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From: "Annette Damron" <>
Subject: Re: [AppalLife] A True Southerner
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 07:01:42 -0500
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Bill Jack,
You hit the nail on the head.Loved it.
Annette

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Jackson" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 12:09 AM
Subject: [AppalLife] A True Southerner


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> True Southerner
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> Only a true Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a
conniption.
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> Nobody but a true Southerner knows how many fish make up a mess.
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> A true Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of
catawampus.
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> A true Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is--as in "Going to
town, be back directly."
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> Even true 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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> A true Southerner knows that "youanto" (you-want-to?) is one word.
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> All true Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is.
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> True Southerners know 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 tater salad. (If the trouble is a real crisis) They also know to add
some hot biscuits and nanner puddin.
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> True Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "pert near" and "a
right far piece."
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> They also know the exact distance to "a ways away."
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> True Southerners both know and understand the differences 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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> True Southerners know that "fixin" can be used both as verb and adverb.
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> True Southerners have always known that the South is more American than
the rest of America. ........
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> PLUS THEY APPRECIATE GRITS!!!
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