The State of.... South Florida??

[starang21]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

starang21 certainly isn't in the traditional sense of the phrase. LOL.

but i have a gun rack in my truck window.

:unsure:

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by starang21

but i have a gun rack in my truck window.

:unsure:

Which makes you a Filipino with a gun rack in your truck window.

Not a part of the good ol' boy network.

MsFoxyLoxy, pray tell, what was the point of the sad attempt at Southern twang?

[PhiGam]

Originally Posted by MsFoxyLoxy77

Okay..Okay I took the convo way off topic...I shouldn't even be adding further fuel to this fire but poor redneck doesn't necessarily equal good ol' boy or good ole boy.

Take for example the good ol' boy network:

The good ol' boy network describes a system of social networking and perceptions alleged to exist prevalently among certain communities and social strata in the United States. Although the term originated in the South, these networks can be found throughout the U.S. and the rest of the Western world. It is typically taken to refer to informal legal, judicial, social, religious, business, and political associations among white males ("good ol' boys"); however, in modern times can be composed of either or both sexes. In some areas, the good ol' boy network is said to still exert considerable influence over many aspects of local government, business, and law enforcement. Usage of the term can often imply a wrongful exclusion of others from the network; however, often the emphasis is on inclusion of a member, as in, "doing a good ol' boy a favor".

So in my hometown since I can get away with murder because of who my parents know I'm a good ol boy?
To me it means low class, white trash hicks.

[PhiGam]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

MsFoxyLoxy, pray tell, what was the point of the sad attempt at Southern twang?

She hates southerners. I don't know if its because we run the country or because she had a bad experience... she just hates us though.

[MsFoxyLoxy77]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Which makes you a Filipino with a gun rack in your truck window.

Not a part of the good ol' boy network.

MsFoxyLoxy, pray tell, what was the point of the sad attempt at Southern twang?

DSTChaos I don't think two wrongs make a right so I'll just say there is no rationale (even if grounded) that would be a good enough reason.
-Prior comments marginalized Miami's citizens as the dumbest in the U.S. but I suppose that's not as insulting.
-Some rallied that South Florida was just Cuba (in the deragatory sense), or a part of NJ or the North (in a deragatory sense), again I can only suppose they were meant to be just statements.
-Prior comments stated southern Florida as apart of the proverbial north & certain parts of northern Florida as southern in culture.

Whether these statements are entirely embedded in truth is up to varying levels of interpretation. But all generalizations are insulting. So no there is no excuse on my part. Phi Gam I don't hate southerners, no more than you hate ambulances (since you posted a picture of one w/whambulance on it) but If you must, feel free to continue w/this turn in the convo....I'd rather get back to to orginal topic but that's just me.

[starang21]

Originally Posted by MsFoxyLoxy77

DSTChaos I don't think two wrongs make a right so I'll just say there is no rationale (even if grounded) that would be a good enough reason.
-Prior comments marginalized Miami's citizens as the dumbest in the U.S. but I suppose that's not as insulting.
-Some rallied that South Florida was just Cuba (in the deragatory sense), or a part of NJ or the North (in a deragatory sense), again I can only suppose they were meant to be just statements.
-Prior comments stated southern Florida as apart of the proverbial north & certain parts of northern Florida as southern in culture.

Whether these statements are entirely embedded in truth is up to varying levels of interpretation. But all generalizations are insulting. So no there is no excuse on my part. Phi Gam I don't hate southerners, no more than you hate ambulances (since you posted a picture of one w/whambulance on it) but If you must, feel free to continue w/this turn in the convo....I'd rather get back to to orginal topic but that's just me.

i wouldn't say dumbest. top 10? maybe. but not dumbest.

[MsFoxyLoxy77]

Originally Posted by starang21

i wouldn't say dumbest. top 10? maybe. but not dumbest.

Dios mío! (or My God! for those of you not familar w/SF lingo) are we ever going to get back to the original topic?

[nate2512]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

So in my hometown since I can get away with murder because of who my parents know I'm a good ol boy?
To me it means low class, white trash hicks.

Thats what that means to everyone in the South. I don't know where the hell they are getting their information but it's certainly not accurate.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

So in my hometown since I can get away with murder because of who my parents know I'm a good ol boy?
To me it means low class, white trash hicks.

Originally Posted by nate2512

Thats what that means to everyone in the South. I don't know where the hell they are getting their information but it's certainly not accurate.

I wouldn't quite go so far as to say good ol' boys are "low class, white trash hicks." -- I've known quite a few good ol' boys in my time who would not fall into the "low class, white trash hicks" catagory. Rural, blue collar might be a better description than "trash" or "hicks."

But I do think there is a difference between good ol' boys and the good ol' boy network. In my experience, good ol' boy networks aren't necessarily made up of good ol' boys.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

So in my hometown since I can get away with murder because of who my parents know I'm a good ol boy?
To me it means low class, white trash hicks.

Well, you may call it something else but the sentiment is the same.

It's usually called the good ol' boy network or something to that effect. When people think of it they often think of Hollywood's depictions of the Ku Klan Klan and Southern white men (ETA: Some would be considered as "hicks" but whatever) who were allowed to literally or figuratively get away with murder because of who they know within a white niche. But as with almost everything, it isn't limited to the South (as MsFoxyLoxy said).

(Don't brag on that murder thing, btw.)

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by MsFoxyLoxy77

DSTChaos I don't think two wrongs make a right so I'll just say there is no rationale (even if grounded) that would be a good enough reason.

Good. It was pretty dumb.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by nate2512

Thats what that means to everyone in the South.

Incorrect.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by SECdomination

Just to continue this conversation, to me, good ol' boys is a phrase you would use when talking about "one of the guys". I've always seen it as a positive expression.

EDIT: Then again, my family is full of rednecks, which, ironically, is a word that I view as positive as well. Did I use all those commas correctly?

Yes. You did. Good job. Puncuation is confusing.

[kdonline]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

But, I do agree that English needs to be the state's official language.

It already is. We voted on it in 1988:
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/...tatutes#A02S09

[MsDGP007]

LOL...Wow. I lived in Daytona Beach for 1 and 1/2 years and Miami for six (well I was split between Miramar...which is technically in Broward and North Miami Beach). I came up to Southwestern Pennsylvania in Dec. Whew! Am I glad I made it out boy!

People up here question why I left the Sunshine State to move to the Rust Belt. And I even miss Miami; I mean life just didn't stop there...always embarking on something new (and things change a lot). Plus the weather can't be beat. In fact, I think South Florida really has an edge over every other metro in the Southeast; well let me restate that..."has the potential" to have an edge.

In all honesty, what I think destroys South Florida is the people. They took something beautiful and stomped all over it. The politicians are ridiculous and like to run things like they did in their Caribbean or South American country they came from; ignorance is rampant...and people are almost proud of it ; selfishness is raised to an artform there; oh and did I mention that no one is happy? True people have a reason to complain...the money they make does not mate up well with the exploding costs of living. But that's because their bosses (also South Floridians most of the time) can give two $H!+s about you really. They'll just find someone else to do what you do.

I did not travel Florida all that much; but I assume it's more like the South (like what I experienced when living in West Virginia). If that's the case, then yeah, I'm sure Southerners are like "good riddance" to South Florida. I always felt we were a suburb of NYC anyway (maybe because of all the cheapo JetBlue fares up to NYC )