Friday, April 09, 2010

North and South

This just in, from Round The Way Gay, and ISBL Smallville correspondent, Neal: 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.
  • The 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.
And, 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.
  • Remember, 'Y'all' is singular, 'all y'all' is plural, and 'all y'all's' is plural possessive.
  • 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 Grandmas! 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 last of all: If you do settle in the South and bear children, don't think that we will accept them as Southerners. After all, if the cat had kittens in the oven, we ain't gonna call 'em biscuits.

6 comments:

  1. Thank you for clarifying that, especially during Confederate Veterans Appreciation Month

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  2. Anonymous10:08 AM

    This is great! I have friends in the south and we are always giving each other jabs on the differences between the North and South.

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  3. Anonymous1:25 PM

    Regarding Waffle Houses, my SO is from North Carolina. He wants to open a Chicken and Waffle Shop up here and call it the ChickenWobble shop. The interesting part, it would probably be a hit up here in RI.

    Some of us in the north prefer a 12 gauge pump shotgun to a .45. Just thought I'd let you know.

    I've actually had grits, not bad. Collard greens too. Again, pretty tasty.

    Now lobster v. crayfish (Yes that's what we call them!) I'll take lobster any day.

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  4. Great entry, thanks for the clarifications Jim-Bob :o)

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  5. I know you copied and pasted and aren't responsible for this, but I do need to make a correction. Y'all is plural. You is singular. Sorry, it's just a pet peeve of mine! Now back to your regularly scheduled comedy. :-)

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  6. As a man who grew up in the south, I can only grin ear to ear after reading this.

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