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Test Your Southern knowledgeThis test really can't be cheated on... either you know it or you don't. One Yankee in my office only mustered a 2 or 3, whereas the natives typically score around 20+.. If you are over 50, you should be living in a trailer park with the Trans Am up on blocks.
Score 3 points per correct answer. You're given 1 point to start.
Answers follow below, so don't peek...
1) How many Vienna Sausages are in a can?
2) What was the number and color of Richard Petty's cars?
3) Bill Dance is good at what?
4) What university does Bill Dance root for?
5) Where did Herschel Walker play (college) football?
6) After boiling peanuts for an hour you have what?
7) In cubic inches, how big is the smallest 1966 GM small-block V8?
8) A Cajun is likely to speak what furrin' language?
9) What is a chigger?
10) What is scrapple?
11) Where is "The Redneck Riviera"?
12) What's that fuzzy stuff hanging off the oak trees?
13) What follows logically? Johnson, Mercury,_________.
14) What's the common name for a bowfin?
15) If you mated a heifer and a steer, what would you get?
16) Who sang "Your Cheatin' Heart"?
17) What are grits made out of?
18) Who was nicknamed "The Bear"?
19) Why is the Blue Ridge blue?
20) What did The Baldwin Sisters make?
21) Who was Andy Taylor's love interest?
22) What are the radio station call letters that carries "The Grand Ol' Opry"?
23) Where would you find Vidalia County?
24) What sport requires 3 legs and a rope?
25) What instrument did Bill Monroe play? (typically)
26) How many strings on a banjo? (two possible answers)
27) When you argue with a fool, what is he doing?
28) What is a scuppernong?
29) Do you want the goats to get into the kudzu?
30) Why do you want to eat "high on the hog"?
31) What color is a John Deere?
32) What do you call the offspring of a mule?
33) What will you harvest when you plant "shade"? | | | |
-- justa, (ponderin @about the south.com), June 03, 2000
Okay, I'll play. I don't see any answers posted, yet.10) What is scrapple? That horrible sugar water/dye combination they sell in upscale supermarkets next to the diet ice tea?
26) How many strings on a banjo? (two possible answers)
four, two
29) Do you want the goats to get into the kudzu?
Yes. Keep it south of the Ohio border, please. Our winters are getting mild enough not to kill it.
30) Why do you want to eat "high on the hog"?
Because that usually means steak, prime rib, or something else really fatty and good for dinner. 31) What color is a John Deere?
Green
How did I do?
-- (kb8um8@yahoo.com), June 03, 2000.
will post answers later..hope to get more responses...
-- justa, (ponderin about the answers@southern test.com), June 03, 2000.
1) How many Vienna Sausages are in a can?There are seven in a can.
2) What was the number and color of Richard Petty's cars?
Don't know; never cared for auto racing.
3) Bill Dance is good at what?
FISHIN'
4) What university does Bill Dance root for?
I believe he likes Florida State, but I'm not sure.
5) Where did Herschel Walker play (college) football?
U. of Georgia.
6) After boiling peanuts for an hour you have what?
Goobers. I can't tolerate them. :)
7) In cubic inches, how big is the smallest 1966 GM small-block V8?
Don't know. Ask my brother, he sells cars.
8) A Cajun is likely to speak what furrin' language?
Frainch, er, French. :)
9) What is a chigger?
It's a little biting insect that gets on you when you wear shorts in the tall grass in summertime. Like a tick, but not quite as bad.
10) What is scrapple?
It is a breakfast food, something akin to cornmeal mush. I haven't had it since I was very small (my grandmother served it to me once), so I don't remember exactly what it is or how it's made.
11) Where is "The Redneck Riviera"?
That would be the Alabama and Florida Gulf Coast, up on the northern side. Gulf Shores, AL and Panama City, FL are in the Redneck Riviera. Southern Alabama is also known as "LA," or Lower Alabama.
12) What's that fuzzy stuff hanging off the oak trees?
Spanish Moss.
13) What follows logically? Johnson, Mercury,_________.
Evinrude. These are all outboard boat motors.
14) What's the common name for a bowfin?
A tuna. I think.
15) If you mated a heifer and a steer, what would you get?
Nothing. A steer has been castrated.
16) Who sang "Your Cheatin' Heart"?
Haink, I mean Hank Williams. Senior.
17) What are grits made out of?
Ground corn. I like mine with cheese and diced ham. My sister likes hers with a little cream and sugar (shudder).
18) Who was nicknamed "The Bear"?
Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant of the University of Alabama. He was their football coach for many years. Died in the 80s, as I recall.
