I dunno what your talking about, but "horehound" made me interested.
On Feb 6, 2008 10:09 AM, Maglinger, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Not just red-eye gravy, but what about milk gravy? MMmmmm Mmmm! > And only a TRUE southerner would know about pokeweed, horehound candy, > sorghum, and breeches... > > ________________________________ > > > From: Tom Strader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 7:20 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: OT: YEE HAW: I'm Southern Y'all > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- ME2 ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~