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MrScorpio

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39. Alabama. My grandparents were born there

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 09:39 AM

Jan 2012

The food comes in three basic flavors; sweet, salty and greasy.

They fly the Stars and Bars proudly… Sometimes from the back of pickup trucks, driving around parking lots.

Birmingham's not too bad, but Montgomery is a dud.

The people are generally friendly… They do know Southern Hospitality in that state.

In 2003, I went down there for military training for six weeks. I left Alabama with the following observations:

1. I was fortunate to be stationed in Virginia.

2. I liked Atlanta when I crossed over to Georgia a few times.

and 3. Now I know why Great-grandparents fled Alabama 70 years ago.

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the state by state speak your mind about...alabama [View all] SwampG8r Jan 2012 OP

Alabama. blue neen Jan 2012 #1

i stole it from another thread SwampG8r Jan 2012 #3

It's hard to steal what is freely given hootinholler Jan 2012 #11

one a day? back to edit again SwampG8r Jan 2012 #16

The original idea was one a week... hootinholler Jan 2012 #19

too late i changed it SwampG8r Jan 2012 #20

I have only really driven through Alabama on my way toward Denver FlaGatorJD Jan 2012 #2

best bbq in the south SwampG8r Jan 2012 #4

I have never been to Alabama, my dear SwampG8r... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2012 #5

a place called little pauls SwampG8r Jan 2012 #7

Never been there. Arctic Dave Jan 2012 #6

oh alabama seafood SwampG8r Jan 2012 #8

Never been there... catnhatnh Jan 2012 #9

Neil Young wrote a song about it RZM Jan 2012 #10

a southern man dont need him around anyhow SwampG8r Jan 2012 #15

more on that subject Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2012 #40

I Grew Up There lacrew Jan 2012 #12

every time i have been i have had a SwampG8r Jan 2012 #14

that's a great story. barbtries Jan 2012 #65

I also grew up there... TroglodyteScholar Jan 2012 #72

Always easy to find on an alphabetic list jberryhill Jan 2012 #13

Is the Gulf Shores Zoo still going? Mopar151 Jan 2012 #17

yup SwampG8r Jan 2012 #24

Alabama hootinholler Jan 2012 #18

does I10 SwampG8r Jan 2012 #21

Under the channel in the bay IIRC. n/t hootinholler Jan 2012 #25

scared me i dont like tunnels SwampG8r Jan 2012 #26

I'm from SW Pa hootinholler Jan 2012 #27

The Bankhead Tunnel..as in..Tallulah Bankhead's family... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #35

I have not been there for forty years. murielm99 Jan 2012 #22

the "spite house" of huntsville SwampG8r Jan 2012 #23

Obama got upwards of 70% of the vote XemaSab Jan 2012 #28

I've never been there. Lugnut Jan 2012 #29

Alabama: is one of three U.S. states that start w/ the letter 'a' and end with an 'a'. Tx4obama Jan 2012 #30

Would that be in the form of a question? countryjake Jan 2012 #56

Alabama: if you meet a man with a banjo on his knee, he probably came from there petronius Jan 2012 #31

What a great idea! I will check back tomorrow when OffWithTheirHeads Jan 2012 #32

Gulf Shores, Alabama is beautiful. I loved my vacation there. nt Liquorice Jan 2012 #33

Terrific state parks and national forests. More miles of navigable river than any other state piedmont Jan 2012 #34

80% of the land here is privately owned, not Federal owned. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #36

Home of the Civil Rights Memorial and SPLC pinboy3niner Jan 2012 #37

I was born here in 1941, and raised here. trof Jan 2012 #38

Alabama. My grandparents were born there MrScorpio Jan 2012 #39

Here's a blast from the past . . Sweet Home Alabama FlaGatorJD Jan 2012 #41

Here's another musical reference from an Alabama native! FlaGatorJD Jan 2012 #42

I love that song. Picture this: trof Jan 2012 #46

Nice - what an excellent description of a life moment and so vivid FlaGatorJD Jan 2012 #48

Good version. I was at my fraternity's spring formal at The Grand Hotel. trof Jan 2012 #58

I simply ADORE "Stars Fell on Alabama" The Genealogist Jan 2012 #74

I would say this is a splendid version of the song FlaGatorJD Jan 2012 #81

Yes, that is the version of the song that I was referring to! n/t The Genealogist Jan 2012 #85

I've been to Alabama one time. MineralMan Jan 2012 #43

I got a death threat mailed to me from Birmingham Generic Other Jan 2012 #44

Did you write back and tell that jerk to pull his head out of his ass? nt bluestate10 Jan 2012 #63

I've spent one night in Birmingham, in the sleaziest hotel I've ever been in. slackmaster Jan 2012 #45

Alabama, probably the last state anybody would want to move to... snooper2 Jan 2012 #47

The Huntsville area of Alabama has the nation's top schools. bluestate10 Jan 2012 #61

Thats odd. bvar22 Jan 2012 #70

Alabama Tsiyu Jan 2012 #49

"Saw a band named "Electric Codpiece" whose male members" csziggy Jan 2012 #83

Ha ha...:) Tsiyu Jan 2012 #86

My husband's been stationed there for training several times. I spent a night in Montgomery once. TwilightGardener Jan 2012 #50

Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers ... 11 Bravo Jan 2012 #51

Spent a summer there working COLGATE4 Jan 2012 #52

It wouldn't be fair to judge all of Alabama on Fort Rucker, would it? arbusto_baboso Jan 2012 #53

I've driven through the state a few times. Once I worked in 5 AL cities over the course of a week DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #54

My home liberaltrucker Jan 2012 #55

One of the biggest damn... countryjake Jan 2012 #57

Northern Alabama had a lot of Union sympathy in it's population. bluestate10 Jan 2012 #59

I lived in Birmingham for about a year a while back. former9thward Jan 2012 #60

My favorite cousin lives in Huntsville proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #62

There's a great song about that state. Bucky Jan 2012 #64

let me try Syrinx Feb 2012 #87

It's the home of Jacksonville State University NoGOPZone Jan 2012 #66

great thread barbtries Jan 2012 #67

Never been and no interest, its fly over country quinnox Jan 2012 #68

There is a great little Jesuit College in Mobile. bvar22 Jan 2012 #69

I've been down there a number of times for just a few days at a time, hughee99 Jan 2012 #71

Heart of Dixie Vanje Jan 2012 #73

My experiences in Alabama The Genealogist Jan 2012 #75

Been in the north - been in the south liberal N proud Jan 2012 #76

IMO Mr Dixon Jan 2012 #77

Things to do, places to see in Alabama.. Little Star Jan 2012 #78

check out cathedral caverns SwampG8r Jan 2012 #80

I have only made a brief visit to the Mobile area. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #79

My Mom's family were all from Alabama. I have good and bad memories csziggy Jan 2012 #82

The politics suck hard, but consider this KamaAina Jan 2012 #84