19) Why is the Blue Ridge blue?
Don't know. Something about the trees, I think.
20) What did The Baldwin Sisters make?
Don't know.
21) Who was Andy Taylor's love interest?
Teacher Helen Crump.
22) What are the radio station call letters that carries "The Grand Ol' Opry"?
WSM. That stands for "We Serve Millions," which was the motto of the insurance company that once (maybe still does?) owned the station.
23) Where would you find Vidalia County?
Rat hyuh in Jawja. Vidalia County lies along I-16, between Macon and Savannah. The sweetest and most delicious onions in the world are grown there, and they are in season NOW. Get to the supermarket and get some!
24) What sport requires 3 legs and a rope?
Three-legged race?
25) What instrument did Bill Monroe play? (typically)
Not certain -- either fiddle or mandolin, I think
26) How many strings on a banjo? (two possible answers)
I thought there were only 4-string banjos.
27) When you argue with a fool, what is he doing?
Winning.
28) What is a scuppernong?
It is a type of grape.
29) Do you want the goats to get into the kudzu?
Oh, please, yes. Let them eat it all.
30) Why do you want to eat "high on the hog"?
The better cuts are "higher" up on the hog. Loin, for example. Hocks, for example (lower down) are less desirable.
31) What color is a John Deere?
Mostly green, and a little yellow or tan, I think.
32) What do you call the offspring of a mule?
You don't. Mules are sterile.
33) What will you harvest when you plant "shade"? | | | |
Not sure. To me, "shade" is either shade-loving ground-covering plants (usually flowers) or a shady tree. But then again, I'm not much of a gardener.
Eager to see the answers! :)
-- Sal Monella (too.much@lawschool.net), June 03, 2000.
1) 76) goober peas
7) 283
8) English
9) a nasty little bug that burrows into your skin and itches like a bastard for a couple of days.
12) Spanish moss
13) Evinrude
15) frustrated.Ain't gonna happen.
16) Hank Williams
17) corn
23) Georgia
24) a 3-legged race
25) mandolin(not real sure on this one)
27) He's arguing with a fool also.
30) that's where the tenderloins are.
31) Green-yellow racing stripes optional
32) Miraculous.
-- Sam (Wtrmkr52@aol.com), June 03, 2000.
I'll try a few.1) How many Vienna Sausages are in a can? --I think about 12 or so.
2) What was the number and color of Richard Petty's cars? --43, black?
5) Where did Herschel Walker play (college) football? --Ga tech?
7) In cubic inches, how big is the smallest 1966 GM small-block V8? -- 289? 302?
8) A Cajun is likely to speak what furrin' language? --Fronch
9) What is a chigger? --a little bug that eats you alive
10) What is scrapple? --all the crap left over after every other pork product has been made, tasty though.
12) What's that fuzzy stuff hanging off the oak trees? --Spanish Moss
13) What follows logically? Johnson, Mercury,_________. --Evinrude 15) If you mated a heifer and a steer, what would you get?
17) What are grits made out of? --Hominy
18) Who was nicknamed "The Bear"? --Coach...ummmm....Bear Bryant
23) Where would you find Vidalia County? --GA
24) What sport requires 3 legs and a rope? --a three leg race
31) What color is a John Deere? --green
32) What do you call the offspring of a mule? --another mule?
-- Uncle Deedah (unkeed@yahoo.com), June 03, 2000.
Sal and I posted at the same time-looks like a close race so far.
-- Sam (Wtrmkr52@aol.com), June 03, 2000.
5) Where did Herschel Walker play (college) football?... University of Georgia7) In cubic inches, how big is the smallest 1966 GM small-block V8?... 327?
11) Where is "The Redneck Riviera"?... Gulf Coast Alabama/Mississippi
13) What follows logically? Johnson, Mercury,_________.... Evinrude?
15) If you mated a heifer and a steer, what would you get?... A calf
17) What are grits made out of?... Corn
18) Who was nicknamed "The Bear"?... Paul ("Bear") Bryant. Former head coach University of Alabama
23) Where would you find Vidalia County?... Georgia (famous for it's onions (yuk!)
-- CD (costavike@hotmail.com), June 03, 2000.
1) How many Vienna Sausages are in a can? Depends on the size of the can. The one I just ate had 7. They do make bigger ones.2) What was the number and color of Richard Petty's cars?
Number was 43. Color varied. I seem to remember that the 426 hemi's were blue. When he changed to Pontiac [and quit winning] they were red and blue.
3) Bill Dance is good at what? Fishing; or so he said.
