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LynneSin

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106. Nope, I've walked out of businesses where I"ve seen the confederate flag

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 09:55 AM

Jul 2012

Not so much here in Northern Delaware but once you get down to the southern part of the state you have a region that identifies more with the south. So it's not uncommon to see the Confederate Flag in public view.

Twice I've walked into businesses and I've seen the Confederate Flag on display and both times i left the moment I saw them. I've also done that a few times back in Pennsylvania too.

I have lil tolerance for hate. I grew up around people filled with hate and it made me want to move away from there as soon as I could.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 OP

If I heard the food was good, sure quinnox Jul 2012 #1

Nope. Denninmi Jul 2012 #2

Plus one peacebird Jul 2012 #4

Agree. gollygee Jul 2012 #6

+1000 DainBramaged Jul 2012 #121

I'd eat in a fucking McDonalds before I'd go into a place flying the stars and bars 1-Old-Man Jul 2012 #3

Joan Kroc was a helluva good lady OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #8

Those flags are not the Stars and Bars, but the 2nd Confederate Naval Jack ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #9

I was in Johnson city yesterday A HERETIC I AM Jul 2012 #5

There is a really good Italian restaurant in mid-town Manhattan called the Olive Garden. madinmaryland Jul 2012 #46

If it wasn't for DU, I would have had no idea. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jul 2012 #62

I'd order: Black coffee, black eye peas, blackened seafood and a bowl of chocolate ice cream. nc4bo Jul 2012 #7

Four fried chickens and a loaf of dry white toast please! n/t brewens Jul 2012 #42

LOL nt Mojorabbit Jul 2012 #60

You want a coke with that? amandabeech Jul 2012 #130

I live in Johnson City stjohndoe Jul 2012 #10

Fair enough. I appreciate you bringing that to our attention. OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #13

no problem stjohndoe Jul 2012 #15

Most people around here stjohndoe Jul 2012 #22

Just to expand on what Stjohndoe wrote OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #16

Maybe. Though I like Kansas City bbq more than Memphis style. The menu looks good. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #11

I also frequently use sandwiches to judge the food OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #55

Sure, if they have good food. OneTenthofOnePercent Jul 2012 #12

As much as I love BBQ, I doubt that they'd welcome my black ass in their establishment nt MrScorpio Jul 2012 #14

I thought you had fewer than 6 degrees of separation from everyone on the planet OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #17

There's a dark side to my level of global connection MrScorpio Jul 2012 #19

they are located in TN quinnox Jul 2012 #24

Read a few posts above. xmas74 Jul 2012 #34

I wonder if they voted for Gore in 2000? If he could've won TN, then Florida becomes unimportant... Electric Monk Jul 2012 #43

More than likely. xmas74 Jul 2012 #53

Really? You think someone for whom it was important to include those symbols in their logo Electric Monk Jul 2012 #61

Yes, I really do. xmas74 Jul 2012 #69

Don't judge a book by its cover. xmas74 Jul 2012 #70

I'd check the Yelp reviews first slackmaster Jul 2012 #18

whether i go wouldn't be based on that sign JI7 Jul 2012 #20

You could not pay me enough to eat in that disgusting establishment. DrewFlorida Jul 2012 #21

I'm a vegetarian. From Boston. What do you think? yewberry Jul 2012 #23

There are some BBQ places that do some mean grilled veggies OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #57

Same here. I am a vegetarian from the Atlanta area. n/t RebelOne Jul 2012 #115

Hell no! And heres why. William769 Jul 2012 #25

I agree. They carry the "Sons of Confederate Veterans" logo and link to their website. Luminous Animal Jul 2012 #39

I don't care for Logos like that. I would not based on that alone. I'm also waiting for RKP5637 Jul 2012 #26

No... but it's because I don't like BBQ. Fawke Em Jul 2012 #27

Automatic disqualifier. And I'm Southern, with a great-grandfather who fought for the CSA GaYellowDawg Jul 2012 #28

Firehouse doesn't seem to be as good stjohndoe Jul 2012 #31

Oh, that's a disappointment. Some things should never change. GaYellowDawg Jul 2012 #79

Depends. If I'm on the road, and I stop, adn then see the sign, I wouldn't leave. Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #29

No. n/t RebelOne Jul 2012 #30

I walked out of a Subway restaurant once because the manager had a Klan tattoo on her forearm. FSogol Jul 2012 #32

Certain things brand people as idiots OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #59

No way. nt Chorophyll Jul 2012 #33

no, the sign would be a disqualifier for me n/t fishwax Jul 2012 #35

Yes OverseaVisitor Jul 2012 #36

Nope, not even if they have bean burgers on the menu. nt Doremus Jul 2012 #37

for starters, it's not "real" barbecue zazen Jul 2012 #38

Mustard based or vinegar based? OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #52

I understand Red Mountain Jul 2012 #135

I have only experienced the Q in Southern of the two Carolinas OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #136

Must disagree. Mustard has no business being a BBQ base. GaYellowDawg Jul 2012 #75

you forgot the :i'm being ridiculous: tag Tunkamerica Jul 2012 #94

Sigh Red Mountain Jul 2012 #139

DSQ AndyTiedye Jul 2012 #40

Not unless there was no other choice and I was seriously hungry. Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #41

What's the gray and orange thing at the top of the logo? nt woo me with science Jul 2012 #44

It's a stylized Confederate cap from the civil war, in case you had any doubt which side they're on Electric Monk Jul 2012 #47

