Southernisms

audiobliss

TWENTY SPECIAL "SOUTHERNISMS"
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> 1. Only a true Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and
> a conniption and that you don't "HAVE" them, -- you "PITCH" them.
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> 2. Only a true Southerner knows how much any fish, collard greens,
> turnip greens, peas, beans, etc. make up "a mess" (as in "a mess" of
> greens).
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> 3. Only a true Southerner can show or point out to you the general
> direction of "yonder."
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> 4. Only a true Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is - as in:
> "Going to town, be back directly. (generally pronounced dreckly)
>
> 5. All true Southerners, even babies, know that "Gimme some sugar" is
> not a request for the white, granular sweet substance that sits in a
> pretty little bowl on the middle of the table.
>
> 6. All true Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not
> use the term, but they know the concept well.
>
> 7. Only a true 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')
>
> 8. Only true Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right
> near" and "a right far (pronounced "fur") piece." They also know that
> "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20.
>
> 9. Only a true Southerner both knows and understands the difference
> between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash.
>
> 10. No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing
> turn signal is actually going to make a turn.
>
> 11. A true Southerner knows that "fixin'" can be used as a noun, a verb,
> or an adverb. (As in, we had a huge Christmas dinner with all the
> fixins. Or, I was fixin to go over to Betty Lou's. Or Are you fixin my
> car next?)
>
> 12. Only a true Southerner knows that the term "booger" can be a
> resident of the nose, a descriptive, as in "that ol' booger," a first
> name, or something that jumps out at you in the dark and scares you
> senseless.
>
> 13. Only true Southerners make friends while standing in lines. We don't
> do "queues", we do "lines," and when we're IN, not ON, line we talk to
> everybody!
>
> 14. Put 100 true Southerners in a room and half of them will discover
> they're related, even if only by marriage.
>
> 15. True Southerners never refer to only one person as "y'all"...more
> than three is way more than one, it's "all y'all".
>
> 16. True Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them.
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> 17. Every true Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, and
> coffee are perfectly wonderful; that redeye gravy is also a breakfast
> food; and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food We
> recognize milk gravy when we see it, know what to do with it and wonder
> what the heck you other people eat on your biscuits.
>
> 18. When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin'," you Know
> you are in the presence of a genuine Southerner!
>
> 19. Only true Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." Sweet tea
> indicates it contains sugar and lots of it - we do not like our tea
> unsweetened . "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk.
>
> 20. 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

Jstas

Geez! Don't come to NJ! It's like the exact opposite up here!

read-alot

Caught myself looking at your sayings and they be purt much right on. I grew up in South Carolina and thought everybody from North Carolina was Yankees till I moved here and found out theyd be mostly carpetbaggers. I still git along withem though cause they all like NASCAR.

audiobliss

hahaha!! yankees?! that hurts!!