You're all correct! An Arkansas Toothpick is any small knife that "rugged men" use for picking their teeth. An Oklahoma Credit Card is a length of hose for siphoning gas from someone else's car. Texas Tea is crude oil. Hal
Tomfoolery - acting foolish, but with a bit of mischief, shenanigans. Don't use it myself now, but heard it a lot as a kid.
My dad always said "I'm hungrier that a raw dog running!" I have no idea where that came from but I find myself saying it on occasion. I frequently exclaim "MERCY, MAUDE!" That was another family saying. We've never had a Maude in the family, though.
When I would dare to walk or stand in front of the single television set in my parent's house, my mother would tell me with distain that I "made a better door than a window." She would also tell me to "hark" when she meant I should shut up. This gave a new meaning to the Xmas carol, "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing."
"Goodness Gracious" "My Oh My" "Tsk Tsk Tsk" "Dear Me" "Bless My Soul" "Gosh All Getout" "Darn It All" "Shucks" And other Gangster expressions... Harry
I sometimes use slang phrases my mother used. Like when I would ask her what was for dinner.. she would reply.. pig's bum and cabbage.. no kidding. If I asked her where to find something she always said look up in Annies room.. wherever that may be. There were others.. I have to think of them.
My family are Yorkshire folk, and I'm living in Lancashire, so I make a point of using old Yorkshire expressions.