In article >,
"KW" <keith_warrennospamatallteldotnet> wrote:

> My deep south (Central Alabama) grandparents often fought over this very
> thing. Memaw claimed the long a variant (Croppie)

Errr, long a? Wouldn't that make it a CRAY-pee?

> and Papaw the short a (Crappie). One time when I was ~16, Memaw was
> in a huff and pulled out the dictionary to prove her point and Papaw
> politely told her to kiss his ass! Never Surrender ! :-)


Was it a nice Dead Spread?
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