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142. Ignorance rules everywhere....

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Tue Feb 28, 2012, 04:54 PM

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Dear South bashers: Give up rock and roll [View all] taterguy Feb 2012 OP

Spring Broke CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #1

I will remember this when alaska gets it roguevalley Feb 2012 #53

Yeah, I just hate it when HereSince1628 Feb 2012 #2

HWY 64? That wasteland between Raleigh and Nags Head? taterguy Feb 2012 #3

All the damn stop lights!!! moriah Feb 2012 #9

And that damn bridge over the Alligator River taterguy Feb 2012 #12

I'll bet you're thinking of Highway 70. Beaucoup traffic lights! 11 Bravo Feb 2012 #54

Yeah, that's it. Same area tho... ;) Most of the highways in that part of NC .... moriah Feb 2012 #73

Ummm... Rock and Roll was derived from 'soul' music. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #4

No it wasn't dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #10

And where did R+B come from? The Doctor. Feb 2012 #15

What is commonly known as soul music followed the others dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #17

Rock birthed from black experience music. I have no name suitable for anyone that deny that. nt bluestate10 Feb 2012 #60

I must conclude that English isn't your first language. dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #77

Glass houses being what they are, you said: The Doctor. Feb 2012 #130

God. Southerners and sympathizers are such deniers. nt bluestate10 Feb 2012 #59

Rock and roll arose from economic inequality which is a nationwide issue taterguy Feb 2012 #11

I don't understand your post Number23 Feb 2012 #110

You are mistaken. Jazz originated in New Orleans taterguy Feb 2012 #121

Black people have been treated badly in this nation, The Doctor. Feb 2012 #122

"Black people have been treated badly in this nation" Number23 Feb 2012 #123

You're missing the 'sarcasm' tag. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #124

Your first comment in this thread made no sense and you have somehow managed to make Number23 Feb 2012 #125

If you cannot make sense of a thing, that doesn't mean it makes no sense. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #126

Yeah, it's kind of obvious that everything has flown over your head Number23 Feb 2012 #127

What world are you in? The Doctor. Feb 2012 #129

And ALL I DID was ask how in the world your comment that the South had Number23 Feb 2012 #131

You are again pleading 'obliviousness'. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #133

I thought you actually had a point somewhere Number23 Feb 2012 #134

Hahahaha! The Doctor. Feb 2012 #135

And the incoherent rambling continues... Number23 Feb 2012 #136

Yet you keep responding. I know why. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #137

Each post from you seems to average about 100 words. And yet you still say nothing Number23 Feb 2012 #140

Just keep going. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #143

OMG, I'm getting so much entertainment out of this! The Doctor. Feb 2012 #138

You do realize that is just going to start the Krispy Kreme vs Dunkin Donuts war renie408 Feb 2012 #5

Neither of them can hold a candle to Mrs. Johnson's here in Austin. hobbit709 Feb 2012 #6

AMERICA RUNS ON DUNKIN', BOYS. Arkana Feb 2012 #42

Bring it on taterguy Feb 2012 #7

Tim Horton's is better than either of those. nt Romulox Feb 2012 #28

I've never had Tim Horton's kentauros Feb 2012 #76

Not even by a mile MattBaggins Feb 2012 #80

meh, you can keep krispy kreme quinnox Feb 2012 #8

Coastal managemet originated in the South taterguy Feb 2012 #50

Seems like all the krispy kreme stores closed here in Chicago. mucifer Feb 2012 #13

they meant it to be Krispy Kreme Krullenz but no one knew what crullens were. stlsaxman Feb 2012 #44

KKK? Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2012 #95

of course... it's "The South", right? stlsaxman Feb 2012 #100

Failed here in the Philly area too. Sickeningly sweet. No loss. October Feb 2012 #109

Here's the thing tater boomerbust Feb 2012 #14

Also: cotton. intheflow Feb 2012 #16

If industrial hemp ever gets legalized, we won't need your cotton Autumn Colors Feb 2012 #19

Bamboo cloth is softer and mucho more environmentally friendly. nt bluestate10 Feb 2012 #61

All you really need to know about the origins of rock 'n' roll is that it started with slavery. GeorgeGist Feb 2012 #18

That music came out of the African-American community Odin2005 Feb 2012 #20

Let me try to get your logic. Neoma Feb 2012 #103

Kripsy Kreme are greasy and covered in sugary goo to cover up the lack of flavor. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #21

The worst event in American history is when Krispy Kreme crossed the Mason-Dixon line. rug Feb 2012 #22

lol, having tried them quinnox Feb 2012 #25

I tried a couple. Was like pouring a bucket of sugar down my throat. nt bluestate10 Feb 2012 #62

eating Klispy Klemes is like listening to Kenny G. or drnking maple surple... stlsaxman Feb 2012 #102

sure- you gave us sweet, greasy bread rolls and (now) oil-soaked beaches but NOT Rock-n-Roll... stlsaxman Feb 2012 #23

Right on brother madokie Feb 2012 #24

Sorry, but Krispy Kremes are overrated. GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #26

Okay :) Marrah_G Feb 2012 #27

Question the historical accuracy of this. Romulox Feb 2012 #29

originated = past tense AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2012 #30

don't like krispy kreme Progressive dog Feb 2012 #31

Yes thanks for the slaves ...where blues came from ...which came back as R&R from the UK L0oniX Feb 2012 #32

Rock and roll is the natural evolution of the application of electronics and amplification to music FarCenter Feb 2012 #33

And where was the electric guitar invented? taterguy Feb 2012 #51

OK, but Rickenbacker electric guitars were being made in California in the mid '30s. FarCenter Feb 2012 #69

