Buddy Guy's Legends, January 25, 2017
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Edited by Azizi Powell
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Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to Buddy Guy for his musical legacy and thanks to the publishers of that sound file on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT BUDDY GUY'S SONG "DON'T LET THE DOOR KNOB HIT YA"
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k533s916tbQ&ab_channel=MyMoppet52
The summary for this sound file indicates that "Let The Door Knob Hit Ya" [is] from "Living Proof" released in 2010. ** Click https://genius.com/Buddy-guy-let-the-door-knob-hit-ya-lyrics for the full lyrics to this song.
That I never would quit you
You had voodoo working on me, girl
And you said that I would never quit you
Well, let the door knob hit you
While my damn dog should've bit you"...
-snip- That website gives the line "While my damn dog would have bit you". However, I believe that the correct transcription is "Where my damn dog would have bit you". That website indicates that this song was "written by Tom Hambridge & Buddy Guy
Release Date: October 25, 2010"
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Here's information about "Buddy Guy's Legend"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Guy%27s_Legends
"Buddy Guy's Legends is a blues club in Chicago, Illinois. It was opened in 1989 by blues musician Buddy Guy[1][2] who still owns the club and who still makes regular appearances, performing a month of shows each January.[3][4]
Legends is one of the few blues clubs left in Chicago, a city renowned for its own particular brand of blues. The club has hosted blues greats such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Buddy himself. Legends has developed an international reputation. It was the site for recordings such as Guy's Live at Legends, Junior Wells: Live at Buddy Guy's Legends, and Guy's live set with Junior Wells entitled Last Time Around - Live at Legends."
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SAYING "LET THE DOOR HIT YA WHERE THE GOOD LORD SPLIT YA"
From https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/let_the_door_hit_you_where_the_good_Lord_split_you
"let the door hit you where the good Lord split you
English
Etymology
Described as early as 1977 as African American slang
constituting a "nasty command to leave, euphemism of 'split you' avoiding
profanity."[1] The phrase "where the good Lord split you"
describes the crease of the buttocks.
Phrase
let the door hit you where the good Lord split you
A command that another person leave, thereby impliedly having the door hit them on the buttocks as they pass through it.
Usage notes
Sometimes phrased as "let the doorknob hit you where the good lord split you"; or as "don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you" (implying that the person should leave, but avoid being hit by the doorknob on the way out) or even as "let the doorknob hit you where the dog should've bit you".
References
^ Geneva Smitherman, Talkin and Testifyin: The Language
of Black America (1977), page 245.
This page was last edited on 10 January 2021, at 08:32.”
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That website indicates that the words "split ya" were (are) used to avoid profanity. I disagree. I believe the word "split ya" were (are) purposely used to rhyme with "hit ya".
That website also indicates that 1977 is the earliest date that "Let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya" is documented in published form. However, I believe that I remember hearing this saying in the 1950s and 1960s.
The rhyming form of "Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya" suggests to me that it was coined as early as the 1940s when other rhyming sayings where popular among African Americans. Two examples of these rhyming sayings are:
"What's your name?
"Puddin Tane. Ask me again
And I'll tell you the same"
and
"See ya later, alligator."
"After while, crocodile".
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From https://grammarist.com/idiom/dont-let-the-door-hit-you/ Don’t let the door hit you [retrieved January
20, 2021]
"Don’t let the door hit you is a shortened rendering of an idiom with several variations. An idiom is a commonly used word, group of words, or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is not easily deduced from its literal definition. Often using descriptive imagery or metaphors, common idioms are words and phrases used in the English language in order to convey a concise idea, and are often spoken or are considered informal or conversational. English idioms can illustrate emotion more quickly than a phrase that has a literal meaning, even when the etymology or origin of the idiomatic expression is lost. An idiom is a metaphorical figure of speech, and it is understood that it is not a use of literal language. Figures of speech like an often-used metaphor have definitions and connotations that go beyond the literal meaning of the words. Mastery of the turn of phrase of an idiom, which may use slang words or other parts of speech common in American slang or British slang, is essential for the English learner.