4) What university does Bill Dance root for? Noles, as I remember
5) Where did Herschel Walker play (college) football? Dawgs [UG-Athens]
6) After boiling peanuts for an hour you have what? Boiled peanuts/Goobers. Love'm.
7) In cubic inches, how big is the smallest 1966 GM small-block V8? Depends on what you call a small block; not a precise word. 273 CID is the smallest I remember. 8) A Cajun is likely to speak what furrin' language? Something related to French. 9) What is a chigger? A small arachnid, which gets under your skin and itches like mad. No other creature has attracted so many folk remedies. 10) What is scrapple? Pork remains that weren't usable for anything else. Good as a side dish with grits.
11) Where is "The Redneck Riviera"? Gulf coast.
12) What's that fuzzy stuff hanging off the oak trees? In Athens, it is probably toilet paper. Elsewhere Spanish moss.
13) What follows logically? Johnson, Mercury,_________. Evinrude. Of course Force and Mercury are the same.
14) What's the common name for a bowfin? Know several for this depending on where you live. My guess is you mean tuna.
15) If you mated a heifer and a steer, what would you get? Let me see you get them to mate. 16) Who sang "Your Cheatin' Heart"? Alot of people. You want Hank Williams.
17) What are grits made out of? Corn; ground to a special "grit size"
18) Who was nicknamed "The Bear"?
You want Bryant; coach of the Crimson Tide. There are others.
19) Why is the Blue Ridge blue? The release of certain aromatics from the trees. 20) What did The Baldwin Sisters make? ?, Pianos :^)
21) Who was Andy Taylor's love interest? Last was Helen Crump.
22) What are the radio station call letters that carries "The Grand Ol' Opry"? I recall WSM Nashville.
23) Where would you find Vidalia County? Southern Georgia
24) What sport requires 3 legs and a rope? It was called grumpling when I was a kid.
25) What instrument did Bill Monroe play? (typically) Mandolin [sp]
26) How many strings on a banjo? (two possible answers) A five string banjo has five.
27) When you argue with a fool, what is he doing? Talking to a northerner. 28) What is a scuppernong? A grape that can be use to make the worst wine that I have tasted.
29) Do you want the goats to get into the kudzu? Kudzu; The south's revenge for loss of the civil war. Of course. 30) Why do you want to eat "high on the hog"? Best meat is there.
31) What color is a John Deere? Mine are green.
32) What do you call the offspring of a mule? A redneck. 33) What will you harvest when you plant "shade"? | | | | New one to me but then I am a northerner; My family came to New York in the 17th Century.
Best wishes,
-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), June 03, 2000.
Wow, I actually know a couple of these...I think [g].
2) What was the number and color of Richard Petty's cars? 43, blue (used to be a racing fan)
3) Bill Dance is good at what? Fishin'
5) Where did Herschel Walker play (college) football? he played for the Georgia Bulldogs (or is that Dawgs?)
8) A Cajun is likely to speak what furrin' language? French
10) What is scrapple? According to my ex-roommate (who used to eat it all the time) it's worse in ingredients than bologna or hot dogs, but tastes even better. (Do I get credit for that??)
11) Where is "The Redneck Riviera"? I thought it was Biloxi, Mississippi
16) Who sang "Your Cheatin' Heart"? Hank Williams, Sr.
18) Who was nicknamed "The Bear"? Alabama Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant
23) Where would you find Vidalia County? Georgia (some of the sweetest, finest-tasting onions on Earth)
24) What sport requires 3 legs and a rope? 3-legged race (I didn't know it was a "sport".)
26) How many strings on a banjo? (two possible answers) Four or "they have strings?"
31) What color is a John Deere? Green (Anyone remember the "Deere Season" commercials a couple years' back? LOL.)
OK, so I'm from NYC. How the heck should I know any of this stuff?!
-- Patricia (PatriciaS@lasvegas.com), June 03, 2000.
I think the answer to #24 might be calf roping. The cowboy ropes the calf and ties three legs with a small rope.
-- Nadine Zint (nadine@hillsboro.net), June 03, 2000.
Whoops:273 CID was Mopar. GM may have been 283. Too long ago. I remember them in races. They eventually became the 3XX CID engines.
Best wishes,,,
Z
-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), June 03, 2000.
Sal Monella got most of these; I'll try the ones he left.7) In cubic inches, how big is the smallest 1966 GM small-block V8?
The 283.
10) What is scrapple?
A type of breakfast pudding, usually meat and cornmeal, fried like sausage. Liver pudding is called "scrapple" by many folks.
19) Why is the Blue Ridge blue?
