[JD86]

You think "sorry couldn't help it" excuses rudeness? Maybe up north but down South is family....we can joke among ourselves....ya'll can't.

[Phantom Lord]

We can joke among ourselves and at your expense all we want. Whats good for the goose is good for the gander. Native southerners love yankee jokes and tell them with glee. But when someone tells a joke about the south its like you insulted his mother and hes running for his shotgun to teach you a lesson. Lighten up a little.

And if I want to make fun of NC for having more operational outhouses than any other state I will do so. If i want to make fun of the guy who rents a single wide trailor for his home and spends $45,000 on a pick up truck I will do so. And I know a guy that does just that! If I want to make fun of those that fit the "Cletus the Slack Jawed Yokel" stereotype I will. And trust me, there are almost as many back in NY that fit that stereotype. And if I want to make fun of the guy with a couch, recliners, a refrigirator and a washer/dryer on his front porch, 3 cars on blocks, an engine block hanging from a tree, and 3 dogs living under his porch I WILL!

[#3Fan]

You think "sorry couldn't help it" excuses rudeness?

Oh, please. Read this thread again. These "Southern hospitalitist" know that Northerners will be reading this thread and they've been as rude as they can be. Self-righteous hypocrisy.