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Erose999

(5,624 posts)
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 11:28 AM Mar 2012

Hey Mittens... I will be your coach on the South....

For a nominal fee of just one million dollars, I will school you on southern cuisine and culture.

Course 1: Choosing the right breakfast starch
Red Mule Grits
Shrimp & Grits
Cheese Grits (not "cheezy&quot
grits sandwiches
biscuits and gravy



Course 2: All about side dishes:
how to tell "beans and greens" from "green beans"
When beans are "peas"
Collards: spinach gets funky

Course 3: Manners and etiquette
How to order at the Varsity, the Waffle House, and other popular restaurants
Foods that should and shouldn't be eaten with your hands
Proper use of "Y'all" and other phrases

Course 4: Intro to sweet tea

Course 5: Regional barbecue varieties and you: don't screw this shit up.
Pork: chopped v/s pulled. Where to order Ribs (Memphis, Kansas City) and where to order Butt (everywhere else).
Beef: only in Texas
Chicken: avoid at all costs... its only on the menu for tourists.
Geographical distribution of sauces: Vinegar, Mustard, Tomato, and Brown Sugar



Course 6: Lynyrd Skynyrd v/s Neil Young: Keep on rockin' in the post Citizen's United world
Proper spelling of "Lynyrd Skynyrd" (*hint: replace every vowel with "Y&quot
Yelling "Freebird" at concerts: don't be that guy
Southern Rock also rans: Alabama, 38 Special, Molly Hatchet, Mountain, Marshall Tucker Band, and the Atlanta Rythm Section

That'll be check, cash, or money order.

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Hey Mittens... I will be your coach on the South.... (Original Post) Erose999 Mar 2012 OP
I saw Molly Hatchet at Six Flags Over Georgia. Liberal Veteran Mar 2012 #1
Don't forget that "y'all" is singular; the plural form is "alla y'all" lastlib Mar 2012 #2
While you're at it., ailsagirl Mar 2012 #3
Yeah I google imaged searched "Romney Alabama" and he did look pretty weird. Like his pants are Erose999 Mar 2012 #4

Liberal Veteran

(22,239 posts)
1. I saw Molly Hatchet at Six Flags Over Georgia.
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 11:33 AM
Mar 2012

But I do love me some ARS.

It is nice to know that Athens, Ga gave us the B-52's and REM.

Erose999

(5,624 posts)
4. Yeah I google imaged searched "Romney Alabama" and he did look pretty weird. Like his pants are
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 12:55 PM
Mar 2012

pulled up too high.
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