Has anyone been out with their friends or family and said "great shades of Elvis" I did with my friends and they all just went, "what the..?"

Not that particularly, but I mentioned 'not needing shoes but eventually feet become bloody stumps' once and got a blank stare in response to the explanation.

I like to say "Great Shades of Elvis," out loud to myself all of the time. lol I've even thought of the phrase of, "Of all that is blue suede and holy." and "What in the Sam hill?"

I might have said something like that ("Great shades of Elvis") a few years ago, when I was visiting Graceland.

I, uh, "might".

*clears throat*

OK, I'll leave now...

Well, I've been known to say, "What in the Sam Hill?" But I've heard and said that phrase all my life... I'm a Kentucky girl, you see. But I've never said, "Great shades of Elvis."

I have uttered the phrase myself. And I have even used the "Well I didn't get this job because I can yodel."

I HAVE used 'Great shades of elvis' but it was never an involuntary thing. I'm waiting for the day that it is