in praise of the South

[euterpe410]

And now The South has another reason to be proud--the first Heisman trophy winner from the University of Alabama.

Congrats to Mark Ingram (although I was rooting for Colt McCoy, darn it!).

 

[Loring2]

Wife .. I mean frog gigging

cow tipping

frog gigging.

Why Cloudy, that reminds me of the 3 pronged long handled gig I used to go after frogs with in Jefferson Parish. That was so long ago we didn't even have to be wary of gators, much anyway.

Later I (we) use one just like in a murder mystery set in Jefferson Parish. We had fun with that one

 

[lance gt]

Colt, now that's as southern a name as I've ever heard.

 

[cloudy]

And now The South has another reason to be proud--the first Heisman trophy winner from the University of Alabama.

Congrats to Mark Ingram (although I was rooting for Colt McCoy, darn it!).

First Heisman for Alabama, too. Even though I'm an Auburn fan, I'm still tickled to see one of our own win it.

 

[Loring2]

Trueblood

Of course I don't know which area you're from, but I so TOTALLY disagree about the accents on True Blood. Absolutely adore the show, but the accents are so god damn horrible that I wasn't sure at first if I was going to be able to watch it.

Bill speaks exactly like a Brit trying to sound Southern, and I don't even have the words to describe how heinous Anna Paquin's (Sookie) attempt at a Louisiana accent sounds like. I swear, it hurt my ears the first couple of times I watched it, and I wondered why the hell they couldn't have afforded a voice coach with all the other stuff they have to do for that show.

It's possible that if you're in Kentucky or Arkansas or somewhere like that, then those "Louisiana" accents sound realistic, but they're just horrible. Vivien Leigh sounded better than any of them do.

eta: ah, I see you're from Tennessee. That explains it.

Yep, I'm glad I've never been associated with the accents on Trueblood but all
shows which have the need for accents have problems with 'Louisiana' accents because there are so many of them. The City of New Orleans has 2 native accents, Creole and Cajun but as you go north it turns into something akin to that of Memphis and northern Mississippi and Shreveport sounds a bit like Dallas or Austin.

TV is having, or should I say has had a great effect on accents. Thirty years ago some accents were still very difficult to understand at all and it offered some legal problems here and there.

 

[Wildcard Ky]

I was born in the south, left for about 6 years and was ready to come back. Never want to leave again.

Southern hospitality is not just saying, it's a way of life that I embrace.

Southern cooking is a true southern thing. The northeast is famous for their Italian food. The southwest is famous for mexican food. Here, we're proud of OUR food.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

I was born in the south, left for about 6 years and was ready to come back. Never want to leave again.

Southern hospitality is not just saying, it's a way of life that I embrace.

Southern cooking is a true southern thing. The northeast is famous for their Italian food. The southwest is famous for mexican food. Here, we're proud of OUR food.

Ever been to the PacNorWest? Talk about regional cooking! And farther south along the Left Coast we're proud of our ability to change anyone's food into something local. Wait until you've tried chicken fried steak with cilantro pesto!

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I suspect CLOUDY is trying to 'pass' as a Southerner. Massachusetts my ass! California! Holy dog shit! It aint lookin good.

 

[cloudy]

I suspect CLOUDY is trying to 'pass' as a Southerner. Massachusetts my ass! California! Holy dog shit! It aint lookin good.

Really lame, James. No coffee this morning?

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

CLOUDY the galvanized Southerner.

I was born in North Carolina, and the 'North' part almost disqualified me.

 

[wafflemtl]

Lynyrd Skynrd ...

How do you pronounce that ?

 

[lance gt]

Lynyrd Skynrd ...

How do you pronounce that ?

Linerd Skinerd is the pronounciation I heard. A play on their teacher's name Leonard Skinner

 

[cloudy]

Lynyrd Skynrd ...

How do you pronounce that ?

Actually, I left out a "y" in my original post - it's spelled Lynyrd Skynyrd, and please tell me you know how to pronounce it.

(if you really don't know, it's pronounced linerd skinerd)

 

[Austin8]

Actually, I left out a "y" in my original post - it's spelled Lynyrd Skynyrd, and please tell me you know how to pronounce it.

(if you really don't know, it's pronounced linerd skinerd)

(pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) It was the title of a album they released in 1973

 

[cloudy]

(pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) It was the title of a album they released in 1973

Yeah I know, but I couldn't be assed to find my CD.

 

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[Edward Teach]

I know how to pronounce it. Bought the double album for my big brother for Christmas one year.

And we're from about as far up north in the U.S. as you can go before hitting Canada. Can you say Yankee? How about Yooper.

