[Ancesthntr]

“Old joke: When you cross the state line into Alabama, a sheriff’s deputy will stop you and ask if you have a gun.”

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When I was early in my HS career, a senior whom I knew fairly well graduated and when on a tour around the country by car with a friend of his. When they crossed the border into Alabama, they of course saw the “Welcome to Alabama!” billboard...but scrawled on it were the following words: “You are now leaving the United States.”

I didn’t then, nor do I now, look upon that in a bad way. I never lived there, but most folks that I’ve met from Alabama are rock-solid patriots and decent folks.

[Himyar]

Alabama is a bit different. We like to be left alone. Except in the big cities, stuff is pretty simple. Not a big hassle to get things done. We are always being told that our local governments are “lax” in their rules. We like it that way. Besides, everyone knows everyone else so it’s not easy to push people around. We don’t care how everyone else does it. Leave us alone. We are very patriotic, friendly and heavily armed. Come visit anytime, but don’t think you can change us.