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Discussion Groups / English Usage / May 2007Q: That don't meant squat (or sh*t) to a tree?
A few times now, I;ve hear an expression that goes something like or exactly like "that don't mean squat to a tree." Is this phrase a reply to something someone says about something that nobody could give two hoots about? If this isn't its exact wording, what is? > A few times now, I;ve hear an expression that goes something like or > exactly like "that don't mean squat to a tree." Is this phrase a reply > to something someone says about something that nobody could give two > hoots about? > > If this isn't its exact wording, what is? Where i come from it ends at squat. Doodly{or diddly}squat was an way of saying it, And interpet squat as nothing rather than sh.t. lyrics to the song "Red Hot" from 1955 written by Billy Emerson My gal is red hot (Your gal ain't doodly-squat) Yeah, my gal is red hot (Your gal ain't doodly-squat) Well, she ain't got no money But man, she's a-really got a lot Well, I got a gal, six feet four Sleeps in the kitchen with her feet out the door, but... My gal is red hot (Your gal ain't doodly-squat) Yeah, my gal is red hot (Your gal ain't doodly-squat) Well, she ain't got no money But man, she's a-really got a lot Well, she walks all night, talks all day She's the kinda woman who'll have her way, but... My gal is red hot (Your gal ain't doodly-squat) Yeah, my gal is red hot (Your gal ain't doodly-squat) Well, she ain't got no money But man, she's a-really got a lot Well, she's the kinda woman who louds around Spreadin' my business all over town, but... My gal is red hot (Your gal ain't doodly-squat) Yeah, my gal is red hot (Your gal ain't doodly-squat) Well, she ain't got no money But man, she's a-really got a lot Well, she's a one man's woman, that's what I like But I wish she wasn't gonna change her mind everynight, but... My gal is red hot (Your gal ain't doodly-squat) Yeah, my gal is red hot (Your gal ain't doodly-squat) Well, she ain't got no money But man, she's a-really got a lot >A few times now, I;ve hear an expression that goes something like or >exactly like "that don't mean squat to a tree." Is this phrase a reply >to something someone says about something that nobody could give two >hoots about? > >If this isn't its exact wording, what is? The phrase I've heard is "that don't mean squat to me". Just an expression that means "it doesn't mean anything to me" or "I don't relate to it".  SignatureTony Cooper Orlando, FL > >A few times now, I;ve hear an expression that goes something like or > >exactly like "that don't mean squat to a tree." Is this phrase a reply [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Tony Cooper > Orlando, FL Maybe I'm hearing things AND misremembering things? I woulda bet money that I heard it on the radio yesterday and that I heard it one other time before that. Or maybe I misheard, since "tree" ryhmes with "me." I doubt, it--I'm just guessing, but I wouldn't be surprised either way. > > >A few times now, I;ve hear an expression that goes something like or > > >exactly like "that don't mean squat to a tree." Is this phrase a reply [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Whew! I found it in Yahoo. This is good to use when somebody wet behind the ears tries to impose their viewpoints on you with the logic that life is so easy all they gotta do is simply just invest like three seconds of their time telling you something and you will have a whole brandnew shiney belief-system and will have forgot everything you know and do a total 180 and never go back to what you believed to be a certain as the sun is gonna rist tomorrow just three seconds ago! > > > >A few times now, I;ve hear an expression that goes something like or > > > >exactly like "that don't mean squat to a tree." Is this phrase a reply [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > - Show quoted text - I got distracted via what I was typing, so I forgot to post the link. http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0geu5LzR15G07EAYtBXNyoA?p=doesn%27t+mean+sh it+to+a+tree&fr=slv8-ver > > > > >A few times now, I;ve hear an expression that goes something like or > > > > >exactly like "that don't mean squat to a tree." Is this phrase a reply [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > - Show quoted text - I looked in Yahoo before I made the original post in this thread. Unfortunetly (sp) I typed "don't"; which is the way I heard it, and that got no examples for me. There are only examples to see when the proper grammar (sp) is used (that is, "doesn't"). > > > >A few times now, I;ve hear an expression that goes something like or > > > >exactly like "that don't mean squat to a tree." Is this phrase a reply [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > - Show quoted text - The meaning there doesn't really appear to be that the tree (or whatever) doesn't give two hoots (I'm not sure that trees are capable of giving hoots) but that what appears to be significant or of consequence to us, literally the naming of things, is actually utterly insignificant and inconsequential. Man, thinking himself the measure of all things, is the measure of nothing. > > >A few times now, I;ve hear an expression that goes something like or > > >exactly like "that don't mean squat to a tree." Is this phrase a reply [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > time before that. Or maybe I misheard, since "tree" ryhmes with "me." > I doubt, it--I'm just guessing, but I wouldn't be surprised either way. It's just slang, there isn't any correct or incorrect way to say it. People are free to improvise and local versions abound. |
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