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hedgehog
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:03 AM Original message |
All right Northerners; say something good about the South: I'll start: |
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mark414
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. the south gets a bad rap |
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Tektonik
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
2. Ummmm |
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Shell Beau
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:23 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. That's real positive. |
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wildhorses
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:32 AM Response to Reply #2 |
15. be sure you stay there, then |
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NMMNG
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Wed Mar-21-07 09:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
93. Not a very good attempt |
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SPKrazy
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Wed Mar-21-07 10:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
110. Nice... |
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tk2kewl
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
3. Without the south... |
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ElboRuum
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Wed Mar-21-07 09:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
100. Hawaii. |
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KamaAina
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Wed Mar-21-07 09:51 PM Response to Reply #100 |
102. The courses would tend to get a bit crowded |
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regularguy
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
4. My wife! |
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graywarrior
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
5. I live in the south. |
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BarenakedLady
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
6. Errr |
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SPKrazy
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Wed Mar-21-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
111. Howdy Darlin' |
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elehhhhna
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
7. ex-Chicagoan, now Sugar Lander here: |
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XNASA
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Tue Mar-20-07 11:56 AM Response to Reply #7 |
44. ex-Clear Laker now back in Chicago. |
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philosophie_en_rose
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
8. Sweet tea and pecan pie are awesome. |
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hedgehog
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:23 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Do they serve sweet tea and pecan pie in NOLA? |
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philosophie_en_rose
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:35 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Sweet tea and pecan pie are everywhere. |
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brentspeak
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
9. I like the South |
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Arugula Latte
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
10. Birthplace of the blues and jazz ... |
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Shell Beau
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:27 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. You got that right!! And the best food.... |
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NashVegas
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Tue Mar-20-07 12:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
46. And Country and Rock & Roll |
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Left Is Write
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
13. Austin, Texas! |
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Little Wing
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
16. It's far away |
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Shell Beau
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:35 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I don't understand. The OP said say something good. |
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Marnieworld
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
17. BBQ, sun tea, and the phrase "all y'all" |
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MissMillie
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
19. I love some of the food that is traditional in the south |
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Goblinmonger
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
21. William Faulkner n/t |
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mark414
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:42 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. and on that note, Flannery O'Connor |
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Goblinmonger
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:44 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Let's keep it goin': Harper Lee |
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merh
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Tue Mar-20-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. John Grisham |
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Tue Mar-20-07 11:03 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Truman Capote n/t |
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Goblinmonger
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Tue Mar-20-07 11:12 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Alice Walker n/t |
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Shell Beau
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Tue Mar-20-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Eudora Welty, |
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hedgehog
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:44 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Not according to high school English students! |
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Goblinmonger
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:50 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. The VAST majority of HS English students are morans |
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hedgehog
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:59 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I had to google that myself, so you have taught me something today, |
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terrya
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Tue Mar-20-07 11:00 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Eudora Welty, while we're at it. |
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Wapsie B
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Tue Mar-20-07 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
23. Southern Belles can melt a man's heart. |
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Tue Mar-20-07 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
29. Lounge Icon SouthlandShari lives there |
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jobycom
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Tue Mar-20-07 06:53 PM Response to Reply #29 |
82. Moon pies rock! |
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Dervill Crow
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Tue Mar-20-07 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
33. NC barbecue. Yummmmm. eom |
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Poiuyt
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Tue Mar-20-07 02:02 PM Response to Reply #33 |
60. Second only to Memphis barbeque. Yummmmmmmmmmm! |
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Jamastiene
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Wed Mar-21-07 11:09 PM Response to Reply #60 |
