10 Things I will agree with the South on

1 - Union POW camps were just as bad as Andersonville

2 - Freebird is a great song

3 - Elvis did change the world, for the better

4 - Hank Williams Sr did change the world for the better

5 - Good BBQ is better than good sex. Good sex AND good BBQ is better than anything else

6 - A properly mixed Mint Julep can beat the Margarita or Mojito

7 - Fried Chicken, done right, could bring peace to the world and have us all singing Kum Ba Ya, hand in hand

8 - The Southern Accent is hands down, the sexiest accent known to man

9 - "Bless their hearts" is the funniest 'insult' I have ever heard

10 - I would rather die of overheating in the Florida sun, then freeze to death in a Pennsylvania Winter

And a few dissents:

1. The Tennessee accent is the sexiest Southern accent. The sexiest accent on Earth is Serbian-accented English. I know, because one of my classmates, who was from Central Europe, and possessed that special Central European beauty that Central Europeans have been singing about for millennia, spoke just such accented English, and it was entrancing...

2. If you think good BBQ is better than good sex, then the sex you have been having just isn't good enough... ;-)

I'm sorry, but "Freebird" sucks. It's so overplayed, it's a cliche. If I never heard it again, I wouldn't miss it in the least.

I don't think the Southern accent is the least bit "sexy". I'll concur with central European accents, and add southern European accents to the list.

I've always loved Skynyrd, but I can't listen to most of their hits due to decades of overplay, but when 'Freebird' was fresh, it kicked ass. It's a shame, even my daughter burned out on it quickly.

...but only the second half (post-lyrics).

That shit is fucking epic.

Although I didn't like it as much as "House of 1000 Corpses". I saw that movie at a midnight showing. I was the only one in the theater. I was stoned off my ass. I was scared shitless. It was honestly the most scared I've ever been in a theater, and I've just about seen them all. It also was the first time I was introduced to Dwight from "The Office". I can't wait to see what Rob Zombie has in store for the future.

On edit: Oh, and you forgot shrimp and grits.

Grits...not so much

Instant or quick-cooking grits. Or the sweet, hot breakfast cereal grits. I'm talking savory, cheesy grits made with garlic, peppers, onions, chicken stock and a bit of tabasco. It's really nothing like the grits you'd have for breakfast at the typical southern diner. This is something else entirely. I've had grits a number of times when they were bland and close to inedible. But, if you manage to find a place that serves them properly, a good plate of shrimp (or your substitution here) and grits is an absolutely beautiful thing.

Not good

But every time I've seen it here in CA or OR it was like Cream of Wheat.

In a cardboard box...

you need better bbq

As for good sex...

It's hard to recollect...

You're comparing apples and oranges. I love the BBQ ribs from the Midwest, but I love Southern pulled-pork BBQ just as much, especially with Carolina gold sauce on it. Love the mustard-based sauce...

Shit, give me ALL the BBQ


I'll let ya know which one's better :evilgrin:

blows away southern BBQ. Pulled pork, brisket, ribs, you name it, and us flatlanders will outdo southerners every time. If it's one thing we midwesterners know, it's our beef and pork.

Just come to a K.C. Chiefs game sometime and check out the thousands of tailgaters who are grillmasters in their own right.

BTW, I've grilled at what have been noted as some of the very best BBQ restaurants in the country.

6. Mint juleps taste like sweetened gasoline. A good margarita beats a mint julep hands down.

8. The southern accent is not sexy; it just sounds sleepy. The sexiest accent on earth is the Scottish accent.

10. I'd rather freeze in Minnesota than bake in Florida or anywhere else south of the Mason-Dixon line. I turned down a transfer to Atlanta mainly because of its heinous climate. And the accents.

Margarita is my fav regional bar drink. Sweet tea fav regional non alcoholic.

Scottish accent sexy? British is much hotter closely followed by Austrailian and German (I knew the hottest frauline, Gretchen) of the foreign accents. A slow, southern drawl us the most charming of the domestic dialects.

Being a southern boy, I'll take our summers over a northern winter anytime.

The ATL is at about 1,000 feet elevation, which makes its climate considerably less "heinous" than that of the lowland South, while still not (or very rarely) subject to harsh winters like, say, Asheville.

