itsjoannotjoann wrote:
> On Jan 24, 3:32 pm, George Shirley > wrote:
>> cshenk wrote:
>>> "Jim Davis" wrote
>>>> That's prit'neer right but even being gone from old home Texas over 50
>>>> years I still say y'all regularly. I get hung up on the way Paula
>>>> pronounces 'pecans'!
>>> 'pee-cans' vs 'pi-cauns'
>> No, no, in Texas it's "puh-cahns."
>
>>
> I say "puh-cahns" too, but I ain't from Texas. Only time I hear them
> pronounced as "pee-cans" is on tv.

Well, we all can't be Texans, you have our sympathies. <G>

George wrote:

>> I say "puh-cahns" too, but I ain't from Texas. Only time I hear them
>> pronounced as "pee-cans" is on tv.
>
> Well, we all can't be Texans, you have our sympathies. <G>

Who says we can't all be Texans? It's not like Texas is running out of empty
space. :-)

Bob

I am Tosk wrote:

> It always amazed me when I lived in the south (Northern Alabama,
> Tennessee) how the folks there could pretty much tell county to county
> where someone was from after listening to them for a minute or two...
>
> Scotty


Here in Louisiana, accents from the Southern part of the state (New
Orleans) don't sound anything like accents here in the Northern part of
the state. Drive a little further North into Arkansas and it changes again.

I've found some of the thickest Southern accents come from states that
are pretty far north, like Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, etc.

George L

sf wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:32:42 -0800 (PST), itsjoannotjoann
> > wrote:
>
>> I find them extremely annoying. If they're going to cook they need to
>> cook.
>
> I don't like all the lovey dovey stuff either, but to their credit
> they have two cooktops and use both.


Anyone remember a show hosted by the Romagnoli's? (sp?) This was way
before the Food Channel but after the French Chef. Might have been
produced by that PBS station in Boston.

As I recall, he didn't speak English very well so she did most of the
talking. This had to be back in the 70's.

George L

Andy wrote:
> George Leppla > wrote:
>
>> We met a guy from East Texas last year who had such an accent that it
>> was hard to understand him..... except that every once in a while the
>> word "brisket" would ring out loud and clear.
>>
>> "IzetellinyalldatsumbitchwuzdebesBRISKETizeevapudi nmahmout"
>>
>> Now when we come across someone like that, we just say he was "speaking
>> Brisket".
>>
>> George L <---dasriteIseddatboywuztawkinBrisket.
>
>
> George Leppla,
>
> LOL!!!
>
> Reminds me of a funny "Far Side" comic strip:
>
> http://www.onefunsite.com/images/larson.jpg
>
> It's an oldie but, we had Annabelle, our Jack Russell "Terror" at the
> time. It explained her perfectly! ))
>
> Best,
>
> Andy


I knew that was gonna be the "blah blah Ginger" one before I even
clicked it :-)

(I also really like the one about "Cat Fud")
Bob

On 2010-01-25, sf > wrote:

> first, but I actually like it. You know exactly where they stand...
> "not my job" is the basic attitude.

Yeah.... the ol' I'm-not-responsible attitude. Model dupes of the 3rd
Reich.

nb

In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> Becca wrote:
> > It has been a few years since I watched the Food Network, but this
> > morning, I watched Down Home With The Neelys. He said the word "y'all"
> > over and over, he said it so many times I could not keep count. I think
> > he has Paula Deen beat, y'all.
> >
> > Do you have a favorite show on the Food Network?
> >
> > Becca
>
> The only one I watch anymore is Alton Brown, the rest don't appeal to me
> at all.

ditto

Enjoy Life... Dan

--
Garden in Zone 5 South East Michigan.

On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:53:18 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:06:12 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
>>
>>I watched that Worst Cook in America show yesterday. I wasn't
>>riveted, but it wasn't bad. I definitely like it better than Chopped.
>>It's a show viewers might even learn from because the two head chefs
>>demonstrate the techniques before turning their teams loose on it. I
>>noticed two mantras also. Read the *entire* recipe before your start
>>cooking and wash your hands immediately after touching raw meat.
>
> Reading the recipe through is something I always do. Now. I was
> going to make a potato dish one day and did not read the entire
> recipe. I got to step four and found that I needed an hour cooking
> time that was not planned on.
>

really. i also usually read all the instructions for putting stuff
together or hooking up electronics. if it turns out to be unnecessary,
what have you lost?

