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16. I'm sure if I lived there, I'd find plenty of common ground to get along with people

Sun Apr 26, 2015, 12:31 AM

Apr 2015

And I've experienced plenty of the charming easy goin' country boy and girl attitude. Even the worst snakes can have a reassuring way of making you feel at ease in friendship with them. It's just a gracious, friendly, and disarming way.

In Florida, where I lived for a long time, there are yankee transplants; there are also Florida Crackers. I knew a clan like that; they were the easiest, friendliest people to be around. A guy I worked with had grown up with 'em. I really enjoyed their company and hospitality.

My friend also told me rumors of services they allegedly used to provide. I won't go into detail here; but it still fills me with horror to think about it. So there was always the dichotomy of charming, gracious, friendly people, who were also capable of unspeakable atrocities.

I watched an old 1955 movie this weekend called The Phenix City Story. It was based on true events in Alabama, centered on wide-open local graft and reform. It was a movie worth watching.

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*UPDATE* on elderly Indian man left paralyzed by police [View all] dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 OP

Thank you for posting this. I was just wondering about him today. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #1

My heart went out to the guy dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #6

Thanks. Too bad most of the funds will go to medical expenses. elleng Apr 2015 #2

Our system is set up to funnel all money upward to the 1%.. haikugal Apr 2015 #4

yes and it really truly sucks glinda Apr 2015 #7

True.... daleanime Apr 2015 #15

The cop has been indicte by the DOJ and the family is filing a lawsuit. I think he'll get a pretty okaawhatever Apr 2015 #10

Right, he probably will, elleng Apr 2015 #11

Thank you for the update.... chillfactor Apr 2015 #3

thx for the update Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #5

Money to this GoFundMe page makes much more sense . . . MrModerate Apr 2015 #8

Boy, do I ever love your sig line. Fuddnik Apr 2015 #9

I stole it from Mr. Dixie dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #13

Let's not forget the anonymous shithead who called the cops on him and started this whole atrocity. NBachers Apr 2015 #12

Yeah...that's the ignorant part.. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #14

I'm sure if I lived there, I'd find plenty of common ground to get along with people NBachers Apr 2015 #16

Phenix City...guy named Patterson that tried to clean it up. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #21

"They're my people, but they can be crazy as a skunk on moonshine". bearssoapbox Apr 2015 #18

Thank you. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #17

I was thinking about him earlier. bearssoapbox Apr 2015 #19

Stopping this crap. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #23

I agree bearssoapbox Apr 2015 #30

Do you have a link to his gofundme page? sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #20

Hey, Sabrina...here it is: dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #22

Here's a link to a thread about another completely unwarranted. violent bidy slam tblue37 Apr 2015 #24

I love this new trend. People get to actually get to vote for something with their own money... libdem4life Apr 2015 #25

Thanks for the update malaise Apr 2015 #26

Spending all that money for medical Politicalboi Apr 2015 #27

Elderly? GarColga Apr 2015 #28

That was a headllne I copied. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #29