Tighter Than Dick's Hatband

An old southern idiom. Could be used to identify a place that is empty, a person who is wound up, or any number of situations where the word "tight" is used. Nobody seems to know who Dick was. Apparently he had a tough time keeping his hat on his head.

I went and checked that place you told me about. They've closed up tighter than dick's hatband. Have been for years.

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Hole In The Road

A community so small that the residents would have to dig a "hole in the road" to get any passing cars to stop. Usually associated with roadside stands and occasionally cheesy "tourist" attractions like the frequently seen "Mystery Spot".

On the way here we stopped at this little hole in the road and picked up some peanuts. You can have them, they ain't worth a damn. Poor folks haven't seen a swinging dick stop by all day.

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