Hopeful 2011 SEC PNM from "The North" - Page 5

southbymidwest · #1 08-31-2010, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by IrishLake

Damn. Now I'm going to have to go to Northern Ohio to get me some Southern Food, because I'm starving!

So you gonna drive up the Dixie Highway going through northwestern Ohio to get there?

MUSK81 · #2 09-01-2010, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by IrishLake

Hell, there's parts of Eastern Ohio that I consider "South." Anything that is considered in Ohio's Appalachian foothills is "south" to me. It's a lifestyle versus geographic location. It's always a matter of perspective!

In fact, in Cincinnati, people of Appalachian origin are considered a protected class for hiring purposes ... I've told my husband we should move there (or move back there, in my case.)

Elephant Walk · #3 09-01-2010, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by IrishLake

and just about any kind of wild game stewed with veggies and gravey of mysterious origins (I don't recommend the opossum, but squirrel and rabbit are good).

Duck and squirrel gumbo. (Sometimes my dad likes mixing genres)

Although he would throw okra in there and I use to never eat it because don't like okra that isn't fried.

Alumiyum · #4 08-30-2010, 08:35 PM

I'm from Alabama, so some of this "southern" stuff is suspect to me, but then again, you can't get more southern than us folk.

atrianglepi · #5 08-30-2010, 09:44 PM

"Purdue is definitely Northern, but Jeffersonville and Evansville are almost part of Louisville"

Barbino, Truer words were never spoken. I was born in Louisville, grew up in Jeffersonville(which is just across the river) and went to Purdue. My southern Indiana twang was not well received in W. Lafayette. I fit right in here in Georgia. My mother was from Lexington, KY and considered herself Southern.

Low C Sharp · #6 08-30-2010, 11:38 PM

Alumiyum, in 2008 I was on a trip to campaign for Obama in Michigan. One of my co-canvassers was a 6'4" black man from Huntsville who'd gone to UA on a full ride in the 80s. He told us about attending a welcome reception for his scholarship program shortly after arriving in Tuscaloosa. One of the alumni, a little old white lady, chatted with him warmly for a few minutes and then told him, "Well, you CAN'T be from Alabama." He said, "Yes ma'am, I'm from Huntsville," and she replied, "OHHHH...you're from the NAWTH."

BTW, look at those pics of UK bid day and tell me that's not the South!

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AnchorAlumna · #7 08-31-2010, 12:28 AM

That's 'cause a LOT of Huntsville people are not from Alabama.

Alumiyum · #8 08-31-2010, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

Alumiyum, in 2008 I was on a trip to campaign for Obama in Michigan. One of my co-canvassers was a 6'4" black man from Huntsville who'd gone to UA on a full ride in the 80s. He told us about attending a welcome reception for his scholarship program shortly after arriving in Tuscaloosa. One of the alumni, a little old white lady, chatted with him warmly for a few minutes and then told him, "Well, you CAN'T be from Alabama." He said, "Yes ma'am, I'm from Huntsville," and she replied, "OHHHH...you're from the NAWTH."

BTW, look at those pics of UK bid day and tell me that's not the South!

Haha...but AnchorAlumna is right.

turqwind · #9 08-31-2010, 06:33 PM

My stars above! I have never understood why people disavow their Southernness so enthusiastically. I have ancestors who came to Virginia, some that met them here and some that came in chains (got the DNA to prove it) and not a Yankee in the bunch. It is ok to be Southern, y'all!

Elephant Walk · #10 08-31-2010, 07:05 PM

My favorite "definition" of the South is Dr. Reed's Dixie Map...Y'all are probably familiar with it but whatever...

The dots represent number of stores (of any type) that are named Dixie. Of course it does omit Arkansas to some degree and then make parts of Idaho and Utah to be southern, but whatever. Flaws.

I wonder what they did with "Dixie Cafe". I mean, that's a chain. Do they have those outside of the South?

MysticCat · #11 08-31-2010, 08:36 PM

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My favorite "definition" of the South is Dr. Reed's Dixie Map...

I am a big fan of John Shelton Reed.

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I wonder what they did with "Dixie Cafe". I mean, that's a chain. Do they have those outside of the South?

I don't know about Dixie Cafes, but are there Dixie Cups everywhere?

tinydancer · #12 08-31-2010, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MysticCat

I am a big fan of John Shelton Reed.

I don't know about Dixie Cafes, but are there Dixie Cups everywhere?

Save your Dixie Cups - the South shall rise again!

honeychile · #13 08-31-2010, 10:13 PM

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I am a big fan of John Shelton Reed.

I don't know about Dixie Cafes, but are there Dixie Cups everywhere?

I was three and on the wrong side of the palm of her hand before I realized my mama wasn't named after a paper cup!

About grits. I love them, but have long realized that they're not worth the calories. I remain secure in my Southern heritage. But those cheesy grits casseroles - really, really hard to turn down!

And the Dixie map? Many, many expats are alive and well in places they hate!

MysticCat · #14 08-31-2010, 10:57 PM

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About grits. I love them, but have long realized that they're not worth the calories. I remain secure in my Southern heritage. But those cheesy grits casseroles - really, really hard to turn down!

Oh, if they're made right, they're totally worth the calories.

And reading IrishLake's post has made me hungry for some Brunswick Stew.

Alumiyum · #15 08-31-2010, 11:39 PM

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Oh, if they're made right, they're totally worth the calories.

And reading IrishLake's post has made me hungry for some Brunswick Stew.

Very much agree. My high school caf was open all day and I would come in early in the morning (a big deal for teenage me) just to get the cheese grits. It's the ultimate comfort food for me.