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For those who aren't in old-line families who happen to come upon an excellent fraternity, it could certainly create the connections to become an old-line family. In southern states that are small (Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, and to a lesser extent Georgia and Louisiana) you're known by your family known. They don't need to ask how much your dad makes because they already know it.
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Overall, though, it's the bigness of the car that counts the most. Because when something bad happens in a really big car – accidentally speeding through the middle of a gang of unruly young people who have been taunting you in a drive-in restaurant, for instance – it happens very far away – way out at the end of your fenders. It's like a civil war in Africa; you know, it doesn't really concern you too much. - P.J. O'Rourke
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