On 8/21/2011 4:39 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:01:10 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "Hackmatack" > wrote
>>>>>
>>>>> They're both laughing all the way to the bank.
>>>>>
>>>>> I know little about Deen and could care less, but it seems Bourdain
>>>>> really
>>>>> really needs to get over himself.
>>>>
>>>> Tony is Tony. Sure, he is a bit full of himself, but he can also
>>>> laugh
>>>> at himself. I kind of like his attitude in general.
>>>>
>>>> One thing I can say for certain, I'd much rather have a beer with Tony
>>>> than Paul or her two sons.
>>>
>>> I'm sure Tony has tasted a few beers in his travels 
I can't get
>>> over
>>> that exaggerated southern drawl Paula Deen puts on. I've lived in the
>>> southern US most of my adult life and I've never heard anyone talk like
>>> that. It's extremely annoying so I've never watched one of her cooking
>>> shows.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> if i recall correctly, you've lived in two different places in the south
>> most of your adult life. that hardly makes you an expert on *all*
>> southern
>> drawls. accents can change by quadrant in the same city, for god's
>> sake.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>
> It depends on what you call the south, "pal". You want the Civil War
> definition whereby Virginia was a southern state? I lived there,
> too. I've also visited lots of other places in the southern US
> including Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama and Texas. I don't claim
> to be an "expert" about southern accents (that's your statement, not
> mine) but I do know a fake accent when I hear one.
>
> Jill
There are people in my family who sound very much like Paula Deen. She
may exaggerate her accent somewhat, y'all, but I believe it is real.
There was a young girl in church this morning named Destiny that sounds
just like Paula Deen (or my sister). Next time I see her, I will ask
her where she is from.
When I was a kid, I tried to get rid of my accent, but some of it has
stayed with me,especially when I am around my family. :-(
Becca