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Moni 05-08-2001 09:51 PM

The difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit.

Pretty much how many fish make up a mess.

What general direction cattywumpus is.

That "gimme sugar" don't mean pass the sugar.

When somebody's "fixin" to do something, it won't be long.

The difference between Yankee's and damn Yankee's.

How good a cold grape Nehi and cheese crackers are at a country store.

(Knows what) "Well I Suwannee !!" means.

Ain't nobody's biscuits like Grandma's biscuits !!

A good dog is worth its weight in gold.

Real gravy don't come from the store.

The War of Northern Aggression was over state rights, not slavery.

When "by and by" is.

How to handle their "pot likker".

The difference between "pert' near" and "a right far piece".

That bear (pronounced "Bar") to the left means turn left & bear (bar) to the right means turn right.

Exactly where "over yonder" is.

Where "the holler" is.

The differences between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and trailer trash.

Never to go snipe hunting twice.

What happens when you swallow tobacco juice.

Never to assume that the other car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn.

You may wear long sleeves, but you should always roll 'em up past the elbows.

You should never loan your tools, pick-up, or gun to nobody.

Rocking chairs and swings are guaranteed stress relievers.

Rocking chairs and swings with an old person in them are history lessons.

GOD BLESSED DIXIE !!

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onthepequod 05-08-2001 09:59 PM

You forgot:

To add "cow tipping" in with "snipe hunting."

How to stop your truck in the middle of main street and spend 20 minutes talking to the other yahoo in his truck on the other side of the yellow line.

You think eating Catfish is a good idea.

You can actually tell different species of Catfish apart.

Moni 05-08-2001 10:02 PM

Well thank you!
I am from the North originally so I am not required to know all that stuff!
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I did actually have someone tell me how to get to their house once though..."You go up over yonder, bar to the left, bar to the right and we are right there in the holler!"

Thanks for the additions!

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RudeDawg 05-08-2001 10:15 PM

Visitor’s Guide To Texas http://64.77.122.28/images/texas.gif


Like it or not, the new Texas White House will be in Crawford, Texas and soon will be drawing a number of people to the state, including many who are not used to Texas ways. They might find the following advice useful.

1) Don't expect to find filet mignon or pasta primavera at the local restaurant. It's a cafe. They serve hamburgers and chicken fried steak. Let them cook something they know. If you confuse them, they'll kick your ass.

2) Don't laugh at the names (Merleen, Bodie, Bubba, Bobby Ray, Curley, Tammy, Lynn, Billy Joe, Sissy, Clovis, etc.). Or we will HAVE to kick your ass.

3) Don't order a bottle of pop or a can of soda. In Texas it's called a coke. Nobody gives a damn whether it's Pepsi, RC, Dr. Pepper, 7-Up or whatever - it's still a coke. Accept it. Doing otherwise can lead to an ass kicking.

4) We know our heritage. Most of us are more literate than you (read some J. Frank Dobie). We are also better educated and generally a lot nicer than you. Don't refer to us as a bunch of cowboy hicks, or we'll kick your ass.

5) We have plenty of business sense (e.g., Howard Hughes, H. Ross Perot, Southwest Airlines, Dell computers). Naturally, sometimes we have small lapses in judgment (e.g., Phil Gramm). However, we are not dumb enough to let someone move to our state just so they can run for the U.S. Senate. If anyone tried to do that they would get a serious ass kickin'.

6) Don't laugh at our Civil War monuments. If Lee had listened to Gen. Hood you'd be paying taxes to Richmond instead of Washington. If you visit the Alamo, take your hat off and be properly humble, or we'll kick your ass.

7) We are fully aware of how hot it gets and high the humidity is, so shut up about it. If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen, or we’ll kick your ass.

8) Do not attempt to eat tamales without first removing their cornhusk casing. Everyone will instantly know that you're a Yankee. DO NOT, under any circumstances, complain that the chili is TOO hot or contains no kidney beans, this will get your ass kicked into next week.

9) Don't talk about how much better things are at home because we know they are not. Many of us have visited Northern hell-holes like Detroit, Chicago, and DC, and we have the scars to prove it. If you don't like it here, Delta is ready when you are. Move your ass on home -- before we kick it.

10) Yes, we know how to speak proper English. We talk this way because we don't want to sound like you. We don't care if you don't understand what we are saying. All other Texans understand what we are saying and that's all that matters. Now, go away, or we'll kick your ass.