There's a haze over them that makes them appear blue, partly due to the vegetation.
26) How many strings on a banjo? (two possible answers)
Four or five strings.
-- Stephen M. Poole, CET (smpoole7@bellsouth.net), June 03, 2000.
I've got some more questions for the true Suthun folks here. Some are considerably harder than the first batch, but a couple are "gimme" questions. :)34) Everybody knows that Coke was invented in the Deep South, but not many people know that Pepsi was, too. Name the place where Pepsi was invented.
35) Folks know that Mardi Gras time in New Orleans is one great big Frainch party. Suthun folks know that one Suthun city has a Mardi Gras celebration that predates the New Orleans shindig. What city is that? For extra credit, explain that city's "Five Flags" celebration.
36) What tools do you need to most efficiently skin a catfish? Why? Hint: A knife is not the best tool to use.
37) In a real Suthun "barbecue sandwich" -- excuse me, I meant "bobbycue sammich" place, you can get your pork or beef sammich served many ways. Most places serve them on white bread, but some places use buns. Most places put a pickle slice or two on the sammich. Some places put slaw on the sammich, too. But there's something else they will ask: how do you want the meat? What, exactly are they asking?
38) Suthun bobbycue places often have several different kinds of bobbycue sauce in plastic squeeze bottles. How do you tell which sauce is which?
39) Where did Ray Stevens claim the "squirrel went berserk?"
40) Another Ray, Ray Charles, performed in one state's capitol building some years ago. He performed the state's anthem, and his rendition is widely considered to be the "official" version. What state and what song?
41) What is the "House Wine of the South?" How do you like yours?
42) If you're driving in a rural area of the South and see writing on the side of a barn, what tourist attraction is most likely being advertised? For extra credit, where is it?
43) What are the four "C" Indian tribes who populated the Deep South before the white trash -- I mean white men -- came?
44) Why didn't General Sherman burn Savannah, GA on his "March to the Sea?"
45) Where is "The Confederate Mount Rushmore?" What is it?
46) Everybody, even Yankees, knows that Elvis was born near Tupelo, MS. Real Suthun folks know where "The Killer" was born. So where _was_ Mr. Jerry Lee Lewis born?
47) How do you make fried green t'maters? Don't you DARE say "just slice 'em and fry 'em."
48) What does a Suthuner eat on New Year's Day?
49) Complete the old Suthun saying . . . "When I die and go to heave, I'll have to change . . ." what?
50) Name the two capitals of the Confederacy. Which one was first? For extra credit, name the President of the Confederacy. For extra- extra credit, name the branch of government possessed by the Union, but NOT possessed by the Confederacy.
51) How does a Suthuner say "pecan?" PEE-can PEE-con Pee-CAN Pee-CON pa-CAN pa-CON "gimme them nuts"
-- Sal Monella (too.much@lawschool.net), June 03, 2000.
Corrected spelling:49) Complete the old Suthun saying . . . "When I die and go to HEAVEN, I'll have to change . . ." what?
Whoops!
-- Sal Monella (too.much@lawschool.org), June 03, 2000.
These are hard! I'm just a die-heart Midwestener who needs to travel a lot more.I'll tackle the Pepsi question, though. As I recall, Pepsi was developed by a pharmacist -- Caleb Bradlay? -- in Durham (?) North Carolina. I'm sure about the Caleb B. and NC ...
-- (kb8um8@yahoo.com), June 03, 2000.
Sal,I'll try a couple:
34) United States of America
36) A phone, a phone book, and money
38) Ask your wife
41) probably Budweiser; in a can
45)Atlanta, GA; Stone Mtn.? (have been there, but don't really remember which trip)
46) America again
What does a my score get me (other than a kick in the pants)?
Frank
45) Stone Mtn? Atlanta, Ga.
-- Someone (ChimingIn@twocents.cam), June 03, 2000.
35) Folks know that Mardi Gras time in New Orleans is one great big Frainch party. Suthun folks know that one Suthun city has a Mardi Gras celebration that predates the New Orleans shindig. What city is that? For extra credit, explain that city's "Five Flags" celebration.Well, Pensacola, Florida is nicknamed "City of Five Flags" and has a big time "five flags celebration". The five flags are in recognition of the five different countries that at various times ruled over P'Cola. If this is the correct answer, I didn't realize the mardi gras here predated Naw Lins' mardi gras. Hmmm, learn sumpin' new every day.
-- CD (costavike@hotmail.com), June 03, 2000.
Have to admit, I got many of these questions wrong. Much as I'm proud to be a Son of the South.Let me ask the ultimate question:
"How many of you boys/girls lived through the 500+-year Floyd event in eastern NC in September 1999?"
