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HubCap
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north and south
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2/4/2010 5:57:30 AM
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> The difference between the North and the South - at last, clearly > explained.... > > The North has Bloomingdale's, the South has Dollar General. > > The North has coffee houses, the South has Waffle Houses. > > The North has dating services, the South has family reunions. > > The North has switchblade knives; the South has .45's > > The North has double last names; the South has double first names. > > The North has Indy car races; The South has stock car races. > > North has Cream of Wheat , the South has grits. > > The North has green salads, the South has collard greens. > > The North has lobsters, the South has crawfish. > > The North has the rust belt; the South has the Bible Belt.. > > FOR NORTHERNERS MOVING SOUTH . . .... > > In the South: --If you run your car into a ditch, don't panic. Four men in > a four-wheel drive pickup truck with a tow chain will be along shortly. > Don't try to help them, just stay out of their way. This is what they live > for. > > Don't be surprised to find movie rentals and bait in the same store... Do > not buy food at this store. > > Get used to hearing 'You ain't from round here, are ya?' > > Save all manner of bacon grease. You will be instructed later on how to > use it. > > Don't be worried at not understanding what people are saying. They can't > understand you either. The first Southern statement to creep into a > transplanted Northerner's vocabulary is the adjective 'big'ol,' truck or > 'big'ol' boy. Most Northerners begin their Southern-influenced dialect > this way. All of them are in denial about it. > > The proper pronunciation you learned in school is no longer proper . > > Be advised that 'He needed killin..' is a valid defense here. > > If you hear a Southerner exclaim, 'Hey, y'all watch this,' you should stay > out of the way. These are likely to be the last words he'll ever say. > > If there is the prediction of the slightest chance of even the smallest > accumulation of snow, your presence is required at the local grocery > store. It doesn't matter whether you need anything or not. You just have > to go there. > > Do not be surprised to find that 10-year olds own their own shotguns, they > are proficient marksmen, and their mammas taught them how to aim. > > In the South, we have found that the best way to grow a lush green lawn is > to pour gravel on it and call it a driveway. > > AND REMEMBER: If you do settle in the South and bear children, don't think > we will accept them as Southerners.. After all, if the cat had kittens in > the oven, we ain't gonna call 'em biscuits.
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