If you mean Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker, Allman Brothers, etc... stlsaxman Feb 2012 #34

Doobie Brothers? California is in the south? FarCenter Feb 2012 #35

hehehe ooops! stlsaxman Feb 2012 #43

bob seger cut all his great hits in muscle shoals, ala. spanone Feb 2012 #36

Elvis: Tupelo MS and Memphis. Bake Feb 2012 #37

"Elvis was a hero to most..." nt Romulox Feb 2012 #38

"but he never meant shit to me..." SidDithers Feb 2012 #46

Well alright, Sid! Romulox Feb 2012 #47

Thank you, Sid. Even Elvis said he never understood the furor surrounding his music Number23 Feb 2012 #111

Elvis? Please MattBaggins Feb 2012 #81

Rock & Roll exists in spite of Southern culture, not because of it. baldguy Feb 2012 #39

Really? Can you back that up? Bake Feb 2012 #40

Allow me to retort . . . taterguy Feb 2012 #49

Rock& Roll wasn't born in the '70s. baldguy Feb 2012 #87

Clip I posted was shot in 2005 taterguy Feb 2012 #88

I agree and so does this author/professor that wrote this book I am reading. The Midway Rebel Feb 2012 #118

Don't like the beach, and I'm not much for rock music except Springsteen. Arkana Feb 2012 #41

And quit reading, too KamaAina Feb 2012 #45

Keep your second tiers. I will take the great Yankee writers and Poets any day. bluestate10 Feb 2012 #65

Nice to know that crowded beaches aren't a regional thing nt NoGOPZone Feb 2012 #48

Yuck KK. Rex Feb 2012 #52

Gladly MNBrewer Feb 2012 #55

The South forges a certain mettle in its liberals Taverner Feb 2012 #56

Nahhh! We will just win another civil war and take it all. bluestate10 Feb 2012 #57

I love your music... Tikki Feb 2012 #58

I am not a South basher, but rock & roll and Krispy Kreme are not hard to give up. ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #63

paranoid much??? jesus, quit whining Logical Feb 2012 #64

Someone telling me what to do taterguy Feb 2012 #66

Not a south basher here, but didn't much of rock music come form England? Hippo_Tron Feb 2012 #67

Krispy Kreme? johnnie Feb 2012 #68

Dumbass. Mozart was from Austria, not the Southern US. madinmaryland Feb 2012 #70

Dumbass? I've forgotten more about rock and roll then you'll ever know. taterguy Feb 2012 #79

First, Rock is derived from R&B, Dawson Leery Feb 2012 #71

Sorry to learn of your hearing impairment Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #72

I live in the south, and, quite frankly, the reputation it has is deserved Adenoid_Hynkel Feb 2012 #74

Ignorance? Speak for yourself. cordelia Feb 2012 #78

There are rules for ignorance? Generic Brad Feb 2012 #96

Ignorance rules everywhere.... deaniac21 Feb 2012 #142

you can keep skynyrd, i'll take neil young over them any day... dionysus Feb 2012 #75

Fuck that. I ain't giving up my Stevie Ray Vaughan NNN0LHI Feb 2012 #82

i'll grant you stevie ray, absolutely... i think the point is, you can't give one region of one dionysus Feb 2012 #97

"We beat the music out of black people" is a lousy argument to start with. boppers Feb 2012 #83

I don't know how you can post flamebait like this without getting it hidden... TroglodyteScholar Feb 2012 #84

Region-Bashing? Getting Hidden At DU? Yeah, Right...... (n/t) Paladin Feb 2012 #85

Your lack of knowledge of the taterguy exception is disturbing taterguy Feb 2012 #86

thanks for keeping it real fascisthunter Feb 2012 #90

oh brother... fascisthunter Feb 2012 #89

All the real good stuff came from England taught_me_patience Feb 2012 #91

All those bands except Zep were named in honor of Southern musicians taterguy Feb 2012 #92

Yeah but Zeppelin made up for the original name NoGOPZone Feb 2012 #94

Or better yet, just move on to DU's newest shiny object! Iggo Feb 2012 #93

I'm a true blue REO Speedwagon fan living in the south Blaze Diem Feb 2012 #98

Thanks for missing the point completely taterguy Feb 2012 #99

JAZZ--BLUES--ELVIS--BEATLES--ROCK&ROLL--BLUE GRASS---BANJO. Thank the South for these things. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #101

Bluegrass is a lot older than the beatles. Neoma Feb 2012 #105

It is your opinion that one must be greatful for Ms. McEntire and Ms. Lynn. Dawson Leery Feb 2012 #112

Now, now. Let's be positive and not focus on the 2 things you don't like in a list of 20. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #117

BEATLES?? Maybe south Liverpool. n/t RebelOne Feb 2012 #144

Lived in the South all my life... Rex Feb 2012 #104

No taterguy Feb 2012 #106

Bwaahaaaahaa! I just Zorra Feb 2012 #107

Krispy Kreme donuts are the only thing oilier than your beaches! Codeine Feb 2012 #108

Do you see any fucking oil in this pic? taterguy Feb 2012 #120

And without all the slavery, we wouldn't have blues or gospel either! nt Bonobo Feb 2012 #113

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is in the South? Creideiki Feb 2012 #114

K&R Jamastiene Feb 2012 #115

Agreed. As long as you agree to stop using your computer because it was invented in the north. limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #116

Also your favorite books. Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Harper Lee--all Southerners. nt BlueIris Feb 2012 #119

This message was self-deleted by its author Go Vols Feb 2012 #128

And GWAR Throd Feb 2012 #132

Rock & Roll and all "good" music for that matter randr Feb 2012 #139

Small-minded provincialism will always find a way to rationalize hate. LanternWaste Feb 2012 #141