[FLT-bird]

Corn Dogs are OK. They’re not great but they’re OK.

I like Hershey’s. I like milk chocolate (that seems to be an Anglo-Saxon thing as the Brits prefer milk chocolate too). I don’t like that bitter dark chocolate the Yurps like.

Bloomin’ onions are good. Sure, you can overdo it because they are greasy but some as an appetizer are good.

Grits are good. The Northern Italian dish Polenta is extremely similar. Sure grits are bland with nothing on them. Ever had a potato with nothing on it? Its bland as hell too. My traditional Southern Shrimp n’ Grits (with cheese of course) will blow your doors off. Grits are also good with just salt and pepper and butter.*

*Note: this excludes instant grits. No self respecting Southerner would ever have anything to do with instant grits which are vile.

I agree with the foreigners about the other 6.

[FamiliarFace]

*Note: this excludes instant grits. No self respecting Southerner would ever have anything to do with instant grits which are vile.

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From “My Cousin Vinny”

Gambini: Right, so you knew that. Uh, do you remember what you had?

Mr. Tipton: Eggs and grits.

Gambini: Eggs and grits. I like grits too. How do you cook your grits? You like ‘em regular, creamy, or al dente?

Mr. Tipton: Just regular, I guess.

Gambini: Regular. Instant grits?

Mr. Tipton: No self-respecting southerner uses instant grits. I take pride in my grits.

[Myrddin]

My dad was out on a business trip to Georgia. After the work day, he joined some of his customers at a local bar. Dad was fond of martinis. When he ordered one, the bartender asked "With or Without"? Not expecting that question, Dad asked "With or Without WHAT"? The bartender said "Grits". Apparently it's southern thing.

On a different trip to the UK, my dad had another naval officer in tow. His associate didn't drink alcohol. When the bartender asked for his order, he said "cocoa". The bartender replied in a Cockney flavored accent, "Cocoa!" "Cocoa!" "Not even the f**king queen drinks cocoa!".