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:39:00 -0500, cshenk wrote:
>
> Snicker, got it. When I think of my childhood speak, it tends to come out.
> Not so much in written communication since I got told not to use 'betwixt'
> in a technical document but if you look for it, there's a southernized use
> of word patterns.
>
> (Translation for any others, Betwixt = Between)

i seldom see or hear 'betwixt' except in the phrase 'betwixt and between.'

your pal,
blake

On Jan 25, 5:40*am, George Leppla > wrote:
> I am Tosk wrote:
> > It always amazed me when I lived in the south (Northern Alabama,
> > Tennessee) how the folks there could pretty much tell county to county
> > where someone was from after listening to them for a minute or two...
>
> > Scotty
>
> Here in Louisiana, accents from the Southern part of the state (New
> Orleans) don't sound anything like accents here in the Northern part of
> the state. *Drive a little further North into Arkansas and it changes again.
>
> I've found some of the thickest Southern accents come from states that
> are pretty far north, like Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, etc.
>
> George L

Yes, you are right George.....and in New Orleans you could listen to
someone from the 9th Ward and think you were
in Brooklyn. There are accents across the neighborhoods that tell
you where someone grew up in New Orleans, plain as can be. I
certainly loved my time living there. I miss it.

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:00:26 -0600, George Leppla
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:32:42 -0800 (PST), itsjoannotjoann
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I find them extremely annoying. If they're going to cook they need to
>>> cook.
>>
>> I don't like all the lovey dovey stuff either, but to their credit
>> they have two cooktops and use both.
>
>
>Anyone remember a show hosted by the Romagnoli's? (sp?) This was way
>before the Food Channel but after the French Chef. Might have been
>produced by that PBS station in Boston.
>
>As I recall, he didn't speak English very well so she did most of the
>talking. This had to be back in the 70's.
>
I don't remember the show, but a lot of people do.

RIP Frank
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/581107

Books
http://www.romagnolibooks.com/press.html

the legacy lives on
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food...mily_leg acy/
or http://tinyurl.com/ycz3h59



--
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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:49:42 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

>George wrote:
>
>>> I say "puh-cahns" too, but I ain't from Texas. Only time I hear them
>>> pronounced as "pee-cans" is on tv.
>>
>> Well, we all can't be Texans, you have our sympathies. <G>
>
>Who says we can't all be Texans? It's not like Texas is running out of empty
>space. :-)
>
A lot of people look at it this way: there's a lot of empty space in
Texas for a reason.


--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On 2010-01-25, sf > wrote:

> A lot of people look at it this way: there's a lot of empty space in
> Texas for a reason.

Not enough 7-11s?

sf wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:00:26 -0600, George Leppla
> > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:32:42 -0800 (PST), itsjoannotjoann
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I find them extremely annoying. If they're going to cook they need to
>>>> cook.
>>> I don't like all the lovey dovey stuff either, but to their credit
>>> they have two cooktops and use both.
>>
>> Anyone remember a show hosted by the Romagnoli's? (sp?) This was way
>> before the Food Channel but after the French Chef. Might have been
>> produced by that PBS station in Boston.
>>
>> As I recall, he didn't speak English very well so she did most of the
>> talking. This had to be back in the 70's.
>>
> I don't remember the show, but a lot of people do.
>
> RIP Frank
> http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/581107
>
> Books
> http://www.romagnolibooks.com/press.html
>
> the legacy lives on
> http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food...mily_leg acy/
> or http://tinyurl.com/ycz3h59
>


Thanks sf! My memory is better than I thought. Sad to hear that Franco
passed away.

George L

blake murphy wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:53:18 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:06:12 -0800, sf > wrote:
>>
>>> I watched that Worst Cook in America show yesterday. I wasn't
>>> riveted, but it wasn't bad. I definitely like it better than Chopped.
>>> It's a show viewers might even learn from because the two head chefs
>>> demonstrate the techniques before turning their teams loose on it. I
>>> noticed two mantras also. Read the *entire* recipe before your start
>>> cooking and wash your hands immediately after touching raw meat.
>> Reading the recipe through is something I always do. Now. I was
>> going to make a potato dish one day and did not read the entire
>> recipe. I got to step four and found that I needed an hour cooking
>> time that was not planned on.
>>
>
> really. i also usually read all the instructions for putting stuff
> together or hooking up electronics. if it turns out to be unnecessary,
> what have you lost?

I seldom use a recipe although I will read a lot of them. For example,
when I made Souse at Christmas, I must have read 2 dozen recipes and
then I just came up with a plan for how I wanted to make it. Next time
I make it, it will probably be a little bit different.

For me, cooking is a process that changes all the time. That is
probably why I don't enjoy baking. Following a recipe closely isn't fun
for me.

George L

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:40:38 -0600, George Leppla
> wrote:

>I am Tosk wrote:
>
>> It always amazed me when I lived in the south (Northern Alabama,
>> Tennessee) how the folks there could pretty much tell county to county
>> where someone was from after listening to them for a minute or two...
>>
>> Scotty
>
>
>Here in Louisiana, accents from the Southern part of the state (New
>Orleans) don't sound anything like accents here in the Northern part of
>the state. Drive a little further North into Arkansas and it changes again.
>
>I've found some of the thickest Southern accents come from states that
>are pretty far north, like Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, etc.
>

I'm glad mass media hasn't appreciably changed American accents.
Regional accents make it a more interesting place to live in.

Wiki has an article on theater accents.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_English

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:43:24 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2010-01-25, sf > wrote:
>
>> first, but I actually like it. You know exactly where they stand...
>> "not my job" is the basic attitude.
>
>Yeah.... the ol' I'm-not-responsible attitude. Model dupes of the 3rd
>Reich.
>
They're a few steps ahead of eastern europeans who have that attitude
and are sullen about it too.


--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Jan 23, 12:02*pm, Becca > wrote:
> It has been a few years since I watched the Food Network, but this
> morning, I watched Down Home With The Neelys. *He said the word "y'all"
> over and over, he said it so many times I could not keep count. *I think
> he has Paula Deen beat, y'all.
>
> Do you have a favorite show on the Food Network?
>
> Becca

Well, that one is my least favorite - well after SLops.

N.

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:48:58 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2010-01-25, sf > wrote:
>
>> A lot of people look at it this way: there's a lot of empty space in
>> Texas for a reason.
>
>Not enough 7-11s?

Build it and they will come.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"blake murphy" wrote
> cshenk wrote:

>> (Translation for any others, Betwixt = Between)

> i seldom see or hear 'betwixt' except in the phrase 'betwixt and between.'

Area dependant likely. There's lots of southern phrases like that.

George Shirley wrote:
> Old Aggie joke: Man invites three Aggies to his costume party, told
> them to come dressed a characters from the Bible. Night of the party
> they show up dressed like firemen. He asks "Which Biblical characters
> are you?" Answer: "Three wise men from a far."

My oldest son is an Aggie, he will enjoy this joke.


Becca

In article >, says...
>
> "blake murphy" wrote
> > cshenk wrote:
>
> >> (Translation for any others, Betwixt = Between)
>
> > i seldom see or hear 'betwixt' except in the phrase 'betwixt and between.'
>
> Area dependant likely. There's lots of southern phrases like that.

I always got a kick out of "yonder". It could mean a few dozen feet or a
few dozen miles.


Scotty

Becca wrote:
> George Shirley wrote:
>> Old Aggie joke: Man invites three Aggies to his costume party, told
>> them to come dressed a characters from the Bible. Night of the party
>> they show up dressed like firemen. He asks "Which Biblical characters
>> are you?" Answer: "Three wise men from a far."
>
> My oldest son is an Aggie, he will enjoy this joke.
>
> Becca

He and you could work for some of the oil companies I used to work for.
They loved Aggie engineers and their parents too.

There are at least a million Aggie jokes going around, some are even fit
for mixed company.

I am Tosk wrote:
> In article >, says...
>> "blake murphy" wrote
>>> cshenk wrote:
>>>> (Translation for any others, Betwixt = Between)
>>> i seldom see or hear 'betwixt' except in the phrase 'betwixt and between.'
>> Area dependant likely. There's lots of southern phrases like that.
>
> I always got a kick out of "yonder". It could mean a few dozen feet or a
> few dozen miles.
>
>
> Scotty

It's fairly simple Scotty. "Over yonder" is a few dozen feet and "way
over yonder" is a few dozen miles. For distances of more than 100 miles
it's "way, way, over yonder."

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:07:55 -0600, Andy > wrote:

>
>A Pennsylvania abnormality of terms is if you are going to the ocean it's
>called going "down the shore." I've been corrected for saying we're going
>to the beach. Stranger still is, once you get "down the shore" it becomes
>"who wants to go to the beach?" I don't know how long that's been goin'
>on but, it's downright backwards, imho!
>
>Ya know?
>
>Andy

If you've ever driven on I-80 in western PA,
you'll find an exit marked; "Jersey Shore".

We often wondered how a town
some 300 miles from the Atlantic
got that name.

<RJ> wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:07:55 -0600, Andy > wrote:
>
>> A Pennsylvania abnormality of terms is if you are going to the ocean it's
>> called going "down the shore." I've been corrected for saying we're going
>> to the beach. Stranger still is, once you get "down the shore" it becomes
>> "who wants to go to the beach?" I don't know how long that's been goin'
>> on but, it's downright backwards, imho!
>>
>> Ya know?
>>
>> Andy
>
> If you've ever driven on I-80 in western PA,
> you'll find an exit marked; "Jersey Shore".
>
> We often wondered how a town
> some 300 miles from the Atlantic
> got that name.
>
Anticipation of global warming no doubt.

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:30:52 -0500, cshenk wrote:

> "blake murphy" wrote
>> cshenk wrote:
>
>>> (Translation for any others, Betwixt = Between)
>
>> i seldom see or hear 'betwixt' except in the phrase 'betwixt and between.'
>
> Area dependant likely. There's lots of southern phrases like that.

it's what makes english fun. (i suppose other languages are the same, but
i wouldn't know.)

your pal,
blake

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:47:50 -0800, sf wrote:

> On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:49:42 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
> > wrote:
>
>>George wrote:
>>
>>>> I say "puh-cahns" too, but I ain't from Texas. Only time I hear them
>>>> pronounced as "pee-cans" is on tv.
>>>
>>> Well, we all can't be Texans, you have our sympathies. <G>
>>
>>Who says we can't all be Texans? It's not like Texas is running out of empty
>>space. :-)
>>
> A lot of people look at it this way: there's a lot of empty space in
> Texas for a reason.

thank god we were able to send a couple texas émigrés back to texas.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:39:00 -0500, cshenk wrote:
>>
>> Snicker, got it. When I think of my childhood speak, it tends to
>> come out. Not so much in written communication since I got told not
>> to use 'betwixt' in a technical document but if you look for it,
>> there's a southernized use of word patterns.
>>
>> (Translation for any others, Betwixt = Between)
>
> i seldom see or hear 'betwixt' except in the phrase 'betwixt and
> between.'

Next time "Serenity" is on, watch it. You'll never think of "betwixt" in
the same way again.

J. Clarke wrote:
> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:39:00 -0500, cshenk wrote:
>>>
>>> Snicker, got it. When I think of my childhood speak, it tends to
>>> come out. Not so much in written communication since I got told not
>>> to use 'betwixt' in a technical document but if you look for it,
>>> there's a southernized use of word patterns.
>>>
>>> (Translation for any others, Betwixt = Between)
>>
>> i seldom see or hear 'betwixt' except in the phrase 'betwixt and
>> between.'
>
> Next time "Serenity" is on, watch it. You'll never think of
> "betwixt" in the same way again.

LOL!!!!

--
Dave
What is best in life? "To crush your enemies, see them driven before
you, and to hear the lamentation of the women." -- Conan