The State of.... South Florida??

[PhiGam]

Originally Posted by MsFoxyLoxy77

*Hijack*
The Union? Are we in the 1800s. You're talking about education? As far as I know the South lost and as far as I still know the entire state of Florida is not considered apart of the old South and rarely categorized as the deep south.

PhiGam
starang21

I reckon y'all should go on over yonder to that there library and get y'all selves sumthin to read. One of them new fangled Yankee history books should set ya up jus' right. Go on an' grab them bulls by the horns and go on an open one of those there books. Y'all are sum real good ole boys. It's either that or head on over to Alabama or Mississippi where the South shall rise again! Thank ya kindly and bless your hearts.
*End Hijack*

Now tuning in to our regularly scheduled program. Thanks to everyone else who responded. There are obviously some points that North & South Florida can learn about each other, i.e. Emerald coast & which industries & locations contribute what to state revenue.

You are extremely ignorant, I am a student at a relatively prestigious state university. I never said anything about the south rising again or being a good ole boy. I don't understand where a history book would come into effect here, especially since nobody in this thread can probably even recognize the flag I posted for North Florida as the flag of the former Republic of West Florida- or even know that such a republic ever existed.
You're feeling of superior intelligence to southerners is simply that... a feeling. The reason that the people quoted in the OP's article are angry is because they feel that the rest of Florida is unfairly using funds... sounds like if anything the South Florida legislators got outsmarted.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

I don't understand where a history book would come into effect here, especially since nobody in this thread can probably even recognize the flag I posted for North Florida as the flag of the former Republic of West Florida- or even know that such a republic ever existed.

Wrong, young one.

[DSTCHAOS]

Was MsFoxyLoxy attempting "South-speak?"

And she called starang a good ole boy. LOL. As if!

[starang21]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Was MsFoxyLoxy attempting "South-speak?"

And she called starang a good ole boy. LOL. As if!

LOL, stop instigating

i'm a bama.

[PhiGam]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Wrong, young one.

You're wrong. West Florida adopted the Bonnie Blue BEFORE the civil war.
http://www.crwflags.com/FOTW/flags/us-wstfl.html
Check your shit before calling someone out, especially on the history of their own state. thanks.

[PhiGam]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Was MsFoxyLoxy attempting "South-speak?"

And she called starang a good ole boy. LOL. As if!

She called me a good ole boy... which I'm not. I'm southern but I'm not a poor redneck.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

You're wrong. West Florida adopted the Bonnie Blue BEFORE the civil war. . . .
Check your shit before calling someone out, especially on the history of their own state. thanks.

Did you not read the post I linked? I'll have to assume that you didn't, because if you had read it, you would've seen that (in 2006) I said

The Bonnie Blue Flag originated with the brief Republic of West Florida (comprising territory in parts of what is now Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana) in the early 1800s,

Last time I checked, the early 1800s was, in fact, quite a few years BEFORE the Civil War. So exactly how was I wrong?

If you had actually read, you'd know that I wasn't calling you out on the history of your state; I was calling you out for assuming that you were the only person around here who knew that particular tidbit of history.

The lesson for today: When you assume that

Originally Posted by PhiGam

nobody in this thread can probably even recognize the flag I posted for North Florida as the flag of the former Republic of West Florida- or even know that such a republic ever existed.

you can expect to be called out.

And when you then get your panties in a wad over it because you failed to read, you can expect to look like a fool. Thanks.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

She called me a good ole boy... which I'm not. I'm southern but I'm not a poor redneck.

I took "good ole boy" to mean something different. But I see what you mean.

[PhiGam]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Did you not read the post I linked? I'll have to assume that you didn't, because if you had read it, you would've seen that (in 2006) I said
Last time I checked, the early 1800s was, in fact, quite a few years BEFORE the Civil War. So exactly how was I wrong?

If you had actually read, you'd know that I wasn't calling you out on the history of your state; I was calling you out for assuming that you were the only person around here who knew that particular tidbit of history.

The lesson for today: When you assume that

you can expect to be called out.

And when you then get your panties in a wad over it because you failed to read, you can expect to look like a fool. Thanks.

I certainly did not read everything that you wrote and I apologize.

[nate2512]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

I took "good ole boy" to mean something different. But I see what you mean.

I think of the Dukes of Hazard.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

I certainly did not read everything that you wrote and I apologize.

And we're cool. Thanks.

[MsFoxyLoxy77]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

She called me a good ole boy... which I'm not. I'm southern but I'm not a poor redneck.

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".

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by MsFoxyLoxy77

The good ol' boy network describes a system of social networking

That's exactly what the good ol boy (network) means to me and everytime I see it referenced.

PhiGam is probably a part of the good ol' boy network (no offense to him) but starang21 certainly isn't in the traditional sense of the phrase. LOL.

Now, were you attempting "Southern twang speak" in the post that you referenced the good ol boys? If so, that's insulting and would explain why your reference was interpreted as being about the South.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by MsFoxyLoxy77

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".

Oh yeah, while this is correct, I hope you are typing from the top of your head and not pulling this from a source that you didn't cite. It reads very source-y.

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[MsFoxyLoxy77]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

That's exactly what the good ol boy (network) means to me and everytime I see it referenced.

PhiGam is probably a part of the good ol' boy network (no offense to him) but starang21 certainly isn't in the traditional sense of the phrase. LOL.

Now, were you attempting "Southern twang speak" in the post that you referenced the good ol boys? If so, that's insulting and would explain why your reference was interpreted as being about the South.

Yes.

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Oh yeah, while this is correct, I hope you are typing from the top of your head and not pulling this from a source that you didn't cite. It reads very source-y.

<------- President of the Internet Plagarism League

Aren't you just clever with a K. In the aforementioned case, I do have a ghost writer.