GONE WITH THE WIND (miss hillary's 'plantation' blunder)

01.19.06 | Mia T

[Zacs Mom]

Lipstick on a pig (as they say 'round these parts)

[Mia T]

Nothing beats Texas talk. ;)

[Zacs Mom]

"Nothing beats Texas talk. ;)"

Now, I wasn't born in Texas, but my husband, kids and all my grand kids (except one - but, since he lives here now, we don't hold it against him) were. My hubby gave me the following sage wisdom to learn and share ....

G.R.I.T.S - Girls Raised in the South

Someone once noted that a Southerner can get away with the most awful kind of insult just as long as it's prefaced with the words, "Bless her heart" or "Bless his heart." As in, "Bless his heart, if they put his brain on the head of a pin, it'd roll around like a BB on a 6-lane highway."

I was thinking about this the other day when a friend was telling about her new transplanted northern friend who was upset because her toddler is just beginning to talk and he has a southern accent. My friend, who is very kind and, bless her heart, cannot do a thing about those thighs of hers, was justifiably miffed about this. After all, this woman had CHOSEN to move to the South a couple of years ago. Can you believe it?" said her friend, "A child of mine is going to be "taaaallllkkin liiiike thiiiissss."

Now, don't get me wrong. Some of my dearest friends are from the North, bless their hearts. I welcome their perspective, their friendships, and their recipes for authentic Northern Italian food. I've even gotten past their endless complaints that you can't find good bread down here. And the heathens, bless their hearts, don't like cornbread!

We've already lost too much. I was raised to say "swayya," not swear, but you hardly ever hear anyone say that anymore, I swayya you don't. And I've caught myself thinking twice before saying something is "right much," "right close," or "right good" because non-natives think this is right funny indeed.

I have a friend from Bawston, bless her heart, who thinks it's hilarious when I say I've got to "carry" my daughter to the doctor or "cut off" the light. She also gets a giggle every time I am "fixin'" to do something. And, bless their hearts, they don't even know where "over yonder" is, or what "I reckon" means!

My personal favorite was my aunt, saying, "Bless her heart, she can't help being ugly, but she could've stayed home."

Southern girls know bad manners when they see them:
1. Drinking straight out of a can.
2. Not sending thank you notes.
3. Velvet after February.
4. White shoes before Memorial Day or after Labor Day

Southern girls always say:
1. "Yes, ma'am."
2. "Yes, sir."

Southern girls have a distinct way with fond expressions:
1. "Y'all come back now, ya heaah."
2. "Well, bless your heart."
3. "Drop by when you can."
4. "How's your mama?"
5. "Love your hair."

Southern girls know their three R's:
1. Rich
2. Richer
3. Richest

Southern girls know everybody's first name:
1. Honey
2. Darlin'
3. Shugah

Southern girls know the movies that speak to their hearts:
1. "Gone With the Wind"
2. "Fried Green Tomatoes"
3. "Driving Miss Daisy"
4. "Steel Magnolias"

Southern girls know their cities dripping with Southern charm:
1. Hotlanta or Adlanna (Atlanta as outsiders say)
2. Richmon
3. Challston
4. S'vannah
5. Birminham
6. Nawlins'
7. Oh! and that city in Alabama ? It's pronounced MUNTGUMRY!

Southern girls know the three deadly sins:
1. Bad hair
2. Bad manners
3. Bad blind dates

Now you run along, Shugah, and share this with someone else Raised In The South, i.e., Southern Belles, or ANY females aspiring to be GRITS. Even the northern ones, "Bless Their Hearts".

Oh, and remember, "Just because your children were born in the South does not make them Southerners. After all, if a cat had kittens in the oven, that wouldn't make them biscuits."

Yee-haw!

[Mia T]

Just wonderful, Zacs Mom! Y'all come back now, ya heaah. ;)

[Mia T]

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[Mia T]

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Mia T, 01.18.06
GONE WITH THE WIND
(miss hillary's 'plantation' blunder)

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[jla]

vital-info-about-Southern-girls

Thanks, I'll write those down an a 3X5 and keep it in my pocket.

[Mia T]

:)

[Mia T]

For some really funny stuff from Zacs Mom, 'y'all come back now, ya heaah.'

[Mia T]

Southern Drawl 101 from Zacs Mom

[Mia T]

Don't think you'll need this on the UWS...

[Mia T]

for south of Pittsburgh...

[Mia T]

zacs mom bump

[Mia T]

hillary's racebaiting ping

[Wolverine]

bump

[Mia T]

If Al 'who are these people?' Gore is typical, labeling/attribution is prudent.

[Mia T]

Did you ever notice how short her appendages are?

The short arm of the lawless? ;) (Would that it were true.)

[doug from upland]

Her juggernaut continues, despite the faux pas. We must work harder.

[Mia T]

Can't wait to see your documentary!

[<1/1,000,000th%]

"I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' no Democrats Miss Scarlett!"