[Hank Kerchief]

My wife and I were standing in front of large display of books in a South Carolina bookstore. The book being displayed was titled, Southern Culture.

I waited 'til a number of other shoppers were around us to announce to my wife, "Oh, honey, remember when you aksed me what an oxymoron is? There's a great one on that book, Southern Culture.

I expected some hostile reaction from the natives, but realized they had no idea what I had just said.

LOL

Hank

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Well, golly gee hank, you shure stumped us hicks! You friggin morons are despised more than you know.

[stainlessbanner]

Perhaps you missed some of the other books in the Southern Culture section?

Patsy Cline, BB King, Flannery O'Conner, Shelby Foote, Elvis, Grand 'Ol Opry, BBQ, NASCAR - the list is long -and- it's all part of Southern culture.

Check out the link and get back to us. I'm sure you will find some interesting books on that thread!

[Capriole]

I waited 'til a number of other shoppers were around us to announce to my wife, "Oh, honey, remember when you aksed me what an oxymoron is? There's a great one on that book, Southern Culture. I expected some hostile reaction from the natives, but realized they had no idea what I had just said. LOL

My goodness, I haven't encountered such a display of sophisticated wit since the last time I attended a reception at the British Embassy.

LOL, indeed. It is precisely because of this sort of infantile, reflexive derision that some of us have begun to stand up for the sociocultural heritage the South imparts to us.

Don't mind Hank, ladies and gentlemen; if he were adequately educated he would be familiar with Southern contributions to law, literature, and history, but alas! as he so freely demonstrates, we can't hold him to the standards of behavior evidenced by mannerly and broadly-read people.

[smalltown]

That's a good one Hank.
You've proven that you are a jerk.
Can you do another trick?

[stainlessbanner]

For a guy who preaches autonomy, you ought to be more familiar with home-rule and sovereignty, both inherent in Southern culture.

[Gowelisgi]

Hank, I hate to disappoint you but I have a feeling they understood what you said but decided to ignore you. They probably figured that you were the stereotypical rude, arrogant, loudmouthed Yankee type and just let it slide.

[Trailerpark Badass]

I expected some hostile reaction from the natives, but realized they had no idea what I had just said.

Nah, they were just being polite. But I guess that was lost on you.

[error99]

They were probably just being polite, we are taught to handle assholes in that fashion.

(they also probably keyed your car in the parking lot)

[Rifleman]

No sir. Being Southerners they were being kind to a Yankee fool who didn't know any better.

[Iwo Jima]

If the other shoppers were Southern, they were just politely ignoring your atrocious lack of manners and display of poor breeding (lack of education). After they walked away from you, they were quietly discussing among themselves the rudeness and regrettable state of ignorance you had just displayed.

[stand watie]

we understand. it's just that most of us southrons are too polite to point out your arrogant stupidity.

free dixie,sw

[smpc]

Isnt 'southern culture' basically celtic in its roots?

Are you suggesting there is no celtic culture?