Oh pshaw, on Wed 07 Nov 2007 08:48:33p, Sarah Gray meant to say...

> Dee.Dee wrote:
>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>> 3.184...
>>> Oh pshaw, on Wed 07 Nov 2007 06:47:06p, Cindi - HappyMamatoThree meant
>>> to say...
>>>
>>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>>>> 3.184...
>>>>> Oh pshaw, on Wed 07 Nov 2007 08:10:07a, Goomba38 meant to say...
>>>>>
>>>>>> Janet B. wrote:
>>>>>> I am getting really
>>>>>>> tired of her making fat people and southern people look really bad
>>>>>>> and stupid. An obese person doesn't have to consume a whole pound
>>>>>>> of butter at one meal all by themselves to get overweight. That
>>>>>>> coy look as she chortles about another stick or two of butter
>>>>>>> makes me want to slap her. And it isn't enough that what she has
>>>>>>> cooked has a stick or two of butter plus mayo and sour cream
>>>>>>> already in it, she has to slather each forkful with another
>>>>>>> tablespoon or so of butter. I don't find it funny at all (I guess
>>>>>>> you can tell) We all understand that various dishes have fats in
>>>>>>> them to make them succulent, but I object to her encouraging such
>>>>>>> a dangerous attitude toward food and fats. Thank you for listening
>>>>>>> -- I needed to get that rant off my chest ) Janet
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Her accent seriously grates on me, but just as bad is that she's
>>>>>> always taking big bites of food and then talking with her mouth
>>>>>> full! Between the food smeared on her mouth from her shoveling that
>>>>>> bit in to the lip smacking.. it is very uncomfortable to watch.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Goomba, there really are people who live in the South who sound like
>>>>> Paula.
>>>>> My entire family is from the South, so I guess I'm just used to it.
>>>> Born in Asheville, NC and raised mostly there I sound an awful lot
>>>> like that. Even two years in California hasn't changed it. The thing
>>>> I am asked when I speak to anyone for the first time is "Where are
>>>> you from? Obviously not here." Yeah, kinda
>>>>
>>>> Cindi
>>>>
>>
>>> LOL... Not a surprise Cindi. My mom left Mississippi in 1937 and
>>> never lost her accent. Most people assumed she was from the South,
>>> but would usually ask where in the South.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Wayne Boatwright
>>>
>>
>>
>> It's funny about accents. I have a few words that there is no doubt as
>> to where I was raised; but when I'm talking to the 'really' local folks
>> here (in VA) , out it automatically comes. No stoppin' it. I recognize
>> that I'm doing it, but it just happens. Usually happens when I'm
>> 'visiting.'
>>
>> I don't do the finger-licking good thang, tho. :-))
>>
>> Dee Dee
>>
>>
>
> Before I was married to my ex, we lived with his parents. His mom is
> from Tennessee, and after a few years I picked up a bit of a drawl. I've
> had people ask me if I was a transplant
> I've reverted back to my standard Michiganian accent for the most part,
> but I still say "y'all". It's such a useful word
>

I'm particular fond of the word "yonder", whether it's "over yonder", "out
yonder", etc. "Yonder" is just about anywhere you're not. :-)

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