115. Ex-cuse me? |
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Lex
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Thu Mar-22-07 12:14 AM Response to Reply #115 |
120. Eastern NC barbeque is clearly superior. |
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Leopolds Ghost
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Wed Mar-21-07 08:55 AM Response to Reply #33 |
87. Only if it's Bridges barbecue with hush puppies and Sun Drop. |
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MorningGlow
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Tue Mar-20-07 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
34. New Orleans |
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mitchum
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Tue Mar-20-07 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
36. American Lit and American music would reallly suck |
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stirlingsliver
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Tue Mar-20-07 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
37. The Way Southerners Speak |
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I Have A Dream
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Tue Mar-20-07 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
38. I like the joie de vivre that so many Southerners seem to have. n/t |
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1gobluedem
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Tue Mar-20-07 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
39. Beautiful architechture and gardens |
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SOteric
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Tue Mar-20-07 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
40. A wealth of impressive American culture is of the south, |
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Courtesy Flush
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Tue Mar-20-07 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
41. I've lived in The South all my life |
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Flaxbee
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Tue Mar-20-07 06:58 PM Response to Reply #41 |
84. sounds ideal! |
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Courtesy Flush
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Wed Mar-21-07 07:41 AM Response to Reply #84 |
85. I'm in New Iberia |
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TommyO
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Tue Mar-20-07 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
42. Mindbender at Six Flags over Georgia is a great coaster! |
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Shell Beau
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Tue Mar-20-07 12:27 PM Response to Reply #42 |
50. I loved that one. That and the Georgia Cyclone were my faves!! |
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TommyO
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Tue Mar-20-07 03:05 PM Response to Reply #50 |
70. I have a great GA Cyclone memory |
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Shell Beau
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Tue Mar-20-07 06:23 PM Response to Reply #70 |
78. Cool! There was another coaster at the Six Flags in Georgia that |
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TommyO
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Wed Mar-21-07 03:25 PM Response to Reply #78 |
90. All of Six Flags over Georgia's coasters |
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skygazer
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Tue Mar-20-07 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
43. I love the south |
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XNASA
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Tue Mar-20-07 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
45. The Food and the Folks. |
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femmedem
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Tue Mar-20-07 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
47. Friday night bluegrass jams in Floyd, Virginia. |
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BlackVelvet04
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Wed Mar-21-07 09:24 PM Response to Reply #47 |
95. My sister and her husband play in a band in Floyd |
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Pithlet
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Tue Mar-20-07 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
48. The housing is relatively cheap. |
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peacefreak
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Tue Mar-20-07 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
49. Kudzu... |
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DBoon
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Wed Mar-21-07 10:44 PM Response to Reply #49 |
107. NO! NO! |
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Bunny
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Tue Mar-20-07 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
51. I'm developing a taste for Moon Pies. I haven't worked my way up to RC Cola yet, |
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RetroLounge
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Tue Mar-20-07 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
52. Without the South |
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Shell Beau
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Tue Mar-20-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Hahaha!! |
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crim son
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Tue Mar-20-07 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
54. I've never been, but have always wanted to. |
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Radical Activist
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Tue Mar-20-07 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
55. Best region for road trips |
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BlackVelvet04
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Wed Mar-21-07 09:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
97. There's NOTHING better than |
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Burma Jones
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Tue Mar-20-07 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
56. Good Things about the South |
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Shell Beau
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Tue Mar-20-07 01:56 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. blues!!!! That is another great thing!! |
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Burma Jones
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Tue Mar-20-07 02:11 PM Response to Reply #58 |
64. I didn't want to be redundant |
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Shell Beau
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Tue Mar-20-07 02:25 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. AWwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Courtesy Flush
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Tue Mar-20-07 04:07 PM Response to Reply #56 |
73. Lazy bayous |
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Reverend_Smitty
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Tue Mar-20-07 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
57. Good food, good literature, great music... |
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jobycom
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Tue Mar-20-07 06:57 PM Response to Reply #57 |
83. None of them yankees has mentioned soft drinks, neither. |
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Leopolds Ghost
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Wed Mar-21-07 09:04 AM Response to Reply #83 |
88. Sun Drop, and a couple others I'm forgetting... |
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Kerrytravelers
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Tue Mar-20-07 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
59. My beloved grandparents. |
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Tue Mar-20-07 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