11) Don't complain that certain areas of this state "smell" of oil. If your livelihood depended on those wells you'd soon learn to love the aroma. Besides, None of OUR lakes or rivers have caught fire recently. If you whine about OUR scenic beauty, we'll kick your ass all the way back to Pittsburgh, PA.

12) Don't ridicule our Texas manners. We say sir and ma'am. We hold doors open for others. We offer our seats to old folks. Such things are expected of civilized people. Behave yourselves around our sweet little gray-haired grandmothers, or they'll kick your ass -- just like they did ours.

13) Don't think we're quaint or losers because most of us live in small towns. We do this because we have enough sense to not live in crime-infested cesspools like Baltimore. Make fun of our small towns and we'll kick your ass.

14) DO NOT DARE to tell us how to cook barbecue. This will get your ass shot (right after it is kicked). Criticize the barbecue and you may go home in a pine box -- minus your ass.

15) Remember, the only reason you are lucky enough to be here in the first place is because we have not pulled the Border Patrol off the Rio Grande and put them on the Red River (where they really belong) to keep your ass out.

16) Enjoy your visit.


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onthepequod 05-08-2001 10:35 PM

Rude,

LOL! LOL!

At the risk of gettin' a good posterior whoopin' I have a few observations about the State of Texas. In response to:

1) You forgot Okra, Black Eyed Peas, and Grits. All I know about these is that they all taste terrible.

6) The Alamo looked bigger in the movie.

12) Excelent!!

13) See my previous post about Yahoos (pronounced Yay-hoos) stopping in the middle of Main street.

14) The best babequed Armadillo and Possum I've ever had was in Texas. Come to think of it, that the only place I've had these.


Just Kidding LoneStarDawg!

Actually, my father was born and raised in Memphis, TX.

Moni 05-08-2001 10:40 PM

Rudy, I got that in an E-mail one day, nearly spent the whole afternoon laughing...sent it to friends everywhere!
^5! Thank you for posting it here!
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RudeDawg 05-08-2001 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by onthepequod:
1) You forgot Okra, Black Eyed Peas, and Grits. All I know about these is that they all taste terrible.

6) The Alamo looked bigger in the movie.

12) Excelent!!

13) See my previous post about Yahoos (pronounced Yay-hoos) stopping in the middle of Main street.

14) The best babequed Armadillo and Possum I've ever had was in Texas. Come to think of it, that the only place I've had these.

Just Kidding LoneStarDawg!
Actually, my father was born and raised in Memphis, TX.

1) I must admit to liking Black Eyed Peas and Grits. Okra is only good DEEP FRIED, but then again, what isn't?

6) The Alamo WAS bigger in the movie. The only part still standing is part of one wall, and the tiny mission.

12) I ain't kidding. My grandmother was a Texan married to my Mexican grandfather. She carried a whip everyday that she could walk (she herded goats with it.) I felt that whip MANY times.... http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...les/crying.gif

13) We also stop to let others into traffic, even if there is nobody behind us.

14) Again, I must admit. I've eaten armadillo, and possum. I've also eaten rattlesnake, gator, gator-gar, and many other things you don't want to know about. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/hihi.gif

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onthepequod 05-08-2001 10:55 PM

I can fully understand Gator and Rattlesnake but Possum and Armadillo? You have a stronger constitution than I do. Although I suppose I have heard of odder things. I know someone who has attended Dachsund races (twice)!

Moni 05-08-2001 10:55 PM

Rudy, I remember in your conversation with John the other night that you said you went hunting for Javelina...ever tasted it?
Someone told me once it was "a grey stringy meat, something akin to a giant rat" and I tasted it at a B-B-Q later that day...they were SO right! I could not even finish chewing it enough to swallow LOL!
Never had armadillo or 'possum, doubt if I ever will unless there is absolutely nothing left in the world to eat heh heh heh

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Moni 05-08-2001 10:58 PM

Onthepequod,
Dachsund races? Is that code for having eaten dog meat?
It's actually tastey stuff...I had it in Hawaii, prepared by a Korean friend I had there...ate it before I knew what it was but I really did like it!
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RudeDawg 05-08-2001 11:06 PM

Javelina ain't bad if prepared right...

