General Discussion

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

1. I know ...

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 06:46 PM

Dec 2014

"Why doesn't she (he) just leave?"

"Why would they WANT to live where they are not wanted?"

All these questions come from the same place, as that you are speaking of. It's not you; it's them!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

349 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

The South - I live here [View all] Aerows Dec 2014 OP

I know ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #1

Some years ago I went on a rant about how stupid and racist so many in the south were NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #69

I lived in CA a number of years and where I was it was uncomfortable and RKP5637 Dec 2014 #73

"Why would they WANT to live where they are not wanted?" AlbertCat Dec 2014 #216

I grew up in rural MN and we had an openly lesbian math teacher. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #292

The rural Red River Valley of the North, where I am from, is purple, not red. AlbertCat Dec 2014 #318

Sorry, I just get annoyed at the notion that all rural areas are equally conservative. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #339

Like I said.... AlbertCat Dec 2014 #340

Thank you to those who recced this Aerows Dec 2014 #2

If you love the land and you love music BeyondGeography Dec 2014 #15

Don't forget the food. Laffy Kat Dec 2014 #130

Oh yeah BeyondGeography Dec 2014 #133

Darn the timing! I was in Chattanooga last June. Laffy Kat Dec 2014 #134

Very good, but.... Travelman Dec 2014 #238

Cool...I was thinking of checking out Sugar's Ribs next time just for the view of the city BeyondGeography Dec 2014 #243

Best view of the city is from Chicamauga Battlefield Park Travelman Dec 2014 #251

Interesting place...their (D) mayor championed publicly-owned high speed Internet BeyondGeography Dec 2014 #255

The best gumbo I ever ate in my life Aerows Dec 2014 #245

My stomach just growled BeyondGeography Dec 2014 #249

I only had it once Aerows Dec 2014 #277

My next door neighbor (from Manchac) makes kickass gumbo for the neighbors every Christmas Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #282

You could NOT be referring to Middendorf's Aerows Dec 2014 #284

This guy grew up about 10 miles from Middendorfs.... Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #295

OMG - forgot about the oysters Aerows Dec 2014 #302

I've just finished Irish stew and cornbread but I want seafood now.... Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #312

I'm probably weird Aerows Dec 2014 #314

Haven't had them yet but I try to keep an open mind about food.... Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #323

I like to experiment with food Aerows Dec 2014 #328

Yall Need to Stop! NOLALady Dec 2014 #346

I know Aerows Dec 2014 #349

Best gumbo I had was at a seafood market in McLean, VA pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #285

Nobody, but nobody Aerows Dec 2014 #293

"[T]he more western and Cajun, the finer it gets...." Travelman Dec 2014 #329

You got me drooling Aerows Dec 2014 #342

The South used to have a reputation for roughing up we freaks, back in the 70's. riqster Dec 2014 #162

Having lived in the North East, Scruffy Rumbler Dec 2014 #176

I recall being "advised" Doc Holliday Dec 2014 #203

Great OP Gothmog Dec 2014 #202

Recced cwydro Dec 2014 #226

I'm sorry that any reasonable person has to live there and I know there are many. pnwmom Dec 2014 #3

That was a rather shitty response, don't you think? Aerows Dec 2014 #4

There is a lot of south hate here. Glassunion Dec 2014 #6

It grates on my nerves Aerows Dec 2014 #8

Bigotry by geography is no different than bigotry abour race, sex, orientation, etc. n/t eridani Dec 2014 #135

When they stop being red states Ill stop assuming they are majority slack jawed idiots. ncjustice80 Dec 2014 #140

You are making her point, with bells on hueymahl Dec 2014 #148

If denigrating rethuglican voters is wrong, I dont want to be right! ncjustice80 Dec 2014 #152

Then do that - denigrate "rethuglican voters" not an entire region hueymahl Dec 2014 #155

Amen. (nt) Paladin Dec 2014 #337

This message was self-deleted by its author Inkfreak Dec 2014 #150

Actually, most people in the South are Democrats. Dawgs Dec 2014 #187

Yes and no. Glassunion Dec 2014 #174

you do have to admit as far as ranking states snooper2 Dec 2014 #175

It depends on what you see as "shitty" Aerows Dec 2014 #180

Quality of schools, Job opportunities, Roads, Hospitals, Activities, snooper2 Dec 2014 #181