Nah, you're just a northuna.

 

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[Austin8]

Northern girls keep their boyfriends warm at night . . .

actually they do... verrrry warm! Whew! man, Im heatin up just thinking about it!

 

[Wildcard Ky]

I know how to pronounce it. Bought the double album for my big brother for Christmas one year.

And we're from about as far up north in the U.S. as you can go before hitting Canada. Can you say Yankee? How about Yooper.

I got out of the Air Force because they wanted to send me to the UP........ Too damn cold.......

 

[wafflemtl]

Actually, I left out a "y" in my original post - it's spelled Lynyrd Skynyrd, and please tell me you know how to pronounce it.

(if you really don't know, it's pronounced linerd skinerd)

If I 'd know I wouldn't ask hé ?

Beside, when I hit something like that I tend to read with french in mind first which usually makes no sens.

 

[Edward Teach]

I got out of the Air Force because they wanted to send me to the UP........ Too damn cold.......

Several years ago, in December, three of my fellow southern co-workers and I attended a series of company meetings in Minnesota. We landed on a clear night in Duluth, MN, which is just west of the UP. It was 15 below with 22 inches of fresh snow on the ground on top of about 2 ft of old snow and wind blowing probably 25mph. We were driven in cars, not SUV's, to Cloquet, MN, about 25 miles west.

We all had on our overcoats, the light weight wool you wear down here for the terrible 30 degree winter days we have, and no hats. We got so cold going from the plane to the cars that we shivered damn near all the way to Cloquet. We stayed there for a day, then drove to Minneapolis where it seemed warm.

It was beautiful country, dotted mostly with small, cozy bungalows that looked warm and inviting, like something on a Christmas card. Our driver just cruised along at about 50mph on the snow and ice like it was summer, hardly ever sliding or slipping and there were snowmobile tracks or paths on the sides of the road with people just zipping along. There were snowmobiles everywhere, it looked like fun.

The company had an old, log hunting lodge in Cloquet, where we stayed. The manager was a wonderful, middle aged lady cook. When we arrived, she had us served drinks, then a fantastic dinner of Cornish Game Hens, wild rice, green peas with pearl onions, home baked cheese biscuits, most anything you wanted to drink and several fantastic desserts. I was starving and I still remember that meal as one of the best I have ever had.

The next day, we had lunch at the country club in a dinning room overlooking the golf course. The golf course had been scraped clear and people were playing golf using orange day-glo balls, riding in snowmobiles. It was surreal.

The area was beautiful and the people very friendly. We got to interact with the plant workers who, almost to a person, were very nice and friendly and they weren’t being paid to be nice or entertain us. I’d like to go back there sometime.

But you are right, it was cold.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

I stopped in Duluth on the way to Canada to fish, in the summer time, of course. Chatting with the really cute blond waitress in Grandma's, she told us she'd met a Californian in school and married him. That Christmas, they invited his parents up for the holidays but warned them to buy warm clothing. So 'Dad' went out and bought a jacket. I mean, how cold could it get? When he arrived, Lake Superior was frozen five feet thick! They drove from the airport directly to the store to buy him some 'real' clothes.

Yeah, how cold can it get?

 

[cullowheekid]

The South has always been stereotyped. I find it funny how the MTV show "Jersey Shore" is getting so much heat for its representation of Italian Americans. The show has lost advertisers and seen protest from Italian American groups for its so-called portrayal of Jersey life.

Well, welcome to our world. Shows like Hee Haw, the Beverly Hillbillies, and the Dukes of Hazard have aired for years. I’m sure Jersey Shore no more represents the north than any of those shows. None of them portray anything like true Southerners. One acceptation might be the Andy Griffith Show however. The characters on that show are perhaps the closest accurate portrayal of real small town life in the South.

Once a man who lives here, who was upset with some local politics, referred to the town we live in as Mayberry. He meant it as an insult, but if you think about it, it’s really not. Everyone knows everyone and gets along. Moonshine seems readily available. The only crime is the local drunk, and he arrests himself. If there is any major crime, you’ll notice it’s always some convict from a big city coming through town. Hell, I’d love to live in Mayberry.

As far as accents go, I have seen a few shows that do a good job with the accents. The actors on True Blood do a great job. Bill has a gentleman’s accent while Sookie has that fast, common drawl. That Geico pothole commercial cracks me up also, mostly because I know girls that talk exactly like that.

so true....my thing is there are rednecks everywhere but somehow everyone things they are only in the south...

 

[Loring2]

Heisman

First Heisman for Alabama, too. Even though I'm an Auburn fan, I'm still tickled to see one of our own win it.

Yeah ... but he's from Flint,MI