(This is the true method of roasting javelina, passed down for many generations. The same methods also work for Beef Heads (in Mexico, called barbacoa)

1) Dig a deep hole, about 2 foot around, and 4 foot deep.
2) Burn a mess of wood in it, preferably mesquite.
3) While the fire is burning down to embers, soak some burlap in water.
4) rub spices on the javelina (backstrap and flanks, or just gut and clean him)
5) When the embers are glowing, wrap the meat in burlap, and toss a thinlayer of wood on the embers, then a thin layer of dirt.
6) lower the meat in , cover the hole with a metal trash can cover. Punch a hole in the cover, and layer dirt over the whole thing.
7) Leave it alone for at least 12 hours.

12 hours later, the meat will be tender and juicy, and still hot.
Ask any old Mexicans or Texans, and they will tell you the same thing.

I can also make campbread in the embers of a campfire, and bake a cake in my BBQ back home... (oh, yeah, and I once made rice pudding for 700 people on an outdoor grill)
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Moni 05-08-2001 11:10 PM

Yup, that is pretty much the way it was prepared...I got to watch the whole process from the cleaning of the corpse to it being dished out in hamburger buns! I could not get past that description though! LOL!

Hugs Rudy!
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John D Harris 05-09-2001 12:32 AM

Moni, & Rudedawg
LSHIFOMCASMSC!!!!(laughed so hard I fell off my chair and spill't my spit cup)

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John D Harris 05-09-2001 12:47 AM

My Granny made us cut our own switches. If you didn't cut a good enough switch the first time she'd go go out and cut two, one for what ever you did,and one for trying to get away with cutting a bad switch http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...les/crying.gif

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RudeDawg 05-09-2001 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by John D Harris:
My Granny made us cut our own switches. If you didn't cut a good enough switch the first time she'd go go out and cut two, one for what ever you did,and one for trying to get away with cutting a bad switch http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...les/crying.gif


JOHNNY D !!!

Tell these Yanks what a good-ol-boy can do !!!
I know you've heard Bocephus sing "Country Boy Can Survive". My friends and I would sit there and say. "Yup. Can do that. an that. Did that last week. Yup."



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Aurican 05-09-2001 01:13 AM

Moni, that was great. Being from North Carolina myself, I can really relate all of the above mentioned. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

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Row Firecam 05-09-2001 02:07 AM

All I know about Southerners is from Jeff Foxworthy http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif
If you got a mobile home and 14 cars that aren't, you might be a redneck
If your grandma ever yelled "Ya'll come look at this thing before I flush it"...you might be a redneck
If you see a sign that says" Say No To Crack" and it reminds you to pull you jeans up... you might be a redneck
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Sir_Tainly 05-09-2001 04:32 AM

You might be a redneck jedi if:

1.) Your Jedi robe is a camouflage color.

2.) You use your lightsaber to open a non-twist-off bottle of Bud.

3.) There is a blaster rack in the back of your landspeeder.

4.) You use your lightsaber to pick your teeth.

5.) At least one section of your X-Wing is Bondo colored.

6.) You have bantha horns on the front of your landspeeder.

7.) You can't describe the taste of an Ewok without using the word chicken.

8.) You can find no grammatical errors in the way Yoda talks.

9.) You think that Stormtroopers are just KKK members with really good sheets.

10.) A peaceful meditation is one without gas.

11.) You can levitate yourself using a force from within, but not THE force.

12.) Your master/mentor ever said "Hey, pull my finger..."

13.) Your X-wing is up on blocks in your front yard.

14.) You lost a hand during a lightsaber fight because you had to spit.

15.) The worst part of spending time on Dagobah is the dadgum skeeters.

16.) Wookies are offended by your B.O.

17.) You have ever used the force to get yourself another beer so you didn't have to wait for a commercial.

18.) You use your lightsaber to clean fish.

19.) Your father said to you, "Shoot, son come on over t' the dark side... it'll be a hoot."

20.) You use your R-2 unit's self-defense electro-shock thingy to get the barbecue grill to light.

21.) The moonshine still you built on Endor is hidden so well even the Ewoks can't find it.

22.) You have a stuffed womp rat over your fireplace.

23.) You have ever used the force in conjunction with fishing or bowling.

24.) You think the symbol for the Rebel Alliance should be the Confederate flag.

25.) More than half the droids you own don't function.

26.) The number of blasters you own exceeds your I.Q.

27.) You wonder why Luke and Leia never got married.

28.) You used a carbon-freezing chamber to store the 78 Wampas you shot while on vacation on Hoth.

29.) Your moonshine is really made on the moon.

30.) You don't like wearing a Jedi robe because it prevents access to the dip stored in your back pocket.

