“Oopsey Daisy” or ” Oopsie- daisies ” or ” Whoopsey-Daisies”

Notting Hill – Hugh Grant and ” Whoopsie- Daisies”

Dear Reader!

Oops… I made a ” Boo Boo” -I finished the blog for today but then saved it to the 29th that was yesterday. šŸ˜œ A ” two-fer” as Anne told me. Two blogs in one day so I decided to let you know it was a mistake …while this expression kept popping up giving me more funny origin histories.

So here are a few…The expression first appeared in 1862. It was described as ” when a child in play is assisted in a spring leap from the ground or to console a small child after falling.

In another popular movie-Tombstone -the most popular quote comes from ” Doc” Holliday who mutters… referring to another gunfighter as ” No Daisy” at all. ( Daisy meaning ” to be the best or most marvelous. )

( Doc Holliday also left the funniest ending to a life… he looked around his death bed and he was lying in bed with his boots on…. he, observing his feet too swollen to get his boots off started laughing … ” I am dying in bed with my boots on “( not shot down by another gunfighter) his laughter turned to coughing and then he was gone… as the tale goes ” Doc Holiday died laughing with his boots still on!

Hope you enjoyed some fun facts and now have a great day!

About Becky Dingle

I was born a Tarheel but ended up a Sandlapper. My grandparents were cotton farmers in Laurens, South Carolina and it was in my grandmotherā€™s house that my love of storytelling began beside an old Franklin stove. When I graduated from Laurens High School, I attended Erskine College (Due West of what?) and would later get my Masters Degree in Education/Social Studies from Charleston Southern. I am presently an adjunct professor/clinical supervisor at CSU and have also taught at the College of Charleston. For 28 years I taught Social Studies through storytelling. My philosophy matched Rudyard Kiplingā€™s quote: ā€œIf history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.ā€ Today I still spread this message through workshops and presentations throughout the state. The secret of success in teaching social studies is always in the story. I want to keep learning and being surprised by lifeā€¦it is the greatest teacher. Like Kermit said, ā€œWhen youā€™re green you grow, when youā€™re ripe you rot.ā€
This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink.

1 Response to “Oopsey Daisy” or ” Oopsie- daisies ” or ” Whoopsey-Daisies”

  1. Kim Smyth says:

    Ahh, yes! Doc Holiday stole the show in Tombstone and my other favorite line was ā€œI’m your huckleberry!ā€

Leave a Reply