There's nobody tougher on this planet than the many thousands of people who lived thru that mess. And are still living it. As we speak.
I'm right here reporting it,
-- Chicken Little (panic@isover.now), June 03, 2000.
Ok, I'll jump in, How do you make good ol banana puddin?This I KNOW.
-- consumer (shh@aol.com), June 03, 2000.
Frank, your answers get you two bobbycue pork-pig sammiches with slaw and fries. Icy Co-coler or orange Crush on the side, too. Now don't go thinking you're funny with those answers . . . I just figured your blood sugar was low and you needed a good meal. :)Good call on the Pensacola guess, CD, but that's not it. You're not far from the right location, but it's a little closer to Nyawlins than that. The city in question has _also_ been controlled by five different countries at different times during its existence.
"How many of you boys/girls lived through the 500+-year Floyd event in eastern NC in September 1999?"
Nope, not me. Growing up in 'Bama and Jawja, I've been pretty fortunate in that respect. We just get the leftover rain and wind after the hurricanes get downgraded to tropical storms.
Consumer, I don't know how to make 'nanner puddin', but my mama does. I just eat it. :)
-- Sal Monella (too.much@lawschool.org), June 03, 2000.
San, I DO, my granny taught me....only one left in family who knows!!Oh the POWER of the pudding!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good stuff huh? :-)
-- consumer (shh@aol.com), June 03, 2000.
C'mon, ladies. What do I have to do to get some homemade 'nanna puddin'? Okay, I confess. I'm finally dating again, but this sweet lady would burn water if anyone let her near the stove. And don't ask -- I met her at the Hamvention, Okay?So how do I get some of that puddin??
-- (kb8um8@yahoo.com), June 03, 2000.
36) Plyers, to peel the skin off.37) "Pulled" (shredded) or slabbed meat?
38) Color of the lids on the squeeze bottles.
39) The First South Baptist Church - Pascagoola.
40) Georgia - "Georgia on my Mind"
42) Ruby Falls (caverns) in Georgia.
43) Choctaw, Cherokee, Cawtawba, Creek Nations.
45) In Georgia - Stonemountain, Georgia. Confederates riding horses.
50) Richmond, Virginia and Danville, Virginia. President Jefferson Davis. Judicial branch?
-- Deb M. (vmcclell@columbus.rr.com), June 03, 2000.
This is interesting. I took my first trip to the deep south (Mississippi) a couple of years ago after spending most of my life up here in Minnesota just a couple a hundred of miles from our good friends in Canada. It was really different. Anyway, I think I have four questions correct. #7 small chevy block 283 #8 Cajun=French #26 Banjo has either 4 or 5 strings #31 John Deere tractors are Green BTW, I was on a bicycle and really saw and meet some interesting people. i.e when we could understand each other.
-- Bill (stick@2sides.tape), June 03, 2000.
Excuse me, what in the hack are you talking about? Not all southerner thinks like this. Some of us are a lay back people, who says take sports with a grain of salt . Some of us really don't care what happens in the sports. I the sports hurt people im the long run.
-- ET (bneville@zebra.net), June 03, 2000.
Oh easy ones, Sal."34) North Carolina
35) Mobile, AL. The five flags refer to the nations that have ruled over the city. Spain, France, Britan, the CSA and the USA.
36) You wrap a wire under the head and pull down with pliers. Catfish don't have scales, so you have to cut the skin off.
37) Chopped or sliced.
38) Lighter is hotter, darker is sweeter.
39) In church!
40) Georgia, "Georgia on my Mind"
41) Iced tea. Sweet.
42) SEE ROCK CITY, in Tennessee, near Ruby Falls (Deb, they're both in TN).
43) Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, and ?
44) They got his drunk of his ass and kept him that way for about two weeks. He decided to save their fair city owing to their ah- hmm "outstanding hospitality".
45) Stone Mountain, GA. There's a big ol' carving of a CSA charge.
46) Louisiana
47) Well, first you need to cut them up, then you need a paperbag to shake em in the seasoning and flour, then... the obvious.
48) Greens, black eyed peas, and pork
49) When I die and go to heaven, I'll have to change planes in Atlanta.
50) Richmond, VA and ??? Jefferson Davis. Judicial.
51) pee-CAN
-- Nerd Rustler (nerdrustler@notanadventure.justa.job), June 03, 2000.
