Not that I'm a big fan of the South -- at least not the south represented by the "redneck" "lady" who yelled "You're in a HICK town!" as if that was something to be proud of* -- being one o' them card-carrying, overedicated NorthEAST coast, Big City (New York and People's Republic of Cambridge) Liberals. . .
but I bet if one of us showed up in, oh, the East End of Liverpool with a sign saying "Newcastle United blows boys" we'd get the same reception. :-)
*(ehh-yep. It was good 'nuf fer mah paw, 'n mah paw's paw, and my great grand paw's paw. . ." We don't want no newfangled, hifalutin' PROGRESS 'round heah. We's dumb an' proud of it!) (The British/Irish/Scots version of that being "Who's he when's he's at home?")
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Date: 2007-02-19 07:16 pm (UTC)but I bet if one of us showed up in, oh, the East End of Liverpool with a sign saying "Newcastle United blows boys" we'd get the same reception. :-)
*(ehh-yep. It was good 'nuf fer mah paw, 'n mah paw's paw, and my great grand paw's paw. . ." We don't want no newfangled, hifalutin' PROGRESS 'round heah. We's dumb an' proud of it!) (The British/Irish/Scots version of that being "Who's he when's he's at home?")
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Date: 2007-02-19 07:32 pm (UTC)I'm amazed all that hit them was rocks...
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Date: 2007-02-19 07:48 pm (UTC)I do wonder how three Americans would fare pulling the same stunt in the UK though.