Oh. Aerows Dec 2014 #186

I've traveled through and to almost every state in the Country snooper2 Dec 2014 #189

Well Aerows Dec 2014 #190

The snow stays white in Texas (DFW area), but only because snooper2 Dec 2014 #191

it is one of several forms of bigotry permitted here DrDan Dec 2014 #9

I said there are MANY reasonable people living in the south. pnwmom Dec 2014 #56

That's how I read your response, pnwmom. Not shitty, just reality, or the OP wouldn't know RiverLover Dec 2014 #78

Compounding the shitty response. cordelia Dec 2014 #115

^Person that gets it^ n/t Aerows Dec 2014 #182

You said... ms liberty Dec 2014 #106

I recognize a backhanded Aerows Dec 2014 #108

No, you expect to be insulted, so you are. I wouldn't want to live in any pnwmom Dec 2014 #123

Maybe someone over grade school level would not look for an attack when there was none intended. RiverLover Dec 2014 #126

I do my best Aerows Dec 2014 #321

I didn't mean it that way. But when you live in an area where the schools, pnwmom Dec 2014 #122

Sigh - the old Southern stereotype. Stonepounder Dec 2014 #129

And here's another point of view, from a gay Southerner. pnwmom Dec 2014 #136

You mentioned a weird phenomenon I see with surprising frequency. Pacifist Patriot Dec 2014 #145

People are "friendly" until you turn out to be an atheist or something they don't like. alarimer Dec 2014 #159

If you are the sort of person Aerows Dec 2014 #163

EXACTLY gaspee Dec 2014 #170

+1 beerandjesus Dec 2014 #169

Let me do a thought experiment with you hueymahl Dec 2014 #151

Where someone lives isn't the same as WHO he is. pnwmom Dec 2014 #158

Actually, the analogy is on point hueymahl Dec 2014 #161

Please accept Aerows Dec 2014 #164

Interesting. Have you said the same thing about Wisconsin, Michigan, NJ, and others? Dawgs Dec 2014 #188

That's what I want to know. I used to live in New Jersey pnwmom Dec 2014 #195

Don't know. Maybe that says more about New Jersey than the South. Dawgs Dec 2014 #201

Laid it on the line and said how the cow ate the cabbage! n/t Aerows Dec 2014 #279

the Rethugs wouldn't be in control down there. AlbertCat Dec 2014 #220

I used to live in NJ, and practically everyone in the country dumps on NJ. pnwmom Dec 2014 #221

Do people from NJ get called traitors regularly? AlbertCat Dec 2014 #223

I cannot remember any calls that the Democrats should abandon NJ either... Glassunion Dec 2014 #228

No just mobsters and thugs. n/t pnwmom Dec 2014 #254

If you wanted to Aerows Dec 2014 #280

I could say the exact same thing to you. pnwmom Dec 2014 #288

I guess you have a blind spot Aerows Dec 2014 #291

What do you think it's like for the descendants of African slaves pnwmom Dec 2014 #294

I think that they probably don't care Aerows Dec 2014 #296

I just gave you a link to an article that gave multiple examples. pnwmom Dec 2014 #317

I said I'd eat my words Aerows Dec 2014 #324

I miss that show! pnwmom Dec 2014 #333

It wouldn't be the first time coming from that one. cordelia Dec 2014 #103

Apparently. n/t Aerows Dec 2014 #110

Very shitty response. cwydro Dec 2014 #224

Wow. cwydro Dec 2014 #215

Yes, for the same reason I'd rather not live pnwmom Dec 2014 #219

I bow to your utter superiority. cwydro Dec 2014 #225

I've lived there in the past and still have relatives there. No thanks. pnwmom Dec 2014 #227

My girlfriend is black. cwydro Dec 2014 #239

That's what I'm saying. People who laugh at NJ are nothing but hypocrites pnwmom Dec 2014 #240

you were the one lobbing regional insults. cwydro Dec 2014 #241

Yep Aerows Dec 2014 #257

Aww, thanks. cwydro Dec 2014 #261

Manners Aerows Dec 2014 #262

And you got that right too. cwydro Dec 2014 #264

It is, and as much frothing is directed our way Aerows Dec 2014 #266

Right again. cwydro Dec 2014 #268

I've been to Key West twice Aerows Dec 2014 #270

Ohmy goodness yes. And Will, the tightrope walker, juggler etc. cwydro Dec 2014 #283

