OK, Sherry finally got in on this - we can quit holding our breath!
For those who do not know yankees are like hemmerhoids...
Once in a while, you can put up with them ("yankee").
When they come to stay, they become a real PITA ("[EMAIL PROTECTED] yankee")!
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"Sherry Abercrombie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 02/06/2008 10:33:50 AM:
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> I must say, this is most amusing and I can so relate to all of these
> being a Southern gal. #13 is especially true
>
> I think you need to add this as #21: Only a true Southerner knows
> the difference between a yankee and a [EMAIL PROTECTED] yankee.
> On Feb 6, 2008 7:19 AM, Tom Strader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Southernisms:
> 1.) Only a true Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit
> and a conniption, and that you don't "HAVE" them, -- you "PITCH" them.
> 2.) Only a true Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip
greens,
> peas, beans, etc. make up "a mess."
> 3.) Only a true Southerner can show or point out to you the general
> direction of "yonder."
> 4.) Only a true Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is - as in:
> "Going to town, be back directly."
> 5.) All true Southerners, even babies, know that "Gimme some sugar"
> is not a request for the white, granular sweet substance that sits
> in a pretty little bowl on the middle of the table.
> 6.) All true Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They
> might not use the term, but they know the concept well.
> 7.) Only a true Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture
> of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried
> chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. (If the neighbor's
> trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin'!)
> 8.) Only true Southerners grow up knowing the difference between
> "right near" and "a right far piece." They also know that "just down
> the road" can be 1 mile or 20.
> 9.) Only a true Southerner both knows and understands the difference
> between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash.
> 10.) No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the
> flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn.
> 11.) A true Southerner knows that "fixin'" can be used as a noun, a
> verb, or an adverb.
> 12.) Only a true Southerner knows that the term "booger" can be a
> resident of the nose, a descriptive, as in "that ol' booger," a
> first name or something that jumps out at you in the dark and scares you
> senseless.
> 13.) Only true Southerners make friends while standing in lines. We
> don't do "queues", we do "lines," and when we're "in line," we talk
> to everybody!
> 14.) Put 100 true Southerners in a room and half of them will discover
> they're related, even if only by marriage.
> 15.) True Southerners never refer to one person as "y'all."
> 16.) True Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them.
> 17.) Every true Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits,
> and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that redeye gravy is also a
> breakfast food; and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food.
> 18.) When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin' .. ,"
> you know you are in the presence of a genuine Southerner!
> 19.) Only true Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." Sweet
> tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it - we do not like our
> tea unsweetened. "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk.
> 20.) And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at
> little old ladies who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. You just say,
> "Bless her heart" and go your own way.
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> --
> Sherry Abercrombie
>
> "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one."
> -Albert Einstein
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