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Originally Posted by honeychile
Now, please correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a lot of that in the intonation & context? I know one woman (Miss Ruth) who always tells everyone who brings something to a party or whatever, "Well, bless your little baby heart!" and I'm fairly certain that she means it in a happy way.
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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
Of course you are absolutely correct, Ms. Chile - intonation and context are everything. I use both "nice" and "bless your heart" without any ironic undertone at all - but they are also in my arsenal of irony should there be a "situation".  |
Indeed! "Bless your heart" can mean "aren't you the sweetest thing?" or "there's just no hope."
And yes, SWTXBelle, Andy and Barney do. You should watch till the end, when Gomer says "You were right. She's
nice!," and he means it in a good way.