That was the best vacation I ever had Aerows Dec 2014 #286

Most Beautiful? Do you really want me to raise you the Boundary Waters, friend? Odin2005 Dec 2014 #301

I'll settle Aerows Dec 2014 #322

Southerners are very polite in general. It can be quite endearing. pnwmom Dec 2014 #335

I'm pretty certain Aerows Dec 2014 #341

Sure, sweetie. n/t pnwmom Dec 2014 #343

Acerbic wit Aerows Dec 2014 #344

Ouch, that's gonna leave a mark... Odin2005 Dec 2014 #299

The dumb assumptions Aerows Dec 2014 #325

I work in NJ. Strangely I see the Confederate Flag more often up here as of late here, than Glassunion Dec 2014 #263

Without comment Aerows Dec 2014 #256

I lived east of Bakersfield CA in the lower Sierra upaloopa Dec 2014 #5

I know what you're saying, Aerows steve2470 Dec 2014 #7

I like the south... Blanks Dec 2014 #10

Yes, I like the south also. RebelOne Dec 2014 #81

Dunwoody and Buckhead Aerows Dec 2014 #102

I recently moved to Dunwoody. greymattermom Dec 2014 #137

no it doesn't wilt the stilt Dec 2014 #231

I grew up in New Orleans Aerows Dec 2014 #236

What I prefer, are those little jems that you take away from a place when you visit. Glassunion Dec 2014 #260

LOL! I've had the same feeling Aerows Dec 2014 #267

Up here folks think a hushpuppy is footwear. Glassunion Dec 2014 #271

OH Aerows Dec 2014 #273

Well bless their hearts.... Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #278

your point is irrrelevant wilt the stilt Dec 2014 #269

Tastebuds are only as relevant Aerows Dec 2014 #272

I was in the business and worked at 5 star restaurants wilt the stilt Dec 2014 #274

if I have to leave Florida one day, I'll move to Atlanta steve2470 Dec 2014 #196

If you do move here to the Atlanta area, you will love it. RebelOne Dec 2014 #244

Atlanta is pretty awesome Aerows Dec 2014 #250

Honestly, snooze city wilt the stilt Dec 2014 #276

Stone Mountain? Brigid Dec 2014 #281

That sounds kind of fun to me Aerows Dec 2014 #303

Look up Stone Mountain Georgia . . . Brigid Dec 2014 #310

Post removed Post removed Dec 2014 #11

Welcome and Enjoy your stay on DU! Glassunion Dec 2014 #13

You make me hungry for pizza! Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #16

Pepperoni? Glassunion Dec 2014 #17

You got it! Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #18

This is getting cheesy Glassunion Dec 2014 #21

Cheezus...knock it off willya? Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #23

A little pizza me dies inside unless I can get it out. Glassunion Dec 2014 #28

Only one possible response is appropriate here... Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #31

MIRT took care of it. I never sausage a quick response. Glassunion Dec 2014 #35

Someone artichoke you if you keep this up! You've mushroomed out of control..... Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #40

Not my fault his thyme here was cut short. Glassunion Dec 2014 #44

MIRT's guarantee: pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #59

Well... There isn't mushroom around here for trolls. Glassunion Dec 2014 #63

That was fast. DeadLetterOffice Dec 2014 #30

Here today, gone tomato... Glassunion Dec 2014 #37

I'm with Rowdyboy on this one -- YOU WIN! :-) DeadLetterOffice Dec 2014 #41

Well... we did have fun and another troll bites the crust. Glassunion Dec 2014 #46

Oregano say something Aerows Dec 2014 #91

I didn't alert because . . . Brigid Dec 2014 #54

Gone quicker than you can say dough-re-mi. :) nt pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #58

They've been rated consistently as the best frozen pizza Aerows Dec 2014 #22

Yeah, we consider a Digiorno Supreme as a nice base for lots of toppings.... Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #26

