Guest guest Posted September 1, 2002 Report Share Posted September 1, 2002 Hi y'all, > Holy cow, I guess it takes generations to breed it out of you. Trish .. why would you wish such a thing on anybody. We're trying to breed it in .. not out. :-( > Although my Mom was born here in California in 1921, her people were > from the Ozarks in Missouri. I also spent about 10 years of my > childhood in the Southern Baptist Church. Good on the Missouri raising .. and I was sorta raised in the Suthran Fried Baptist Church too .. opened my eyes to a lotta things it did .. like did the 'Nam, a broken laig and getting my butt kicked a few times when a feller said " Shut Up " and I heard " Stand Up. " ;-p > I guess these factors contributed toward making sure that this > California native scored 100% on the true Southerner criteria. Good for you. > I am amazed. You shouldn't be .. Suthrinity is a superior trait to Yankified and it sticks with us longer .. Californians ain't figgered out what they are yet cause their history is too short. ;-) > Of course, I am one of the few people I know who sincerely say Holy > Cow or Oh, man as expletives. (Of course my father, who was a > sailor, educated me well in the use of many other expletives, at > which I am fluent!!). Good for him .. a salute to him for serving and for teaching his kids how to tawk .. ;-9 > Happy Friday! > Happy Labor Day Weekend! > > Trish Ross > San Francisco and Gualala And to y'all .. and keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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