I like the Cracker Barrel fried catfish and hushpuppies. The hushpuppies are too small, but they're darn good. They struggle with the steak fries though. At least down here. Don't know why that is...
And it irks me that you have to ask for jelly now.
Two women were sitting next to each other at a bar.
After a while, one looks at the other and says, 'I can't
help but think, from listening to you, that you're from
Ireland.'
The other woman responds proudly, 'Yes, I sure am!'
The first one says, 'So am I! And where about in
Ireland are ya from?'
The other woman answers, 'I'm from Dublin , I am.'
The first one responds, 'So, am I!! And what street
did you live on in Dublin ?'
The other woman says, 'A lovely little area. It was in
the west end. I lived on Warbury Street in the old
central part of town.'
The first one says, 'Faith, and it's a small world. So
did I! So did I! And what school did ya go to?'
The other woman answers, 'Well now, I went to Holy
Heart of Mary, of course.'
The first one gets really excited and says, 'And so
did I! Tell me, what year did you graduate?'
The other woman answers, 'Well, now, let's see. I
graduated in 1964.'
The first woman exclaims, 'The Good Lord must be
smiling down upon us! I can hardly believe our good
luck at winding up in the same pub tonight! Can you
believe it? I graduated from Holy Heart of Mary in
1964 me self!'
About this time, Michael walks into the bar, sits down,
and orders a beer.
Brian, the bartender, walks over to Michael shaking his
head and mutters, 'It's going to be a long night tonight.'
Michael asks, 'Why do you say that, Brian?'
Brian answers, 'The Murphy twins are drunk again.'
See, I got two birthday threads CiK, . Which was two more than I previously ever got, so I was making up for lost time. If the same thing happens next year I'll be caught up to where I'd be if I hadn't acted like an enigmatic child when I joined.
See, I got two birthday threads CiK, . Which was two more than I previously ever got, so I was making up for lost time. If the same thing happens next year I'll be caught up to where I'd be if I hadn't acted like an enigmatic child when I joined.
You were acting? Now I really feel bad about all that profanity, Q...
Well, it's not as thought most of it was physically possible anyway.
Glad we've cleared that up then. Now about those hushpuppies...
It was a handful of morons, not the state. Your conditioning lends itself to a broader interpretation/reference. Its no more fair than it would be to paint your whole state as Jew haters over that swastika, even if you had a large German population.
Mmm, yes, well, I happen to live in New Hampshire, but I see your point. That this particular racially-charged incident occurred in a southern state of all places just seems to fit.
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I don't know if a holocaust survivor would agree with you, but I don't. I'll take a few honest idiots who aren't advocating violence over the intimations of that swastika any day of the week and twice on the Sabbath.
I see, so you're actually unsettled less by institutionalized religious racism than you are by random graffiti. Queer priorities, my friend.
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Tell that to the families of those blacks hanging outside of Minnesota.
There you go again. "Jim Crow was bad, but...."
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Or better yet, take your medicine. It amazes me how little so many of my Northern cousins can stand after shipping so much of it here for generations. And I'll come to the nonsensical idea that anything I've written has a microscopic portion of denial by taking that head on in a moment.
You're in complete defense, if not denial: Robert E. Lee was a swell guy! The north was racist too! Well, that's nice. How informative--the best you can do is point out (correctly) that northern states were full of racists, too. It's not just Kentucky that's living up to expectations and not exceeding them; in your book, it's the entire south. Ummm...bravo?
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You wouldn't if you could get past your prejudice. A law that allows you to live where you will is useless if there's never a "vacancy" in neighborhoods outside of your own.
I saw A Gentleman's Agreement too; better yet, my Jewish grandparents remember burning crosses in their neighborhood. It definitely happened. Everywhere, unfortunately.
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Not trying to equalize it at all, just noting the curiously uneven historical treatment and the oft equally puzzling unwillingness of Northerners to consider their own hands, both directly and indirectly, covered as they are in the blood of that vile trade and the subsequent social practices.
It's not curious at all--at the end of the day, NO IRISH NEED APPLY packs a far less powerful punch than WHITES ONLY. That may be unfair, but it's the reality of our national situation; the discussion is charged when there's color involved, not when there's white-on-white exploitation involved.
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There's no question that the overwhelmingly greater evil on the point was perpetrated in the South, where human beings were raped and sold and beaten and murdered with impunity, denied basic human right and dignity.
Thank you for that.
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There's also no doubt of the North's complicity, or denying the profits reaped by the northern ships and captains, along with captains of industry who bought and used the textiles that flowed from the South to sell to our cousins who bought them, securing that cycle.
There weren't many clean hands to be found on either side. On that we agree. But one side submitted the Emancipation Proclamation, as limited and ineffective a gesture as it may have been. The other produced the Cornerstone Speech.
Theocrats are Social Darwinists.
Christianity has nothing applicable, appropriate, or worthwhile to offer the 21st century.
You were acting? Now I really feel bad about all that profanity, Q...
What? I... you.... man.... . Lol, I wish I could act dude, I'd fool some people into leaving me alone .
