I LOVE Being Southern!
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Only a  Southerner knows the difference between a
hissie fit and a  conniption fit, and that you don't
"HAVE" them, you "PITCH"  them.
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Only a Southerner knows how many fish,  collard greens,
turnip greens, peas, beans, etc., make up "a mess."
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Only a Southerner can show or point out  to you the
general direction of "yonder."
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Only a Southerner knows exactly how  long "directly" is
-- as in: "Going to town, be back directly."
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Even Southern babies know that  "Gimme some sugar" is
not a request for the white, granular sweet substance
that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the
table.
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All Southerners know exactly  when "by and by" is. They
might not use the term, but they know  the concept
well.
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Only a 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!
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Only 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.
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Only a Southerner, both knows and  understands, the
difference between a redneck, a good ol' boy,  and po'
white trash.
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No true Southerner  would ever assume that the car with
the flashing turn signal is  actually going to make a
turn.
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A Southerner  knows that "fixin" can be used as a noun,
a verb, or an  adverb.
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Only 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!


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Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will
discover they're  related, even if only by marriage.
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Southerners  never refer to one person as  "ya'll."
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Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat
them.
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Every Southerner knows  tomatoes with eggs, bacon,
grits, and coffee are perfectly  wonderful; that red
eye gravy is also a breakfast food; and that fried
green tomatoes are not a breakfast food.
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When you hear someone say, "Well, I  caught myself
lookin'," you know you are in the presence of  a
genuine Southerner!
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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.
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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.
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To those of you who're still a little  embarrassed by
your Southerness:
Take two tent revivals and a  dose of sausage gravy and
call me in the morning. Bless your heart!
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And to those of you who are still  having a hard time
understanding all this Southern stuff, bless  your
hearts, I hear they are fixin' to have classes  on
Southernness as a second language!
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And for those that are not from the South but have
lived here for a  long
time, ya'll need a sign to hang on ya'lls front porch
that reads "I aint from the South but I got here as
fast as I could."
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Bless your hearts, ya'll have a  blessed day
Draggy this reminds me of you.

Yep Alboy this is me!!! To the core. :D

Funny thang happened the other evening at a band concert.  Even had John rockin' back on his heels.  We were speaking to one of his student's Mother and she asked how I was with John being so busy all the time. I said:

"Sometimes I feel like a music widah". She being all proper said "Widow" and I immediately said "I think you misunderstood what I said, I said Widder"
 
So see a died in the wool Southen gal can think quick on their feet!!!!:D