: well come on now he hasn't used the word 'pesky' and for this he is to be congratulated...i thought only the Beverley hillbillies used that word (and varmint) eh?

So far, the annotated "Beverly Hillbillies" does not have an entry for pesky.  Citified, yes.  Varmint, quite a bit.  Cement Pond (accent on first syllable) overwhelmingly so.  But no pesky.  But I'll keep looking.

And here's one from the cool similies section, "He ran faster than a scalded dog."  
                        -Uncle Jed

PRH