What about Red Barron? They don't skimp on the sauce. Glassunion Dec 2014 #32

See now, that's lots of beautiful things... none of which are pizza. DeadLetterOffice Dec 2014 #34

I found the damn New Yorker! Odin2005 Dec 2014 #306

Pittsburgher by birth, upstate NYer by choice. DeadLetterOffice Dec 2014 #345

Damn that looks good. Wish I'd seen this thread before I went to the grocery.... Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #45

Sadly, the American Flatbread is not avail in Mississippi (man that's fun to type). Glassunion Dec 2014 #49

Why am I not surprised.....Thanks for the link though Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #52

They are a newer small business. Glassunion Dec 2014 #57

OMG, WHY DON'T WE HAVE THOSE IN FARGO?????????????????? Odin2005 Dec 2014 #305

You all are not from Chicago marym625 Dec 2014 #104

Sadly, no, and I hear what you're saying.... Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #111

Get yourself some marym625 Dec 2014 #112

Dammit, I want it hot from the oven. Still, until I can actually get there, it may be the best Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #116

I send some to my brother marym625 Dec 2014 #118

You will despise me Aerows Dec 2014 #117

You are obviously marym625 Dec 2014 #121

LOL! Aerows Dec 2014 #160

Damn straight marym625 Dec 2014 #165

Challenge accepted :D Aerows Dec 2014 #166

LMAO! marym625 Dec 2014 #168

I do love to make people smile Aerows Dec 2014 #172

Me too! Thanks! marym625 Dec 2014 #193

I wish we could friend people on DU Aerows Dec 2014 #298

awe! thanks marym625 Dec 2014 #300

IMO Little Caesar's has really good pizza crust. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #307

Love you more then my color TV Puglover Dec 2014 #27

I love you more than my 28" monitor Aerows Dec 2014 #92

Jack's Mexican Pizza is the shit! Odin2005 Dec 2014 #308

Thanks for the tip! RiverLover Dec 2014 #114

Their toppings are good but I find their crust to be very bland. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #304

PS Aerows Dec 2014 #20

Hey, Aerows... dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #66

I didn't see the comment before it was removed, but I'm guessing my granny's... Pacifist Patriot Dec 2014 #143

Yep Aerows Dec 2014 #167

+1000 brer cat Dec 2014 #12

I'm pretty amazed to attract so little notice living here openly gay in the buckle of the bible belt Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #14

Episcopal Church Aerows Dec 2014 #33

Working at the state Job Service, I once had a Baptist church call for a teacher aide Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #36

Some parts of the southern Episcopal Church are quite conservative. kwassa Dec 2014 #89

It isn't just the southern Episcopal Church that has pockets of arch conservatism . . . markpkessinger Dec 2014 #93

I know. I am just saying that they don't win their court cases. kwassa Dec 2014 #95

In the South Aerows Dec 2014 #98

It is the same way in the north. kwassa Dec 2014 #109

Eeeeeeeek!!! AndyTiedye Dec 2014 #131

WTF is with the Baptists and dancing??? Odin2005 Dec 2014 #309

If it is an activity that brings joy Aerows Dec 2014 #313

Well you know it wakes those sinful urges and causes men to marry horses and such.... Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #320

Would you feel safe if you were as publicly affectionate as many straight couples? pnwmom Dec 2014 #334

Thank you Aerows mcar Dec 2014 #19

from tennessee to you.... spanone Dec 2014 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author otohara Dec 2014 #25

So did Californians. Fuck them too right? nt kelly1mm Dec 2014 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author otohara Dec 2014 #75

Isn't that worse? People in CA were MORE motivated to get out and vote for Prop. 8?nt kelly1mm Dec 2014 #85

Except that really didn't happen at all MFrohike Dec 2014 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author otohara Dec 2014 #77

Post removed Post removed Dec 2014 #82

This message was self-deleted by its author otohara Dec 2014 #87

The gay bars in NC in the late 60s Warpy Dec 2014 #29

"Who never learned to be properly fluttery around men." Brigid Dec 2014 #38

It's easy: "Fiddle-de-dee, how you do run on." nt raccoon Dec 2014 #154

We're twins Aerows Dec 2014 #173

We did the thermite reaction in high school chemistry Warpy Dec 2014 #209

My Chemistry teacher caused the entire wing of the building Aerows Dec 2014 #211

I loved the banana hammer thing Travelman Dec 2014 #247

OH MY! Aerows Dec 2014 #248

"Who never learned to be properly fluttery around men." BWAH! Odin2005 Dec 2014 #311

