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Re: What is the South?(NO LBC) Things A Southerner....

To: dresden@tiac.net
Subject: Re: What is the South?(NO LBC) Things A Southerner....
From: gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison)
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 21:45:40 EDT
On Wed, 30 Sep 1998 05:10:26 GMT dresden@tiac.net writes:
SNIPITY SNIP

>>Now, I've actually met people from Kentucky who, for some weird 
>reason
>>(historical ignorance?) don't consider KY to be a Southern state. 
>I've
>>also met people who don't consider Texas to be a Southern state, and 
>some
>>people from the DEEP South who don't think of Virginia as a Southern
>>state. (Does that mean Robert E. Lee was a Yankee?!!)
>>
>>Now, culturally, I can understand this viewpoint, but geographically 
>and
>>historically, I can't. But it is interesting...is someone born and 
>raised
>>in Arlington VA, and part of Washington D.C. society, a Southerner, 
>as
>>well as the native Texan from El Paso? They're both quite different
>>cultures from that of Birmingham AL or Jackson MS...
>>
>>My broad definition? If it seceded from the Union, it's a Southern 
>state,
>>and we'll throw in the Florida panhandle for good measure. But NOT 
>the
>>rest of Florida. Sorry guys, you're kind of like California...
>>
>>What say you all (or y'all)?
>>
>>Nevin

I am reminded of the quotation by that great Southern Philosopher and
part time stand up comedian, Brother Dave Gardner;

" I don't believe the North exists - It's all south of Canada.
 Heck, I even believe the Earth is a Southern Planet"

Rick Morrison
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