Southern expression used to describe one being in a situation, presented with a problem, or given a task wherin the person has no idea what to do, what they are looking at, or is unable to understand what is being described.
Jim: What did the Professor discuss in class today?
Jed: Man, i don't know. I sat in my chair "like a hog looking at a wristwatch" for the entire lecture!
The act of purposefully ignoring rules of the road to retain some semblance of power in a usually powerless life in the same sense as looting stores during a riot; e.g. running red lights, ignoring yield signs and general courtesy because of a sense of self-entitlement.