Well It looks like I'm on the ass end of this one with most questions allready bein' answered.36.- 2 pairs of pliers,a very sharp knife,large nail and hammer.(nail catfish head to board,graze skin behind head,pull the skin down to tail)Don't forget a good pair of leather gloves as the fins on its side contain a poison that is easily infective.
41.- Muscadine wine, pink or white.
47.- Slice,pour flour into large bowl,add salt and pepper,dip maters' into mix,fry only in bacon grease or leftover chicken grease.
-- capnfun (capnfun1@excite.com), June 03, 2000.
here are the answers to first 33 questions..I live in central Tx and didn't get but 12 of them...now I have to go pack..I don't deserve to live down here...Answers: 1) 7 2) 43, red and blue 3) Fishin' 4) University of Tennessee 5) University of Georgia 6) Hard peanuts 7) 283 8) French 9) A redbug (small parasite) 10) A sausage-like loaf made out of pig parts 11) Panama City, FL 12) Spanish moss 13) Evinrude 14) Mudfish 15) Nothing. A steer has been castrated. 16) Hank Williams 17) Corn 18) Paul Bryant 19) Because of pollen 20) "The Recipe" 21) Helen 22) WSM 23) Georgia 24) Calf roping 25) Mandolin 26) 5 27) The same thing 28) A wild grape 29) Yes 30) Because that's where the better cuts of meat are. Rich folks live high on the hog. 31) Green 32) Another trick animal husbandry question. Mules are generally sterile. 33) Tobacco
-- justa, (ponderin @ the answers.com), June 03, 2000.
'The South is a place. East, west, and north are nothing but directions"-----from a letter to the editor, Richmond Times-Dispatch
I got a lot of these, but missed more than I shoulda. I am greatly relieved to see that some of you actually know how to skin a catfish.
And if I'm not mistaken, to call Bill Dance a fisherman would be fightin' words. I think he's a BASS fisherman! And it seems I remember him wearing the orange cap of Univ of Tenn?
Oh, and only one person (Sam) so far has got the "trick" question. If a Cajun is speaking a foriegn language, it will probably be English. (Down here French ain't foriegn)
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-- Lon Frank (lgal@exp.net), June 03, 2000.
The first capitol of the Confederacy is two hours' drive south of me: Montgomery, AL. It was moved to Richmond after VA seceeded. The president was Jefferson Davis.Who knows the name of the Confederate Secretary of State, and what his religion was? :)
-- Stephen M. Poole, cET (smpoole7@bellsouth.net), June 03, 2000.
Sal,People accuse me of being many things, but as you point out, "funny" usually isn't one of them. But OTOH it DID keep me out of the evils of show biz :-)
Frank
-- Someone (ChimingIn@twocents.cam), June 04, 2000.
Excellent tries, all. I think every one of my questions has been correctly answered by at least one person. :)34) Everybody knows that Coke was invented in the Deep South, but not many people know that Pepsi was, too. Name the place where Pepsi was invented.
New Bern, Nawth Ca'lina.
35) Folks know that Mardi Gras time in New Orleans is one great big Frainch party. Suthun folks know that one Suthun city has a Mardi Gras celebration that predates the New Orleans shindig. What city is that? For extra credit, explain that city's "Five Flags" celebration.
Mobile, AL. The person or persons who explained the Five Flags celebration was/were correct.
36) What tools do you need to most efficiently skin a catfish? Why? Hint: A knife is not the best tool to use.
There are several ways to do this, but all of them involve at least one set of pliers. Most folks who tried got this right.
37) In a real Suthun "barbecue sandwich," how do you want the meat? What, exactly are they asking?
Sliced or chopped.
38) Suthun bobbycue places often have several different kinds of bobbycue sauce in plastic squeeze bottles. How do you tell which sauce is which?
The squeeze bottles are usually all the same colorless translucent sort (this is less true the farther West you go, and more true in Bama, Jawja and Nawth and South Ca'lina), so you tell which is which by the color of the contents. The milder, sweeter sauces are darker brown (more honey, molasses and t'mater-based) and the hotter, more pungent sauces are lighter, some even yellowish (more mustard and vinegar-based).
39) Where did Ray Stevens claim the "squirrel went berserk?"
Somebody got this dead-on. In the First South Baptist Church, in that sleepy little town of Pascagoula (Mississippi).
40) Another Ray, Ray Charles, performed in one state's capitol building some years ago. He performed the state's anthem, and his rendition is widely considered to be the "official" version. What state and what song?
Someone nailed this, too. Ray Charles, "Georgia on my Mind." People in New Jersey think their Bruce Springsteen state anthem is the coolest in the 50 states, but you just don't GET any cooler than an old blind black R&B man singin' your state anthem. Georgians are known to cry when Ray gets to singin' the part about "the road leads back to you."