Actually, it was other women who were more pissed off about it Warpy Dec 2014 #316

I'm sorry, but the South is a baleful influence on American politics. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #39

Step 1 when trying to win people over to your camp. Glassunion Dec 2014 #42

Here it starts, I knew to leave this post from the beginning. Not going thru this again..later. appalachiablue Dec 2014 #60

just put certain people on Ignore and use Trash Thread steve2470 Dec 2014 #68

Our money and votes are wanted, but we're still "drawling knuckle-draggers" cordelia Dec 2014 #107

That was a direct reference to the people the South sends to Washington. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #127

I do realize that our prejudices may often blind us to to the distinctions between what we say... LanternWaste Dec 2014 #206

Remember, we liberals often grew up with and love Southern conservatives. nolabear Dec 2014 #51

so true nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #53

Yeah, its assholes like Hatch, Crapo, Barasso, McCain, Inhofe, McConnell Enzi and Coburn.... Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #62

+1000000000000000000 nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #65

It's solid Republican senators from North Carolina to Texas. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #105

this was totally NOT needed in THIS thread steve2470 Dec 2014 #67

I don't think the split is as much about North versus South as it is about urban versus rural n/t markpkessinger Dec 2014 #94

ding, ding! As VA and FL have grown more urban they've gotten "bluer" in presidentials carolinayellowdog Dec 2014 #212

agree . . . we need to be more like California who proudly sent the HumanEvents 2014 Conservative DrDan Dec 2014 #142

Your user name is perfect. cwydro Dec 2014 #217

Try visiting upstate NY sometime. sir pball Dec 2014 #326

I encountered more racism in Boston than in Houston. DamnYankeeInHouston Dec 2014 #43

Yeah, it hit me like a brick wall when I moved there in 1968 Warpy Dec 2014 #47

Martin Luther King, Jr. said the racism he encountered in Skokie, IL was worse than KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #99

Upstate NY is heavy with it. (nt) Inkfreak Dec 2014 #153

YES. nt Quayblue Dec 2014 #246

We in Alaska have some of those same problems. Blue_In_AK Dec 2014 #48

I hear you Aerows Dec 2014 #113

lobotomozing people for being gay in 1990? arely staircase Dec 2014 #50

Why would anyone imply you like the abuse La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2014 #61

They serve 'instant' grits up here. bravenak Dec 2014 #64

OMG Aerows Dec 2014 #178

I still LMAO every time.... Travelman Dec 2014 #330

I Had to stick my two cents in here, Mbrow Dec 2014 #70

Home is home MFrohike Dec 2014 #72

This is what I was thinking! DawgHouse Dec 2014 #141

K&R DeSwiss Dec 2014 #74

Thanks for posting this! All states have bigotry, racism and homophobia. IMO the RKP5637 Dec 2014 #76

+10000000000 csziggy Dec 2014 #80

Yes they do! flygal Dec 2014 #139

Ignorant, racism, and a whole bunch more just isn't isolated to the south... Historic NY Dec 2014 #79

I've lived in the South all my life csziggy Dec 2014 #83

agree - it's funny how quickly these bigots forget Florida twice voted to send a DrDan Dec 2014 #149

And Florida has some very blue areas csziggy Dec 2014 #200

I now live in Volusia and have lived in the Orlando area for several years DrDan Dec 2014 #207

This is the purpose in life in a nutshell Aerows Dec 2014 #179

When I first joined DU there was criticism of the GOP for their sports style of politics csziggy Dec 2014 #199

The South bashing does get old. dawg Dec 2014 #84

predictably, there is DonCoquixote Dec 2014 #86

I agree Aerows. Texasgal Dec 2014 #88

The South is my home Aerows Dec 2014 #101

Red clay in my toes... SixString Dec 2014 #90

I have to constantly tell people how to get in and out of my yard. Jamastiene Dec 2014 #119

