McSummation
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Re: Just wondering if the South still exists?
I'm proud to live in "The South". Never been afraid of yankees. If the War of Northern Aggression were fought today, I don't think the yankees would have enough resources to win. Texas, on the other hand, could probably hold it's own against them, with "a little help from our friends".
Not ashamed of being a Redneck, either. Rednecks don't generally stab you in the back. If they got a problem with you, they say it to your face. (Unlike the ... that inhabit DC these days.)
Oh, BTW, DC is NOT in The South, even though it's below the Mason-Dixon line. |
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2 edits | said by McSummation  :I'm proud to live in "The South". Never been afraid of yankees. If the War of Northern Aggression were fought today, I don't think the yankees would have enough resources to win. Texas, on the other hand, could probably hold it's own against them, with "a little help from our friends". Not ashamed of being a Redneck, either. Rednecks don't generally stab you in the back. If they got a problem with you, they say it to your face. (Unlike the ... that inhabit DC these days.) Oh, BTW, DC is NOT in The South, even though it's below the Mason-Dixon line. Now, wait....DC is Northern, Thank the stars, all of them.
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mason···line.gif
Give a Bull a minute to consider a Cow and low and behold you have a sheep, at least in this case. Wonder how many people knew that!
Seems like a bare few miles are involved, thank goodness Delaware the Capital of Credit Card BS is NOT in the South, that would be just too hard to live down. 
Fathers Day [Day for some, week for me] Three Daughters, one Son and NOW, three GrandSons and a GrandDaughter. I think somebody, somewhere, had a sense of humour and expected me to be a parent much longer than anticipated. Well, I get mine, right here X.
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Long live the South!
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said by McSummation :Rednecks don't generally stab you in the back. If they got a problem with you, they say it to your face. (Unlike the ... that inhabit DC these days.) Having experienced a great deal of the public, I disagree.... They'll yell and complain and make a lot of noise about you to everybody else but you. Then again, so does everyone else, so I guess that's not just a redneck trait.
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said by McSummation :If the War of Northern Aggression were fought today, I don't think the yankees would have enough resources to win. What "Northern Aggression"! 'Twas the South as fired on Ft. Sumter; that was "Southern Aggression"!
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said by Kiwi :Now, wait....DC is Northern ... It was originally a swamp which neither side wanted. It is nothing, and nowhere, special; despite what its denizens think.
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said by McSummation :I'm proud to live in "The South". Never been afraid of yankees. If the War of Northern Aggression were fought today, I don't think the yankees would have enough resources to win. Texas, on the other hand, could probably hold it's own against them, with "a little help from our friends". I would say something, but nothing could match the absurdity of all that  |
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MIRV
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I never considered Texas 'the south'. That's more 'the west'. |
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McSummation
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| said by MIRV :I never considered Texas 'the south'. That's more 'the west'. Ft. Worth claims it's "Where the West Begins". Dallas is more "Southern". Then, there's West, which is a town on I-35 between Waco and the Metroplex (Dallas/Ft. Worth) and it is Czech. Just east of Round Rock, there are many Swede descendants and, until recently, some of the church services were still in Swedish. |
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said by MIRV :I never considered Texas 'the south'. That's more 'the west'. I would place Texas more in South Central. When people refer to "The South" I think more of South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, parts of North Carolina and Virginia, etc. Definitely not Texas.
Has anyone noticed if you change two letters, Texas becomes Taxes? Funny, funny. |
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1 edit | said by Matt :said by MIRV :I never considered Texas 'the south'. That's more 'the west'. I would place Texas more in South Central. When people refer to "The South" I think more of South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, parts of North Carolina and Virginia, etc. Definitely not Texas. Aren't you forgettin, ahem, Louisiana? Please don't tell me you threw Louisiana in the "etc." category!
Edit: It's ok though, I was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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Cary, NC | reply to MIRV
To me, the "South" is comprised of the Confederate States (»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederat···_America). They definitely include Texas. |
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said by McSummation :said by MIRV :I never considered Texas 'the south'. That's more 'the west'. Ft. Worth claims it's "Where the West Begins". Dallas is more "Southern". Then, there's West, which is a town on I-35 between Waco and the Metroplex (Dallas/Ft. Worth) and it is Czech. Just east of Round Rock, there are many Swede descendants and, until recently, some of the church services were still in Swedish. West has the best kolaches north of Waco... |
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McSummation
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| As many times as I've been through West, I've never stopped and gotten any kolaches. 
BTW, stupid spell check doesn't understand "kolaches". |
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Thespis
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| That's OK. Most people don't understand kolaches either. When I first moved "up north" to Fort Worth, people here thought a sausage roll was a kolache! I had to explain that a kolache was a pastry with fruit in the middle and what they were dealing with was a pig in a blanket.
Isn't this a fun state? |
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McSummation
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McSummation
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Round Rock, TX | reply to MIRV
Another difference between Texas and other places in the South that are more eastern is BBQ/barbecue/barbque (however you want to spell it). Ours is better than yours. |
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said by McSummation :Another difference between Texas and other places in the South that are more eastern is BBQ/barbecue/barbque (however you want to spell it). Ours is better than yours. See...now you've just gone and made this personal.
I prefer tomato based BBQ's above all.
There are actually 2 kinds of carolina style BBQ....here in SC, they prefer a mustard based BBQ sauce, which I find disgusting. Very good way to ruin a good piece of meat.
North Carolina uses a vinegar based spiced BBQ sauce that is pretty damn good.
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McSummation
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| The last time I ate some of that vinegar based stuff, it made me sick.
There are some really good BBQ joints in central Texas. Cooper's in Llano is one of the best.
When talking to new residents about BBQ, I tell them, "Good BBQ doesn't come from a clean place. If it's not smoky and a little 'dirty', it would be any good. In general, the grungier the place, the better the BBQ." Now, having said that, if it's too dirty, the health department might need to be called.
The best BBQ I've had in years was: feral hog (killed the day before), pit roasted, served on big plates out under a pecan tree on the bank of the Frio River downstream from Concan, TX. There were a couple of piggies and a cabrito in there, too, but the big old hog was the best. For dessert, we had "camp cobbler" of the peach variety. Man, was that a party. Folks from all over the world attended. (It was a "welcome to Texas" party for the new daughter-in-law of an old friend of mine. The party was on one of the ancestral ranches.) |
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said by McSummation :Another difference between Texas and other places in the South that are more eastern is BBQ/barbecue/barbque (however you want to spell it). Ours is better than yours. Having grown up in Memphis, I have to take strong exception!. Hell, you Texans think BBQ is beef! |
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