41) What is the "House Wine of the South?" How do you like yours?
Iced tea. See "Steel Magnolias," in which Dolly Parton makes this claim. I like mine unsweetened, with just a leetle sweet-n-low in it.
42) If you're driving in a rural area of the South and see writing on the side of a barn, what tourist attraction is most likely being advertised? For extra credit, where is it?
It's going to be either SEE ROCK CITY or VISIT RUBY FALLS. They're both in the vicinity of Chattanooga, TN, which lies just over the state line from Georgia. I would have accepted either state.
43) What are the four "C" Indian tribes who populated the Deep South before the white trash -- I mean white men -- came?
When I was in school, it was the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw and Chickasaw. Someone added another "C" tribe, so maybe there are five and not four. Hmm.
44) Why didn't General Sherman burn Savannah, GA on his "March to the Sea?"
Because the residents of Chatham County got Willie T. drunk as a skunk and kept him that way until he agreed not to burn the city down.
45) Where is "The Confederate Mount Rushmore?" What is it?
It is Stone Mountain, outside Atlanta. It is a huge, exposed granite boulder, and Confederate generals are carved on one side.
46) Everybody, even Yankees, knows that Elvis was born near Tupelo, MS. Real Suthun folks know where "The Killer" was born. So where _was_ Mr. Jerry Lee Lewis born?
Ferriday, Louisiana.
47) How do you make fried green t'maters? Don't you DARE say "just slice 'em and fry 'em."
Slice, shake in paper bag with flour and seasonin', then fry up in bacon fat. They are a fine appetizer, especially when you also fry up some Vidalia onion rings and serve 'em together.
48) What does a Suthuner eat on New Year's Day?
Hog jowl (or any pork you can get) and blackeyed peas (I like mine with Tabasco). Greens are optional. But as long as you're already havin' pork n' peas, you might as well go all the way and have some greens, too.
49) Complete the old Suthun saying . . . "When I die and go to heaven, I'll have to change . . ." what?
"When I die and go to heaven, I'll have to change planes in Atlanta."
50) Name the two capitals of the Confederacy. Which one was first? For extra credit, name the President of the Confederacy. For extra- extra credit, name the branch of government possessed by the Union, but NOT possessed by the Confederacy.
Richmond, VA and Montgomery, AL. The President was Jefferson Davis. The Confederacy had a similar governmental structure to the Union, and even copied large parts of the US Constitution in their own, but they did NOT have a Judicial branch. In the Confederacy, court cases got no farther than the Governor and the state Attorney General. Some states went so far as to tell old Jeff Davis that they would refuse to be bound by a Confederate Supreme Court, should he attempt to seat one. Belief in states' rights ran very deep at that time.
51) How does a Suthuner say "pecan?" PEE-can PEE-con Pee-CAN Pee-CON pa-CAN pa-CON "gimme them nuts"
However he damn well pleases. I say "pa-CON." However, your mileage may vary. :)
-- Sal Monella (too.much@lawschool.org), June 04, 2000.
Sal,I'm impressed (and humbled). In passing, I would like to reccomend a book, I read recently. "Confederates In The Attic", by Tony Horwitz. It's a sort of travelog of today's South, sort of a history of the South of the Confederacy, and kind of a social commentary on both. I liked it a lot.
Oh, and by the way, for me, it's pa-CON, if you're talking about a tree, and pee-CON, if you're talking about pie.
:)
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-- Lon Frank (lgal@exp.net), June 04, 2000.
blackeye peas on new years day.
-- al-d. (dogs@zianet.com), June 04, 2000.
Sal,Watch out! We have one small inaccuracy here!
Carolina-style barbeque is chopped and pit cooked PORK (always pork, NEVER beef), simmered with the sauce for quite some time (several hours, in some recipes). The style here in the Deep South (I'm in Alabamee), where the meat can be either beef OR pork, is to grill the meat over wood or charcoal, then pour on the sauce as a condiment.
I like it both ways. When I go back home to North Carolina, I'll seek out Wilson's or Smithfield's and get some good ol' pitcooked. Here in Birmingham, my choice is Demitrie's or Ken's (never could get into Ollie's, though he's highly rated) done the Deep South way.
I've also noticed that the tea becomes noticeably more sweet the further South and West you go. In North Carolina, the tea is mildly sweetened; that's what I grew up with. Here in Alabamee, the tea is so blasted sweet it tastes like Karo syrup that embarassed a tea bag. :)
And just for the record (while I'm on a roll), we always did the hock, peas and greens for New Years, but considered all THREE essential. Supposedly the peas were for luck, and the greens represented all the money you were going to make in the next year!
