europe) then they're not good enough for Miss Thing. She wants a man wearing $50 Hugo Boss silk boxer shorts, not some schlub wearing department store Fruit of the Loom tighty-whities.

Thanks - I've heard this (usually on CSI, for some reason) and always assumed it was 'tidy'.

And I didn't realize 'sets to mind' was common parlance in some parts. 'Sets me in mind of', yes...

b

 

[BobK]

So does she ask them what underwear they wear before deciding to go out with them?

She probably has a sixth sense for this sort of thing. ;-)

b

 

[birdeen's call]

So does she ask them what underwear they wear before deciding to go out with them?

I believe it might not be necessary nowadays. I still wear my underwear under my wear though.