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Don’t let the door hit you is a shorthand version of an idiom that means that someone is happy to see you go; that you are no longer welcome and that you should leave quickly. Don’t let the door hit you is another way of saying “good riddance.” There are several longer versions of the idiom, which include: 1.) Don’t let the door hit you on the way out; 2.) Don’t let the door hit you in the backside; and 3.) Don’t let the door hit you where the good Lord split you. We don’t know exactly where these phrases came from, but we do know that they skyrocketed in popularity over the last decade of the twentieth century. A good guess is that the terms came from popular culture, perhaps from television, books or movies.
Examples
New York politicians have mocked Donald Trump‘s reported
decision to declare himself a resident of Florida, telling the president:
“Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.” (The Independent)
I say Goodbye to both, don’t let the door hit you in the
backside. (The Boston Herald)
To all the people who say they are moving to Canada because
Donald Trump was elected, don’t let the door hit you where the good Lord split
you. (The Chicago Tribune)"
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I believe that "Don't let the door [or the "door knob"] hit you on your way out" is an adapted standard English form of the African American originated saying "Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya".
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From https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/don%27t_let_the_door_hit_you_on_the_way_out [retieved January 20, 2021]
"…”Phrase
don't let the door hit you on the way out
(idiomatic, sarcastic) Used to indicate that one is glad, or at least unmoved, to see the addressed person leaving.
Synonyms
don't let the door hit you in the ass
don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you
good riddance
Translations
[…]
used to indicate that one is glad to see someone leaving”
OTHER EXAMPLES OF THIS IDIOM
These examples are given in relative chronological order.
From https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Don%27t%20Let%20The%20Door%20Hit%20You%20On%20The%20Way%20Out
"Don't Let The Door Hit You On The Way Out
A metaphor for: "I think you should leave. Do not pause
or delay while you are leaving." Generally used when the addressed has
been complaining about circumstances that the listener doesn't agree with. It
comes from a time when doors were on spring hinges and if you paused in the
doorway while exiting, the door would spring closed behind you and hit you on
the backside.
"This place stinks. I am too qualified to be
here."
"Well, don't let the door hit you on the way out."
by MBA08 March 02, 2007
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From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK6PQsSqkaY&ab_channel=TheFreeDictionary
“don't let the door hit you on the way out
The Free Dictionary Jan 14, 2016
“Leave here quickly and directly; don't linger on your way
out the door. Used sarcastically to express one's desire to see someone leave.
I couldn't be happier that you're leaving the firm, you were a nuisance here
anyway. Don't let the door hit you on the way out!"
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From https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleTwitter/comments/7jpz1b/dont_let_the_door_hit_you_where_the_good_lord/
Posted byu/Disappointment2016, 2017
“Don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you”
Reply
O-shi
💛Dio Brando's Whore💚,
2017
Yes we know, she got sacked!”
Posted byu/HeathHuxtable, 2018
“Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya.
Why do some people feel the need to post a phone screen long
post when they decide to leave a subreddit?”
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From https://www.facebook.com/thelistshowtv/videos/bye-2020-dont-let-the-door-hit-ya-where-the-good-lord-split-ya-/385525612509906/
BYE, #2020! Don't let the door hit ya, where the good lord
split ya! 🤣
December 31, 2020 at 4:48 PM ·
BYE, #2020! Don't let the door hit ya, where the good lord
split ya! 🤣
Let's make a GOOD list! Tell us one good thing that happened
this year.
Start #2021 with a big dose of positivity!”
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From https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ByeFelicia
"Lisa Spruill
With regard to the African American Vernacular English saying "Let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya" meaning "good riddance", I remember from childhood hearing the saying "Good riddance to bad rubbish".
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