Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>At 06:51 PM 3/8/2001 -0600, henry wrote: >>(apologies to our members from outside the US - its a southern thang) >Bullshit, sir, with all due respect. You dudes down in Tidewater are just >that -- dressed-up, prancing dudes. You want red-necks and hill-folk, come >up here to the Appalachians. Generations of inbreeding and sipping at >Kerosene-cut 'shine have produced a rather unique outlook on life. snipped a lot of inflated claims of being more southern >Now, the Appalachians are a completely different story. Gentle folk in >gentle hills, but don't cross 'em, as their idea of a gentle resolution to >disputes is that you go away, and they generally prefer that you go away >"with extreme prejudice". Beyond that, these are the true item, and, yes, >many of them do hunt rabbit and squirrel for side meat. > >Marc Whoa Marc ! I am on the western side of the Appalachians, in Tennessee. I promise you that you have no exclusive on "rednecks". The best went west. I wonder if the reason that your family is still in Virginia is that they were afraid to cross the mountains? After all it took some pretty tough people to make the trek. :) Henry