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08-31-2010, 07:05 PM
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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?
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08-31-2010, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk
My favorite "definition" of the South is Dr. Reed's Dixie Map...
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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?
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I don't know about Dixie Cafes, but are there Dixie Cups everywhere?
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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?
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Save your Dixie Cups - the South shall rise again!
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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?
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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!
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08-31-2010, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by honeychile
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!
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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.
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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.
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08-31-2010, 08:52 PM
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My favorite "definition" of the South is Dr. Reed's Dixie Map...
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I'm a little surprised by the number of red dots out in the west, but mostly that one up in North Dakota. I guess it's south of Canada.
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08-31-2010, 09:34 PM
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I'm a little surprised by the number of red dots out in the west, but mostly that one up in North Dakota. I guess it's south of Canada. |
Presumably Southern expats after the Dust Bowl combined with low population density. Or at least, out west that's true.
After all the "Bakersfield sound" of Country music developed from expat Okies, Arkies, Texans and others. (broad definition of Southern, there)
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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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