Also, it has so many expats from all corners of the map, almost like Washington, DC, that authetic Southern accents are actually fairly rare "inside the Perimeter".

And if you think winters in Asheville are harsh... Come visit me in Minnesota next January.

I will take oppressive tropical heat over freezing winters that make it impossible to sleep because you never get 'the right amount of heat'

:P :)

I'll show ya harsh! :rofl:

:P

I love it up here! I could not live in any place with hot summers.

And we have ICE FISHING!!! And Walleye, the best freshwater fish for frying! :evilgrin:

I'll be having the Shrimp!

(Dog, if only I could eat shellfish still :cry:)

So everyone else gets to suffer alongside me

I can go from 100+ to 0 on the Fahrenheit scale and not bat an eye. Can you? ;)

aww, bless your heart! lol :p

I would totally agree on #10 but I have a visceral loathing for the people of Florida.

I'm proud of being Southern. I admit part of the pride just comes from growing up down there without turning into a selfish backward asshole, which is what lots of the people I grew up with have become now.

My county voted blue.

:headbang: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: There totally are sooo many GREAT people there, that I know for sure! I mean my parents grew up down there in the 50's/60's, but look at the wild-eyed leftist they raised, LOL

Someday I will move back down, to the mountains this time.

I'm literally allergic to the South: to Southern pine, mountain cedar, molds, etc. I had to take allergy pills as if they were candy just so I could barely breathe through my nose. I suffered even indoors.

I was literally a mouth breather (but not figuratively) because of the year-round allergies I suffered! My nose was too stuffed to be able to breathe through my nose!

Oh, baby!

That's all's I'm sayin'.

Oh yeah!

A mint julep is a waste of good bourbon. If you've got good bourbon (say, e.g, Woodford Reserve) all you need is ICE. Nectar of the gods!

Otherwise, you are dead on correct, my friend!

:hi:

Bake

The white label stuff...or Jack Daniels if you want it a little sweeter

For me, I cannot stand Whiskey unless it's in a Mint Julep.

Tequila, even the cheap stuff, seems like such a waste in a margarita. I guess I feel the same way about Don Julio that you would Makers Mark.

:shrug:

You're just gonna mess it up with powdered sugar anyway!

:hi:

Bake

Bushmills Irish whiskey is the best drink on earth.

Not too sure about that mint Julip. Margaritas are hard to beat.

Being a son of the south who no longer resides there it seems that #8 may be an opinion shared by not a few people. It hasn't turned my life into a Hai Karate commercial but I've gotten, shall we say, a fair bit of attention from members of the opposite sex because of it. The danger is that when people hear it they might just as easily think you wear a pillowcase on your head every weekend.

And good BBQ is not better than sex. But it's pretty goddamn close.

this was supposed to be funny.

never mind.

It's the French accent. Ouu la la!

Although I am biased - I also find the Longg Island accent on girls to be sexy...

Southern accents and California surfer accents really irritate me.

Just saying "southern" means nothing. That's like lumping Julia Sugarbaker in with Larry the Cable Guy.

They are NOT the same.

The mojito capital of the U.S. is unquestionably New Orleans.

No hay nada que se le parezca

I lived in the Florida sun for 50 years until I moved to Atlanta. And I would rather freeze than die of the heat. I was born in Pennsylvania and I would go back there if I could.

The freezing cold in Tahoe...TAHOE of all places made me miserable

Thailand, despite the heat that plants you horizontal, I loved it, and could live in it

Because every day, you did not freeze to death

I am from California - I'm a wimp

I admit it

Margaritas are awesome and Pennsylvania is too HOT for me. I like my frigid Fargo winters! :)

I'm not sure I even want to think about it.

#9- I just don't get it

#8- you think so? I'll give you that, I guess

#7- probably

#6- I don't like any of those

#5- since I think sex is overrated, I have to believe your taste of BBQ is as well ( no offense )

#4-you are fucking insane

#3-no comment

#2- the song that is played to hell the most ( even more than Stairway to Heaven or Smokin' in the Boys Room? Really? Don't you EVER tire of that song? EVER? ) I sure fucking do!

#1- I'll have to give you that one...probably worse

You CANNOT find sweet tea on a reliable basis, therefore, NOT the south. :D