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LaChanz t1_iuyd1bs wrote

I've heard "Give 'er the corn!" Never the dinnah.

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GottaUseFakeNames t1_iuyg8b9 wrote

I’ve heard both. Wonder if it come from corn BEING the dinner. So rather than just giving ‘er the side dish (the corn) you need to give ‘er the whole meal (the dinnah)

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philliumm t1_iuyq67r wrote

I always figured it was a little joke at the ethanol in the gas (give it some corn), I wonder if dinner came after as the next logical leap

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LaChanz t1_iuyr31c wrote

Members of my family were saying it way before ethanol in our gas was a thing.

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fungiyenta OP t1_iuydzrp wrote

Is this in reference to being with a woman or being in a car?

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LaChanz t1_iuygf4y wrote

It's a reference to give more power no matter the source. Stuck in the snow or mud? Give er the corn! Stubborn bolt won't come loose? Give er the corn! Mother almost there? Well, you know.

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