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To: river rat

“”I should explain to your Lordship what is meant by crackers; a name they have got from being great boasters; they are a lawless set of rascalls on the frontiers of Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas and Georgia, who often change their places of abode.” [1766, G. Cochrane]”

Cool.
Now I’m a hillbilly cracker...:)


8 posted on 09/24/2008 11:51:49 AM PDT by Salamander (Yog! Sothoth!)
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To: Salamander

Bumping because this made me laugh harder than anything else did today!!!


9 posted on 09/24/2008 1:22:37 PM PDT by Rutabega (European 'intellectualism' has NOTHING on America's kick-a$$ism!)
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