31.) Sandpeople back down from your mama.

32.) You've ever used Jedi mind control to talk your way out of a speeding ticket or DUI.

33.) You've ever strangled someone with the force because they laughed at your accent.

34.) You built an outhouse over the Sarlaac.

35.) You've ever argued with a Jawa over scavenging rights to a broken droid.

36.) A Wookie has told you that you need to shave.

37.) You have ever wrecked a landspeeder while lighting a cigarette with your lightsaber.

38.) You don't think the Ewoks are primitive.

39.) You think an AT-AT looks like a giant cow.

40.) You don't think Jabba's pig guards have a hygiene problem.

41.) You consider your lightsaber the ultimate bug zapper.

42.) The Rancor monster refused to eat you.

43.) You discover that your greatest enemy is, in fact, your father, who also happens to be your brother...

44.) You have heard the phrase, "the force be with y'all".

Hi all, this isn't the original but it has some of the best ones in it. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

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Gray Mage 05-09-2001 08:08 AM

Sir tainly

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Sir_Tainly 05-09-2001 08:10 AM

Can't take the credit myself, saw the original a few years ago, and just looked this version up on Google

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Gray Mage 05-09-2001 08:12 AM

BTW, being that I'm RedNeck trapped in the body of a city dweller, can one of you guys break down that list for me, so I can under stand it.

Holler.....?
Yonder.....?
Fixin'.....?

Need Help......

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Lady Avalon 05-09-2001 08:18 AM

Enjoyed it Moni. I'm originally from the midwest so understand. I especially enjoyed the snipe hunting. Reminds me of a camping trip and my friend and I had my son and his friend so scared in the middle of the night with the snipe hunting. We laughed so hard.

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Moni 05-09-2001 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by John D Harris;
Moni, & Rudedawg
LSHIFOMCASMSC!!!!(laughed so hard I fell off my chair and spill't my spit cup)

My Granny made us cut our own switches. If you didn't cut a good enough switch the first time she'd go go out and cut two, one for what ever you did,and one for trying to get away with cutting a bad switch http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...les/crying.gif

Glad you liked it John! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif
Ow! LOL I had neighbor kids that had to go git their own switches http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif
My grandmother in North Carolina used the swattting end of the flyswatter;
"Don't make me git the flyflap after you youngins'!" http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif

Quote:

Originally posted by Aurican;
Moni, that was great. Being from North Carolina myself, I can really relate all of the above mentioned.
Heh heh heh....hey, did you have family member's there with names like Zeb? Ruby Nell, etc/ http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif
My father's father was from NC...the family owned their own mountain and the valley below. The family graveyard still exisits and my dad's ashes are going to be buried there next to his grandmother. Ruby Nell was his step-sister, Zeb (son of El & Sal lol) was his cousin.
Favorite quotes from my cousins there, Ruby Nell's children, Randy & Becky:
Randy: "Ya'll won see me ride this here pig?"
Becky: "Raindy! I'll tell Daddy own you!"
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Quote:

Originally posted by Gray Mage;
BTW, being that I'm RedNeck trapped in the body of a city dweller, can one of you guys break down that list for me, so I can under stand it.

Holler.....?
Yonder.....?
Fixin'.....?

Holler=A valley somewhere in the area, usually the deepest and most remote and usually wood-filled.

Yonder=Over there http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif

Fixin=Getting ready to

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Quote:

Originally posted by Lady Avalon;
Enjoyed it Moni. I'm originally from the midwest so understand. I especially enjoyed the snipe hunting. Reminds me of a camping trip and my friend and I had my son and his friend so scared in the middle of the night with the snipe hunting. We laughed so hard.
LOL, Now that's just mean. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif
That is something my brother and his friends got into once they were had the first time. Being a girl, I was never invited to hunt with them and their B-B guns (LOL). Good thing too because I started shooting guns when I was 17 and am a nautral. So good, I scare myself and won't own a gun http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif
Glad you enjoyed the list! http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif

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Reeka 05-09-2001 09:50 AM

Doesn't it just make up feel sorry for what all the yankees are missing out on?

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Moni 05-09-2001 09:57 AM

I am a Yank
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Just happened to grow up around hillbillies that's all!
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RudeDawg 05-09-2001 10:32 AM

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OK, everybody sing !

"Just some good - ol - boys!
Never meaning no harm !"

mmmmm Daisy....

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Sir_Tainly 05-09-2001 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by RudeDawg:
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OK, everybody sing !

