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

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 12:16 AM

Dec 2014

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heavily Rethug area, whether it was in the South, in some wealthy metro suburb, or in a rural area almost anywhere. And I feel sorry for any liberal who does. But your OP was about the South.

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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