(Never worked, though. I must've eaten TEN POUNDS of the things in Jan 1999, and I STILL finished the year out broke.[g])
I enjoyed the survey, though. :)
-- Stephen M. Poole, CET (smpoole7@bellsouth.net), June 06, 2000.
Southerners defend their own.Right or wrong.
I admire absolute decisions, but NOT unclear thinking.
Absolute people TAKE a stand.
Southerners may be wrong, but they will fight to the death to defend it.
That is only one side of my family..................
My Grandma (Paternal) was born 1907 Kentucky.
I held her hand while she died. 97yrs. old.
I am also 5th. gen. Califorian. Other side.
My people were here before it was a state.
My children are 6th.
We came here because we were tough, not political as it seems to be now.
The questions ask about facts. Scores?...
Depends on what kind of balls are recognized?
and Where, and When. and Why, and How????????
Ever notice all balls seek a hole?
-- -- -- (ant@kicker.com), June 06, 2000.
I know I'm just a "troll" wanabe.not a ROYAL.
low.......
If one of the 6 top people could respond I would feel accepted.
If they don't, oh well, I'm still one half southerearn.
-- -- -- (ants@kicker.com), June 06, 2000.
Ant, I'm not sure what kind of response you're looking for...Sure, the South went to war in the 1860's, and that time is not forgotten. However, we are a hospitable people who put a high emphasis on civility, manners, and sociability.
We had what we thought was an honorable cause during the recent unpleasantness. We still cherish our memories of that cause and the honorable aspects of it, even as we acknowledge that some aspects of it were not so honorable. As a people, we have grown and changed over time to include ALL southerners, not just those of a certain color or certain families. While we are a proud and stubborn people, we are not an ignorant or cruel people, and when shown the error of our ways, we will learn and change.
The past is never gone in the South. We hold our ancestors in high regard, we cling to our traditions, but we do not live in the past.
-- Nerd Rustler (nerdrustlers@notanadventure.justa.job), June 06, 2000.
NR,Very well said,from one suthner to another.
Ant,
I as well do not understand your question and besides half is better than none : )
-- capnfun (capnfun1@excite.com), June 06, 2000.
1) I thought it was a dozen, but a bunch of folks seem to say 7, so I reckon I'm mistaken. 2) Number 43. I was thinking they were red, white, and blue. 3) Bill Dance is DARN good at fishing. 4) Every REAL fisherman knows that Bill Dance is a Univ of Tennessee fan. Just check out the baseball cap he always wears. 5) Univ of Georgia--The Dawgs 6) Boiled peanuts. Some folks call 'em goober peas. 7) I'd guess at 283 cu in. 8) Cajuns talk a French dialect that only they can understand. 9) A chigger is a "redbug" that attacks your crotch when you don't cover up in the woods. 10) Scrapple is a mixture of nasty pork parts all ground together and served like patty sausage. 11) The "Redneck Riviera" is the Gulf coast, like Panama City. 12) Spanish moss, and it hangs out of all kinds of trees--oak trees, cypress trees, swamp maples.... I even have some in my sand pines. 13) Johnson, Mercury, and EVINDRUDE--the "Big 3" of outboard motors. 14) A bowfin is better known as a mudfish. 15) I believe you wouldn't get anything, because I think heifers are sterile. 16) Hank Williams, Sr. 17) Ground up corn. 18) Paul "Bear" Bryant--famous football coach at Univ of Alabama 19) Because of the haze from the humidity in the air. 20) I don't have a clue! 21) I believe it was the cute little school teacher whose name I have forgotten. 22) I don't know that one either. 23) Southeast Georgia, home of the sweetest onions in nature. 24) A three-legged race. 25) The banjo, I believe. 26) Four strings. 27) Winning the argument. 28) A kind of red grape. 29) You want anything that will get into the kudzu to get in there-- goats or whatever. There's no way to kill the stuff before it takes over your property. 30) The best cuts of meat come off the top of the hog. 31) Mostly green with yellow accents. 32) Mules are sterile, so they don't have offspring. 33) I don't know for sure, but PEE-cons sure make nice shade trees.By the way, all of you REAL Southerners need to read the book "The South Was Right" if you want to know the REAL historical facts that lead up to the War Between The States, because you may be real surprised to find out that it wasn't slavery. Slavery was legal in the North until 1865--after the War had already ended.
-- Dave Anthony (DixieCol@aol.com), February 08, 2002.