You mean "diner"? On Feb 7, 2008 9:17 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I occasionally get grits at the dinner I go to breakfast at on the > weekends. I can attest that grits are nothing like porridge or > oatmeal. > > Plug: If you live in the Boston area, I highly recommend "Mike's City > Dinner" in the south end. If a southern boy like Bill Clinton likes > it (and he does - his pictures and thanks are all over the walls), > it's got to be good! :-) > > > > On Feb 7, 2008 1:52 AM, Matteson, John H Jr USA Mr USA 25th SigBN > (ITT) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Porridge is Oatmeal, not grits. Grits is grits. > > > > > > John H. Matteson, Jr. > > Systems Administrator/ITT Systems > > FOB Orgun-E > > Afghanistan > > DSN - 318 431 8001 > > VoSIP - (308) 431 - 0000 > > Iridium - 717.633.3823 > > > > "A man who thinks of himself as belonging to a particular national group > > in America has not yet become an American. And the man who goes among > > you to trade upon your nationality is no worthy son to live under the > > Stars and Stripes." Woodrow Wilson > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ellis, John P. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 9:16 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: YEE HAW: I'm Southern Y'all > > > > > > > > you mean porridge? > > Im glad you told me what Hominy is !!!! > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 06 February 2008 16:43 > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: YEE HAW: I'm Southern Y'all > > > > > > > > > > It's ground up hominy, which you then boil to cook them. Should never > > be runny, as has been mentioned already. Hominy comes from corn by the > > way. > > > > Joe Heaton > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Ellis, John P. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 8:40 AM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: YEE HAW: I'm Southern Y'all > > > > > > > > > > Grits? > > > > John, UK. > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 06 February 2008 16:35 > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: YEE HAW: I'm Southern Y'all > > > > > > > > > > I grew up in Northern Florida, and loved grape jelly on my grits... my > > father ate them with butter and pepper, which is how I eat them now. > > > > Joe Heaton > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Andy Shook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 7:31 AM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: YEE HAW: I'm Southern Y'all > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm going to take issue with your response to #16. I'm originally from > > the mountains of North Carolina (fairly close to the Tennessee border) > > and I grew up eating grits with butter and sugar. > > > > > > > > Andy > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 10:13 AM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: YEE HAW: I'm Southern Y'all > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 11.) A true Southerner knows that "fixin'" can be used as a noun, a > > verb, or an adverb. > > > > I'm fixin' to forward this to some of my friends! Or "fiddenta", as we > > say around here. > > > > 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! > > > > I was so confused when, as a child, I moved from the deep south to New > > York and heard people talking about waiting "on line." I kept looking at > > the floor trying to find the line they were standing on. Thankfully, a > > year later we left NY and headed south again! > > > > 15.) True Southerners never refer to one person as "y'all." > > > > A pet peeve of mine. When Hollywood tries to imitate southerners, it has > > actors saying "y'all" to just one person. Drives me nuts. > > > > 16.) True Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them. > > > > With salt, and sometimes cheese. Never with sugar. > > > > 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. > > > > Actually, in a good southern restaurant you don't have to say "sweet." > > If you order tea, it will be sweet-because why on earth would anyone > > want tea that WASN'T sweet?! > > > > 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. > > > > In the south, you can utter all sorts of insults without being > > considered rude if you follow them up with a "bless his/her heart." For > > example, "That Jane just isn't very bright, bless her heart" or, "Joe's > > collards always taste like dirt, bless his heart." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > > > > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > > > > are addressed. 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