Ugh. woo me with science Jul 2012 #48

I thought maybe it was a toilet. Warren DeMontague Jul 2012 #73

Hell no. lonestarnot Jul 2012 #45

There's a place in one of the Carolinas-- xfundy Jul 2012 #49

If they paid me... Incitatus Jul 2012 #50

It's a shame that isn't anywhere near me. 2ndAmForComputers Jul 2012 #51

Wouldn't give a nickel to someone with a confederate swastika. Hoyt Jul 2012 #54

Note above: Owner is a lifelong Dem OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #80

Well maybe he is. Maybe he's one of those "life-long" southern Dems like George Wallace Hoyt Jul 2012 #98

Nope Kalidurga Jul 2012 #56

Not in a billion years. Fuck that place. nt limpyhobbler Jul 2012 #58

No. The logo frogmarch Jul 2012 #63

This owner hardly seems resentful Fawke Em Jul 2012 #72

This op-ed mentions he's a Dem. xmas74 Jul 2012 #77

Okay, and....??? Zalatix Jul 2012 #91

For some of us, it goes both ways. xmas74 Jul 2012 #103

The flag represents a failed attempt at a nation that fought for slavery. This is undeniable. Zalatix Jul 2012 #111

It was a part of your history ... for all of 4 years. ieoeja Jul 2012 #128

+1 on that. Talk with a southern accent up north and it's all you hear. We're all still Tunkamerica Jul 2012 #95

+infinity. The only place I see the Civil War fought is here Ishoutandscream2 Jul 2012 #137

For true racist BBQ.... doohnibor Jul 2012 #64

There's a place just outside of Columbia SC OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #82

Never, never, ever. Zoeisright Jul 2012 #65

Traitors to what? xmas74 Jul 2012 #78

Confederate Flag = enemy nation's flag. Little better than a Swaztika. Zalatix Jul 2012 #87

And the link shows he's a member of the Democratic Party. xmas74 Jul 2012 #88

Still a very very awful and horribly bad choice of flags. Zalatix Jul 2012 #90

Not in his neck of the woods, xmas74 Jul 2012 #102

Depends on the food, and Fla_Democrat Jul 2012 #66

I'd put up a sign, "White Trash Cookin' Done Right!" begin_within Jul 2012 #67

Will they allow a person of color from Michigan like me to eat there? muntrv Jul 2012 #68

I don't see why not. xmas74 Jul 2012 #74

Nope. Aristus Jul 2012 #71

According to this xmas74 Jul 2012 #76

"vegans not welcome" flvegan Jul 2012 #81

I think steakhouses and BBQ joints are pretty well outside your wheelhouse OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #83

You have a valid excuse. xmas74 Jul 2012 #84

Not a real fan Confederate flags outside of Civil War reenactments I have stronger reaction to ..... gordianot Jul 2012 #85

As a descendent and beneficiary of men who fought against that flag, I say automatic DQ. Zalatix Jul 2012 #86

No. And what does it matter if the owner is a Democrat? nt NYC Liberal Jul 2012 #89

Best BBQ place I went to had a portrait of Farrakhan. David__77 Jul 2012 #92

I don't eat at establishments owned by idiots if I can help it Scootaloo Jul 2012 #93

It's the flag of a local group, xmas74 Jul 2012 #105

"Local Group"... Scootaloo Jul 2012 #125

probably arely staircase Jul 2012 #96

No fucking way. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #97

I wouldn't eat there for three reasons obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #99

Not a chance madokie Jul 2012 #100

That's from the part of Tennessee where they didn't want to secede tularetom Jul 2012 #101

What's the image between the flags? KansDem Jul 2012 #104

I took it as a trailer hitch too! LOL Owl Jul 2012 #110

Nope, I've walked out of businesses where I"ve seen the confederate flag LynneSin Jul 2012 #106

My relatives fought in that war. JohnnyRingo Jul 2012 #107

So I'm thinking Stone Mountain isn't on your must-visit list? OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #116

Not a fan of BBQ Marrah_G Jul 2012 #108

Sounds like the owner is a full-blown racist.. -..__... Jul 2012 #109

Maybe it's time to switch to crossed Tennessee state flags OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #114

I'm wondering if it's affecting his business or not? -..__... Jul 2012 #118

Hell no. They don't have BBQ Foie Gras on the menu. Glassunion Jul 2012 #112

HELL no! MNBrewer Jul 2012 #113

Hey if your in the 'cities' azurnoir Jul 2012 #120

Live in north Minneapolis (barely). MNBrewer Jul 2012 #134

NOPE trayfoot Jul 2012 #117

Nope I would most certainly not eat there azurnoir Jul 2012 #119

no Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #122

Hell no. Alduin Jul 2012 #123

No, never, disgusting restaurant...nt StopTheNeoCons Jul 2012 #124

Nope. I don't support racism. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2012 #126

No - the sign says to me "You are not welcome" jberryhill Jul 2012 #127

I,as a gay man wouldn't go in alone mitchtv Jul 2012 #129

As a gay woman I wouldn't go in at all Veruca Salt Jul 2012 #131

Hell no. RedCappedBandit Jul 2012 #132

No friggin way...the name Dixie is fine, the memorabilia of joeybee12 Jul 2012 #133

The flags are shaped like Klan hats ecstatic Jul 2012 #138

I'm white. Red Mountain Jul 2012 #140

Hey guys, it's been a great discussion, but I'm going to lock up now. OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #141