ass-whuppin

after a long hiatus, here's a forward from my father. frankly, the best way i discovered to "avoid a good southern ass whoopin'" was to move out of the south when i was 18 and never look back.

Fifteen Ways To Avoid A Good Southern Ass Whuppin?

Issued by the Southern Tourism Bureau to ALL visiting Northerners,
Northeasterners, North westerners, Westerners and Southwestern
Urbanites?

1) Don't order filet mignon or pasta primavera at Waffle House. It's
just a diner. They serve breakfast 24 hours a day. Let them cook
something they know. If you confuse them, they'll kick your ass



2) Don't laugh at our Southern names (Merleen, Luther, Tammy Lynn,
Inez, Billy Joe, Sissy, Clovis, etc.) or we will just HAVE to kick your
ass



3) Don't order a bottle of pop or a can of soda down here. Down here
it's called Coke. Nobody gives a flying rat's ass whether it's Pepsi,
RC, Dr. Pepper, 7-Up or whatever... it's still a Coke. Accept it.
Doing otherwise can lead to an ass kicking.



4) We know our heritage. Most of us are more literate than you (e.g.
Welty, Williams, Faulkner). We are also better educated and generally a
lot nicer. Don't refer to us as a bunch of hillbillies or we'll kick
your ass.



5) We have plenty of business sense (e.g., Fred Smith of Fed Ex, Sam
Walton, Turner Broadcasting, MCI WorldCom, MTV, Netscape). Naturally,
we do, sometimes, have small lapses in judgment (e.g. John Edwards, Al
Gore, Bill Clinton, David Duke). We don't care if you think we are
dumb. We are not dumb enough to let someone move to our state in order
to run for the Senate. If someone tried to do that, we would kick
his/her ass.



6) Don't laugh at our Civil War monuments. If Lee had listened to
Longstreet and flanked Meade at Gettysburg instead of sending Pickett up
the middle, you'd be paying taxes to Richmond instead of Washington. If
you visit Stone Mountain and complain about the carving, we'll kick your
ass.



7) We are fully aware of how high the humidity is, so shut the hell
up. Just spend your money and get the hell out of here, or we'll kick
your ass.



8) Don't order wheat toast at Cracker Barrel. Everyone will
instantly know that you're a Yankee. Eat your biscuits like God
intended with gravy. And don't put sugar on your grits, or we'll kick
your ass.



9) Don't fake a Southern accent. This will incite a riot, and you
will get your ass kicked.



10) Don't talk about how much better things are at home because
we know better. Many of us have visited Northern hellholes like Detroit
Chicago, and DC, and we have the scars to prove it. If you don't like
it here, Delta is ready when you are. Move your ass on home before it
gets kicked.



11) Yes, we know how to speak proper English. We talk this way
because we don't want to sound like you. We don't care if you don't
understand what we are saying. All other Southerners understand what we are saying, and that's all that matters. Now, go away and leave us
alone, or we'll kick your ass.



12) Don't complain that the South is dirty and polluted. None of
OUR lakes or rivers have caught fire recently. If you whine about OUR
scenic beauty, we'll kick your ass all the way back to Boston Harbor



13) Don't ridicule our Southern manners. We say sir and ma'am.
We hold doors open for others. We offer our seats to old folks because
such things are expected of civilized people. Behave yourselves around
our sweet little gray-haired grandmothers or they'll kick some manners
into your ass just like they did ours.



14) So you think we're quaint, or losers, because most of us live
in the countryside? That's because we have enough sense to not live in
filthy, smelly, crime infested cesspools like New York, Baltimore or
Boston. Make fun of our fresh air, and we'll kick your ass.



15) Last, but not least, DO NOT DARE to come down here and tell
us how to cook barbecue. This will get your ass shot (right after it is
kicked). You're lucky we let you come down here at all. Criticize our
barbecue, and you will go home in a pine box... minus your ass.