"Just some good - ol - boys!
Never meaning no harm !"

mmmmm Daisy....

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I agree, Daisy was fine, also in the Cannonball run, but in a better outfit http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif

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onthepequod 05-09-2001 12:25 PM

Moni,

Just getting back to your question on Dachshund races. No it’s not metaphorical for eating dog meat. There are actual wiener dog races held here in the U.S. If you visit the AKC’s website and go to the Dachshund section, you will find a disclaimer to the effect of; the AKC does not support nor condone Dachshund races and in fact finds them to be unethical or something to that nature. But every time I think of “Zippy the Wonder Wiener Dog” running as fast as his little legs will carry him, I crack a smile.

Moni 05-09-2001 12:33 PM

onthepequod,
LOL! Thanks for the info!

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onthepequod 05-09-2001 12:39 PM

Moni,

From one Northerner to another, great idea for a tread! Lots of potential here. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif

Moni 05-09-2001 01:00 PM

onthepequod
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Thanks!

Moni

Sazerac 05-09-2001 01:17 PM

I must speak up for the "gentlemen" southerners here. No offense, but the thread has degenerated into "redneckism," LOL!

To be a true southern gentleman, you must:

1) Know when to call a lady a 'ma'am'

2) Know the proper way to fix a Mint Julep

3) Know that all ladies are formally referred to with "Miss" appended to their first name, as a point of etiquette: "Miss Anne," "Miss Linda," "Miss Suzanne". It's the medieval equivalent of "Lady".

4) Know how to hold one's liquor and shoot straight (kudos if you can do it at the same time)

5) Know how to tell someone off in no uncertain terms, while smiling, and leave them thinking you paid them a compliment. For example, "Your audacity, suh, is equalled only by your unparalled lack of insight!"

6) Know how to make a southern belle feel like the Lady she is.

7) Never discuss religion or politics in front of a Lady. And always obtain a lady's permission to smoke in front of them before doing so.

8) Know the true meaning of the term "personal honor."

9) Remember who your people are. Linage means a lot in the South. You may have a horse thief or two on the family magnolia tree, but for goodness sakes dont tell!

10) Never speak uncouthly or with disrespect to a lady (especially your mamma!)

11) Remember that the southern Lady is always right!

12) Remember: The South will rise again! It's just waiting for the North to destroy itself with its decadence. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif


And to be a Southern Belle, you must:

1) Never, never wear white shoes before Easter or after Labor day.

2) Never wear velvet after Valentines day.

3) Never appears ruffled or stressed. You may be boiling inside but no one would know it to look at you.

4) No matter how informal the meal, ie... a picnic, a Belle always presents it fancy. Linen napkins and silver trays go just as well with hot dogs as they do with Beef Wellington.

5) Never reveal your age. Your timeless inner beauty speaks for itself.

6) Most Belles are born and live in the South. But, of course they are well traveled, and alas, some Belles must live outside the South. Just remember being Southern is in the blood not in the location.

7) Never chase after a man... connive a man into chasing you! Then act totally surprised when 'caught'.

8) Never eat large amounts in public... only nibble and say that you aren't hungry. (A southern belle will eat before a date, then again afterwards! It's not until the 'date' is of a fiance status that a southern belle orders everything on the menu!)

9) Use phrases like... 'oh my gosh', 'darn', and 'shoot', and "I decla'e to goodness!"

10) Always look your best! Never have a bad hair day or be caught without the perfect thing to wear.

11) Be a bit mysterious. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif

12) Be witty and charming.


An example scenario of "Southern Belle in action:"

Ok, here's the scene... A nice southern belle enters the bank (We'll call this southern belle, Lilly Ann). It's a hot summer day and Lilly Ann looks absolutely fabulous in a ankle length silk skirt and matching blouse of peach. Her white shoes click on the shiny slate floor of the bank and her neat little matching white purse hangs delicately from her wrist. Lilly Ann moves into the shortest line of two to await to make her transaction. She smiles sweetly at the gentleman to her left in the next line. She nods politely to the lady in the line to her right. Patiently Lilly Ann waits her turn... When suddenly a man steps into the line directly in front of her. Thus the dialogue from a proper southern belle...

Lilly Ann: Excuse me sir, but I do believe you have broken in line.

Man: Oh, I was here only moments ago. I stepped out of line to get a deposit slip.

Lilly Ann: True as that may be sir, you will have to return to the back of the line.

