User talk:SSWaites

My husband is from Northwestern Louisiana and my folks were raised in South Centeral Arkansas. We both use a saying "I'll be John Brown!" This saying is used when you are amazed, disgusted, or aggrevated. Example: You just broke a water value you are making repairs to...a mild disaster. Does anyone else use this saying? Does anyone know where it originated? My ground work points to the abolitionist, John Brown. But he supported "The North" and this seems to be a Southern saying. Maybe it is pointing to the fact he ended up hanged. Can anyone clarify this?