See, that's what I mean when I say you've got to stop getting all your information off Southron fairy tale sites.
It was metaphorical.
Speaking of fairy tales, how many times have you stated that the Southern states never seceded and that there never was a Confederacy?
You can't even find a fairy tale site to support that lunacy unless you have your own website full of your anti-Reb pablum, NS lies and delusional scribblings.
(If you don't have such a website, you're in luck because http://www.yankeelunacy.com/ is available. Hell, I may register it just to keep you from getting it.)