Man: But mam' as I told you, this was my place in line.

Lilly Ann: But sir, as I stated, true as that may be you will absolutely have to return to the end of this line!

Man: I have no intention of returning....

Lilly Ann: *interrupting* Oh yes sir, I can absolutely assure you that you WILL return to the end of this line and you will return immediately! Just who do you think you are to so rudely intrude into this line ahead of me and the nice people behind me *several people nod, standing behind Lilly Ann* Do you dare to think that my time is less important than yours, and that you have the right to just break in line and further delay my transaction. MY time is just as important, if not more so, than yours sir! You have some more nerve to possibly think that you can break ahead of me and get away with it! Why the audacity of you revolts me. Obviously your mother never taught you any manners! You sir are the epitomy of a mangy dog running loose on main street that urinates on bushes in plain view! You have no manners, are obviously suffering from some kind of delusional state of selfishness that borders on insanity and you are without a doubt getting on my last nerve! Sir, excuse yourself to the end of this line immediately! *sweet smile* And have a good day sir!

Man: *Smiles back, shrugs and goes to the end of the line* You have a great day too 'ma'am'!


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John D Harris 05-09-2001 06:43 PM

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Originally posted by RudeDawg:
JOHNNY D !!!

Tell these Yanks what a good-ol-boy can do !!!
I know you've heard Bocephus sing "Country Boy Can Survive". My friends and I would sit there and say. "Yup. Can do that. an that. Did that last week. Yup."


Yeh, I like Bocephus His daddy was an Alabama boy, from Red Level, Alabama



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John D Harris 05-09-2001 06:49 PM

Sazerac, That is the best discription of a southern belle I've heard!

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onthepequod 05-09-2001 07:07 PM

Sazerac,

An excelent post, IMHO there are far too few gentlemen out there. This is a mentality in dire need of perpetuation and multiplicion. And yes, you Southerners seem to do it better than those of us in the North.

John D Harris 05-09-2001 07:11 PM

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Originally posted by Gray Mage:
BTW, being that I'm RedNeck trapped in the body of a city dweller, can one of you guys break down that list for me, so I can under stand it.

Holler.....?
Yonder.....?
Fixin'.....?

Need Help......


Holler:N; ORIGIN southern Appalachia, Migrated into Texas with Davy Crocket 1) Mountain valley small enough to yell across 2) Creek bed surrounded by trees that you live next too. 3) Where ever your house is located
Yonder:N or V;ORIGIN unknown 1) Direction, may be used to replace any or all of the following , North, South, East, West or any combination of them. Also denotes distance (emphasis on sylables denotes distance ex; yonder-short distance, yonDER-medium distance, YONder-long distance)
Fixin:ORIGIN deep south 1) The next activity or action that will be taken.

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Moni 05-09-2001 07:13 PM

onthepequod,
Man you ain't kiddin' there!
I have been in Texas for almost two years and STILL forget to say sir and ma'am. It embarasses the heck outta me when I realize it was expected by some of the older folk around here!

Moni

P.S. Great post Saz! I read yours and Sir_Tailny's to Rex this morning when he got home and we both enjoyed them thoroughly!

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Row Firecam 05-09-2001 07:29 PM

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Originally posted by onthepequod:
Sazerac,

An excelent post, IMHO there are far too few gentlemen out there.

So damn true http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...iles/frown.gif
Well as the good man Bill Hicks Said...
Quote:

Chicks dig jerks
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RudeDawg 05-09-2001 07:35 PM

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Originally posted by John D Harris:
Yeh, I like Bocephus His daddy was an Alabama boy, from Red Level, Alabama

Have you seen / heard Hank III ???? http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/noncgi/smiles/eek.gif

It's like seeing his grandpa's ghost.... kinda creepy sometimes...

There were old-timers in the audience crying...

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RudeDawg 05-09-2001 07:40 PM

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Originally posted by Sazerac:
I must speak up for the "gentlemen" southerners here. No offense, but the thread has degenerated into "redneckism," LOL!

To be a true southern gentleman, you must:

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Great Post, Saz...

My daddy always said that a Southerner should be able to be a bit Gentleman (HE was STRICT on manners) and a bit of a Redneck (learned how to tear apart a carbuerator before I could drive. And I was driving at 12)

And, his rules about etiquette were different depending on which sides of the family we were visiting (Mexican, or Southern) BOTH very strict, but the language, or course, was different. http://www.tgeweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/no...miles/hihi.gif


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