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jswordy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:42 PM Original message |
I love the South |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. Donning the flame retardent suit and getting out the popcorn |
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jswordy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Oh that's OK, Kathy, I kind of know it will happen. I'm happy anyway. |
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RPM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
22. for Virginia!!!! |
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jswordy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Virginia was where I first lived before moving to Tennessee |
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TNDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:27 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Where are you in Tennessee? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 12:36 PM Response to Reply #22 |
80. For Pennsylvania! |
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Daphne08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
27. I grew up in the South, raised my children there and |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 07:49 PM Response to Reply #27 |
50. When The South was the heart and soul of the Democratic |
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Daphne08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 02:59 AM Response to Reply #50 |
67. There were many, many Southern Democrats |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. I loved putting the South in my rearview mirror |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. I've got your back: |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
5. I love the South, too, and I adore your post. |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Just found out you were jchild. |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. LOL! Yep, it's me. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. That's fine. I love the North. |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. If you'll tell your neighbors to do the same. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Most of my neighbors don't seem to need telling. |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Nor do mine. Funny, isn't it> |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. It sure can be! |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. I can withstand any crappy weather New England dumps on me |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 06:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
48. Hear Hear............................... |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
7. I Was Born in Newark, NJ |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
10. Beautifully put |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. You said it, bubba. |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
13. One day... |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
16. The south has a lot to be proud of |
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SheepyMcSheepster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
17. nice post, i was born and raised in the south |
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Melodybe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
18. As I liberal girl that was raised that way in MS I wholeheartedly agree |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Shoot yeah. This ol' boy came straight out of Bad Ol' Burminham |
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jswordy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:01 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Hey ol' boy, I'm sitting in Huntsville right now. |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. The Rocket City! |
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jswordy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:43 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. Heheheh...lot more money now, though. Why... |
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BamaBecky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. I'm sitting down here in Clarke County! It is nice here, cept for the |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:39 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. Aw hell. I'm kin to half the folks in Clarke County. |
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BamaBecky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 08:41 PM Response to Reply #40 |
52. My husband does.....he said he knows |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
20. I love it too ! |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
24. Here's what I HATE about the South |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:07 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Fall is the best season the south has going for it |
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jswordy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:16 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I look at Southern summer like the North looks at winter... |
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BamaBecky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. After standing on those Connecticut train platforms in sub zero temps, |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 06:16 PM Response to Reply #37 |
47. The AC is key |
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Mugweed (939 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. It's great |
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jswordy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Florida...heh, around here they say.... |
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Mugweed (939 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:30 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. Thank you kindly |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
35. I've lived in many different parts of the country |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:38 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. I'm with you |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 08:58 PM Response to Reply #35 |
56. Any Pacifica that doesn't include the Sierra's isn't worth living in |
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wildflower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
38. A beautiful post. Your words made me think of these lyrics |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
42. I like the South too. |
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Magleetis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
43. I can relate |
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MediumBrownDog (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
44. Born and raised in Virginia |
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ImpeachBush (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
45. Well ... I don't particularly care for it ... |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 08:45 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. Utah is a beautiful state, however |
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ImpeachBush (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 10:54 AM Response to Reply #53 |
76. I agree absolutely... |
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BamaGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 04:58 PM Response to Reply #45 |
83. I grew up in Atlanta |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
46. Beautiful post |
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jswordy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 12:26 PM Response to Reply #46 |
77. The old saw: A Yankee comes to visit... |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
49. I love the South too . . . in my rear view mirror nt. |
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RedstDem (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
51. I'm In Virginia |
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Placebo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
54. I love the cold dirty rude fucked up cussing BIG NOISY METAL... |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 08:55 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Give me noisy, fast paced, gritty, real, city life |
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Placebo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 09:03 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Amen! |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
58. I love Montana |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 09:43 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Because of two Southern cultural traits... |
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Martin Eden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
59. I resent the South |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
60. Most regions have something to recommend them |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
62. I love the South, but that's caws I'm is smart and I know how to keep |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-09-05 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
63. It's love/hate for me |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 01:02 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Hey, watch what you say about the Northeast (friendly taunt, not serious) |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
64. I love Northern Virginia |
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jswordy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 12:33 PM Response to Reply #64 |
78. I lived in 10 years Williamsburg and worked in Hampton Roads. |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 01:58 PM Response to Reply #78 |
81. Huntsville is cool. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
66. Weird thing happened on my only visit there |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 03:29 AM Response to Original message |
68. They held their noses |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 06:50 AM Response to Reply #68 |
72. definitely a higher rate of sheer hypocrisy |
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jswordy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 12:34 PM Response to Reply #68 |
79. Uh, the South is not my home region...born and lived half my life up North |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 03:46 AM Response to Original message |
69. Well, I guess |
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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 06:31 AM Response to Original message |
70. This is a lovely post. Thank you so much for your essay. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 06:49 AM Response to Original message |
71. yeah, whatever |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
73. Just so you know, rural life in the north is very similar, esp in terms of |
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southlandshari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
74. Great post! |
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movie_girl99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
75. as a native Texan, i love the south too |
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dean_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
82. Too much humidity for my tastes... |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
84. Small town New England is a lot like small town Southern life |
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BamaGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-10-05 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
85. Great post js nt |
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