Damn, A Brother Dave fan. This list just gets better an' better. In his
own immortal words "Junior was all right 'til me an' baby turned his head
around." Johnny Mack
Rick Morrison wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Sep 1998 05:10:26 GMT dresden@tiac.net writes:
> SNIPITY SNIP
>
> >>Now, I've actually met people from Kentucky who, for some weird
> >reason
> >>(historical ignorance?) don't consider KY to be a Southern state.
> >I've
> >>also met people who don't consider Texas to be a Southern state, and
> >some
> >>people from the DEEP South who don't think of Virginia as a Southern
> >>state. (Does that mean Robert E. Lee was a Yankee?!!)
> >>
> >>Now, culturally, I can understand this viewpoint, but geographically
> >and
> >>historically, I can't. But it is interesting...is someone born and
> >raised
> >>in Arlington VA, and part of Washington D.C. society, a Southerner,
> >as
> >>well as the native Texan from El Paso? They're both quite different
> >>cultures from that of Birmingham AL or Jackson MS...
> >>
> >>My broad definition? If it seceded from the Union, it's a Southern
> >state,
> >>and we'll throw in the Florida panhandle for good measure. But NOT
> >the
> >>rest of Florida. Sorry guys, you're kind of like California...
> >>
> >>What say you all (or y'all)?
> >>
> >>Nevin
>
> I am reminded of the quotation by that great Southern Philosopher and
> part time stand up comedian, Brother Dave Gardner;
>
> " I don't believe the North exists - It's all south of Canada.
> Heck, I even believe the Earth is a Southern Planet"
>
> Rick Morrison
> 72 MGBGT
> 74 Midget
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