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Well, it's not as thought most of it was physically possible anyway.
Right...... well we don't have wings and that cliff looks sharp.
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Glad we've cleared that up then. Now about those hushpuppies...
I like LJS's hushpuppies. Quite delicious, not too small and usually not to crunchy. They're about as perfect ones as I've gotten, not homemade that is.
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December 4th, 2011, 08:16 AM
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What? I... you.... man.... . Lol, I wish I could act dude, I'd fool some people into leaving me alone .
Right...... well we don't have wings and that cliff looks sharp.
I like LJS's hushpuppies. Quite delicious, not too small and usually not to crunchy. They're about as perfect ones as I've gotten, not homemade that is.
Around these parts "Hushpuppies" are shoes. We don't eat them!
...Mmm, yes, well, I happen to live in New Hampshire, but I see your point. That this particular racially-charged incident occurred in a southern state of all places just seems to fit.
And I've been addressing why it seems to... Else there's no shortage of imbeciles to go around.
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I see, so you're actually unsettled less by institutionalized religious racism than you are by random graffiti. Queer priorities, my friend.
Nine idiots from a larger church about to revoke their charter for it. They may need institutionalization, but otherwise... And it's what the swastika spray painted on a synagogue represents coupled with the anonymity of the person or persons responsible that bothers me. And honest idiot is easier to deal with. But I don't really think we have to pick which disturbs us more any more than we have to attempt to blame either state for the actions of the people involved.
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You're in complete defense, if not denial: Robert E. Lee was a swell guy! The north was racist too!
I actually set out the truth of the matter, named the horrific practice and assigned the greater portion of blame. You're response is entirely the thing you're trying to hang around my neck by at no point evidencing the will to accept any portion of the undeniable odor.
I'll leave off further family discussion.
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Well, that's nice. How informative--the best you can do is point out (correctly) that northern states were full of racists, too.
I did a great deal more than that: I set out a level of responsibility for the practice and noted the shared profitability of the institution, North and South.
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I saw A Gentleman's Agreement too; better yet, my Jewish grandparents remember burning crosses in their neighborhood. It definitely happened. Everywhere, unfortunately.
A good movie, though it wasn't my source material. And sure. WWII and our snail's response among our leadership illustrates the broader prejudice in play.
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It's not curious at all--at the end of the day, NO IRISH NEED APPLY packs a far less powerful punch than WHITES ONLY.
Inarguably. The N-word of Europe, as the Irish were called once, were treated horribly, but nothing compared to the horrors of slavery. I've never and would never advance a different understanding. I haven't, in fact. I also haven't flinched at naming the rarely discussed culpability of our northern brethren without whose patronage the continuation of slavery would have been impossible. You, on the other hand...
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Thank you for that.
It's a fair assessment of history, I think.
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There weren't many clean hands to be found on either side. On that we agree.
You give that fleeting, general nod, but then:
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But one side submitted the Emancipation Proclamation, as limited and ineffective a gesture as it may have been. The other produced the Cornerstone Speech.
Agreed in part (though no vote was taken among those in the north on the subject and there's no certainty had there been it would have passed).
Else, to note a long hidden participant in the practice and profitability of that institution should never be conflated with an attempt to remove any of its stain. The South perpetrated the crime and reaped a terrible punishment...one spared its northern partner in crime, both in the moment and much of the history, as those books were written by the victor.
What? I... you.... man.... . Lol, I wish I could act dude, I'd fool some people into leaving me alone .
Right...... well we don't have wings and that cliff looks sharp.
Kind of you to leave the horse out of it too.
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I like LJS's hushpuppies. Quite delicious, not too small and usually not to crunchy. They're about as perfect ones as I've gotten, not homemade that is.
Best I've ever tasted are less than an hour away at a restaurant we favor. Give me a Causeway burger, hushpuppies and fries washed down with a cold pecan beer followed by home made key lime pie and I'm ready for a serious nap.
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Slow down. Stop. Breathe.
Don't you feel better now?
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December 4th, 2011, 09:10 AM
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.......... How do you eat your fried green tomatoes?
They are best when they have just a little bit of red on them. Slice thin, dredge in a mixture of half corn meal and half flour, fry until crunchy, salt and pepper them, then eat too many.
Always be yourself unless you can be a unicorn. Then, always be a unicorn.
They are best when they have just a little bit of red on them. Slice thin, dredge in a mixture of half corn meal and half flour, fry until crunchy, salt and pepper them, then eat too many.
Same thing with okra. I pity the fool who isn't eating it thin and crackling.
They struggle with the steak fries though. At least down here. Don't know why that is...
. Which was two more than I previously ever got, so I was making up for lost time. If the same thing happens next year I'll be caught up to where I'd be if I hadn't acted like an enigmatic child when I joined.
Now I really feel bad about all that profanity, Q... 
. Lol, I wish I could act dude, I'd fool some people into leaving me alone 
December 4th, 2011, 08:16 AM
December 4th, 2011, 08:19 AM
.......... How do you eat your fried green tomatoes?
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