Gerrymandering is an art in the South.. mountain grammy Dec 2014 #96

Indeed. Like these districts, for instance: KamaAina Dec 2014 #258

oh, I realize it's not just the South.. this is a national problem mountain grammy Dec 2014 #265

Is it me, or does the bottom photo (PA) look like Glassunion Dec 2014 #336

Who Cornholed Roger Rabbit? KamaAina Dec 2014 #347

Why are Southerners so sensitive? Matrosov Dec 2014 #97

Because everybody in the political Aerows Dec 2014 #100

Read through a post of about 5,000 words explaining Glassunion Dec 2014 #125

I think gaspee Dec 2014 #171

There is a reason why I made this post Aerows Dec 2014 #185

Home is home. People have a lot of reasons for living where they do The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2014 #120

I know what you mean. Lunacee_2013 Dec 2014 #124

Rec from a non southerner. progressoid Dec 2014 #128

Yeah, I get it, when I allow my higher self to preside. calimary Dec 2014 #132

Three words, Aerows Fumesucker Dec 2014 #138

This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Dec 2014 #144

But the South is such a useful distraction. Orsino Dec 2014 #146

The Fallacy of Misplaced Concreteness, and the Illusion of Purity carolinayellowdog Dec 2014 #147

It is tough living in Texas at times Gothmog Dec 2014 #156

Some folks (when bashing) forget that more people in Texas voted for Obama in 2012 Glassunion Dec 2014 #184

Texas will turn blue eventually Gothmog Dec 2014 #204

The only reason I live in NC is my job and the climate. alarimer Dec 2014 #157

Thank you! MynameisBlarney Dec 2014 #177

This Cheesehead understand exactly what you're saying. Scuba Dec 2014 #183

The difference between most red and blue states is just a small percentage. fbc Dec 2014 #192

Anyone who doesn't live in San Francisco or some leafy college town is a racist idiot. Throd Dec 2014 #194

US Social Forum gets it, too KamaAina Dec 2014 #197

What kills me is the presumption Mopar151 Dec 2014 #198

Exactly my experience Aerows Dec 2014 #230

One last thing-the South has Juanita Jean Gothmog Dec 2014 #205

If you all moved away, it would never change, and they would have won. Fla Dem Dec 2014 #208

Reading your post, I thought of my Russians friends War Horse Dec 2014 #210

I was born and raised in the south during the civil rights movemment... mike_c Dec 2014 #213

As did I, once. KamaAina Dec 2014 #214

True Dat! NOLALady Dec 2014 #253

You know the devils and can live with them Aerows Dec 2014 #275

Do you blame Democrats not being liberal enough for this? joshcryer Dec 2014 #218

What an odd question. Aerows Dec 2014 #232

Well, people tend to act as their leaders, no? joshcryer Dec 2014 #233

I don't know Aerows Dec 2014 #234

Gotta agree Travelman Dec 2014 #331

Recced, cwydro Dec 2014 #222

"Bless your/his/her heart" is a fabulous phrase, interpreted entirely upon the tone of voice.... Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #229

You got that right. cwydro Dec 2014 #235

Its a southern "thang" Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #237

It is indeed Aerows Dec 2014 #242

An excellent example of southern subtlety....Intonation and emphasis are everything! Rowdyboy Dec 2014 #252

Well sh*it.. (NSFW, s-word!) sir pball Dec 2014 #327

I posted photos of a southern sunrise this a.m.--thinking of you. mnhtnbb Dec 2014 #259

My word Aerows Dec 2014 #287

Mississippi was LOBOTOMIZING PEOPLE in 1990??? Odin2005 Dec 2014 #289

It frightens the hell out of me, too Aerows Dec 2014 #290

What a great honest post! Kansas is a shithole of GOP idiots. I am not ashamed to admit it. nt Logical Dec 2014 #297

My sister lives in Oklahoma Aerows Dec 2014 #315

Great thread Aerows, but not just for defending the south. Rex Dec 2014 #319

I think you have to be a type to appreciate the good things about the South. nolabear Dec 2014 #332

I grew up gay in rural southern Georgia and couldn't get away fast enough. MNBrewer Dec 2014 #338

I figured it was something like that or you just really liked sweet tea. lonestarnot Dec 2014 #348