where did rammer jammer yellow hammer come from
University of Alabama traditions The "Rammer Jammer Cheer"[9] is a traditional cheer. The lyrics originate from The Rammer-Jammer, a student magazine in the 1920s,[10] and the yellowhammer, Alabama's state bird. The term "yellowhammer" was originally used to describe Confederate soldiers from Alabama who wore bright yellow cloth on their uniforms; when the soldiers marched into the city of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, supporters of the Confederacy cheered them with the chant "yellowhammer, yellowhammer." During and after the American Civil War, the term continued to be used and Alabama became known as the "Yellowhammer State."[11]
Lock, stock, and barrel In the early days of firearms manufacturing, individual craftsmen made individual components one at a time. One craftsman made the "lock" which would have been a "match lock", "wheel lock", "flint lock" etc. The next craftsman made the barrel, and the last craftsman, who was a woodworker made the stock. At some point, a craftsman or a merchant started advertising "Lock Stock and Barrel" meaning that you could get your entire gun at one location and did not have to go from craftsman to craftsman to get it finished.