61. I love Florida |
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GoneOffShore
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Tue Mar-20-07 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
62. Barbecue and Brunswick stew and bourbon |
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Starbucks Anarchist
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Tue Mar-20-07 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
63. Willie Nelson and Louis Armstrong. |
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Tue Mar-20-07 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
65. Southern Hospitality... |
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Tue Mar-20-07 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
66. I was born and raised in Texas, and am now a confirmed Northerner. |
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Tue Mar-20-07 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
68. The south is in the southern part of our country |
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YankeyMCC
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Tue Mar-20-07 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
69. BBQ ! |
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Tue Mar-20-07 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
71. keep talking with that drawl, guys - I love to listen |
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Tue Mar-20-07 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
72. Two words - Mark Twain |
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Ellen Forradalom
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Tue Mar-20-07 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
74. the FOOD! |
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Zing Zing Zingbah
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Tue Mar-20-07 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
75. I like the weather and the boiled peanuts... |
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Radical Activist
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Tue Mar-20-07 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
76. The civil rights movement. |
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Book Lover
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Tue Mar-20-07 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
77. Delta bluesmen and blueswomen |
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Tue Mar-20-07 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
79. Any of the hundreds if not thousands |
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Tue Mar-20-07 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
80. Ellis Marsalis |
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jobycom
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Tue Mar-20-07 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
81. This thread is pathetically cruel. |
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Leopolds Ghost
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Wed Mar-21-07 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
86. I'd say it's Useless as tits on a boar hog. |
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BlackVelvet04
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Wed Mar-21-07 09:30 PM Response to Reply #86 |
96. LOL |
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Leopolds Ghost
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Wed Mar-21-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #96 |
108. Another Hesparus? I never did learn what that was in reference to. |
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mykpart
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Thu Mar-22-07 12:12 AM Response to Reply #108 |
119. "The Wreck of the Hesperus" |
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BlackVelvet04
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Thu Mar-22-07 11:53 AM Response to Reply #108 |
126. Here is Longfellows poem..... |
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MilesColtrane
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Wed Mar-21-07 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
89. Sela Ward |
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bicentennial_baby
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Wed Mar-21-07 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
91. it's warmer there... |
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femmocrat
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Wed Mar-21-07 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
92. Bluegrass and the ocean. |
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NMMNG
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Wed Mar-21-07 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
94. Warm weather |
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Wed Mar-21-07 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
98. it`s warm |
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Zoigal
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Wed Mar-21-07 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
99. My borzoi |
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ElboRuum
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Wed Mar-21-07 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
101. Oh, I know! |
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Sabriel
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Wed Mar-21-07 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
103. Bald green peanuts |
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Wed Mar-21-07 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
104. The Rebs didn't kill my great, great uncle after capturing him |
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Wed Mar-21-07 10:21 PM Response to Reply #104 |
105. And on my last trip there, the people were so great... |
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DBoon
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Wed Mar-21-07 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
106. I like fried chicken, greens, and peach cobbler |
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WritingIsMyReligion
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Wed Mar-21-07 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
109. Austin is in it, and Austin kicks ass. |
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Wed Mar-21-07 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
112. They're usually the first to steal stuff from black people |
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qwertyMike
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Wed Mar-21-07 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
113. I'm from Canada |
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Wed Mar-21-07 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
114. I hear tell the bass fishin' is good down that a way |
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Wed Mar-21-07 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
116. Memphis gave me Greg Oblivion. |
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Wed Mar-21-07 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
117. It's warmer in winter |
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Wed Mar-21-07 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
118. Creole food |
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Thu Mar-22-07 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
121. Georgialina coast. |
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Thu Mar-22-07 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
122. I've never been there but I've heard the food is amazing. |
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Thu Mar-22-07 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
123. It's warm. Wish I lived there! n/t |
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Thu Mar-22-07 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
124. The food is wonderful |
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Nye Bevan
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Thu Mar-22-07 06:24 AM Response to Original message |
125. Two words - Crawfish Etouffee (nt) |
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