kelel01 1 #1 April 27, 2006 Being a Southerner who more or less hates Southerners, I only heard this for the first time a couple of years ago. Anyone NOT heard this term before? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #2 April 27, 2006 does it have anything to do with wasps and prep schools? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #3 April 27, 2006 Allllllllllllllllrighty, then. Guess I'm the only one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #4 April 27, 2006 heard it before.... and the south lost, i just don't think they accpeted it yet. ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hambone 0 #5 April 27, 2006 Heard it before, I love it. I heard it from a teacher in high school that taught a class called history of the south. He also refered to the north as Yankeedom. he was also my college counselor. GREAT GUY!...Yeah...You need to grow up. -Skymama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmcd308 0 #6 April 27, 2006 Yeah. It is an attempt by revisionist southerners who forget that once you join an organization, quitting is a death penalty offense. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #7 April 27, 2006 I've heard it many times. Usually its from people who have studied history quite a bit, every once in a while its from an uneducated redneck. The Civil War has to be one of the most misunderstood events in US history. The version taught to kids in high school is very skewed and incorrect in many ways. Not saying that the South or the North was correct, that's for the individual to conclude, just that the items presented as facts are many times simply a conclusion that someone made and is being presented as fact.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #8 April 27, 2006 nope. I dont get it. Im from the south, ive lived in the south my whole life and I love it here, BUT why would the south "rise up" or "do it again"? just so we can get our asses handed to us again? I guess I just dont see the south really as a people more than a region with a unique dialect. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #9 April 27, 2006 Yep, that's history for you . . . and politics, and news, and gossip, and religion . . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buried 0 #10 April 27, 2006 did this http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2196978#2196978 remind you of this or something? I'd rather be an aggressor and win than the southern pansies Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #12 April 27, 2006 QuoteStalker. yea but who is he stalking. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #13 April 27, 2006 You. He wants some of that Hippie-Hershey-Highway action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #14 April 27, 2006 Its been a while since I heard it.. but yup.. grew up hearing it.....and I think I was 12 before I heard someone say Yankee without a DAYUM in front of it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #15 April 27, 2006 QuoteYou. He wants some of that Hippie-Hershey-Highway action. thats not MY quote! ive protected the name of said quoter (as I have in the past) to protect them from an assault of PMs! Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #16 April 27, 2006 Quotebefore I heard someone say Yankee without a DAYUM in front of it oh I see. A Red Sox fan. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tink1717 2 #17 April 27, 2006 I heard of it back in the third grade. As a first generation American (from Germany), I thought it was odd that people were still bitching about the loss of an insurrection in the 19th century. It's even more odd in the 21st century.Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racer42 0 #18 April 27, 2006 I recommend Shelby Foote's 3 part narrative on the war. It is a definitive history of the period and a great read.L.A.S.T. #24 Co-Founder Biscuit Brothers Freefly Team Electric Toaster #3 Co-Founder Team Non Sequitor Co-Founder Team Happy Sock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #19 April 27, 2006 Quoteheard it before.... and the south lost, i just don't think they accpeted it yet. Hey, Lee surrendered, I didn't. And anyone north of the Mason Dixon Line who ventures south is a carpetbagger. What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #20 April 27, 2006 My brother in law moved his family from Arizona to Georgia six or seven years ago and his kids told us "You wouldn't believe what they call the Civil War in school!". Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #21 April 27, 2006 History is written by those who win. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yamtx73 0 #22 April 27, 2006 QuoteHey, Lee surrendered, I didn't. And anyone north of the Mason Dixon Line who ventures south is a carpetbagger. Guess that makes me a carpet bagger... The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #23 April 27, 2006 I have a teacher friend from Michigan who moved to Florida for a season. The first day in front of her fifth graders she thought she would throw them some softballs... just to see how much history they knew: "Who was the first president?" Most of the children answered Jefferson Davis. What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #24 April 27, 2006 Quote History is written by those who win. Yes and no. Political correctness plays a large part in it. Lincoln was hated by many as president in the north and the south. He allowed major corporations to generate large sums of money simply by what he allowed. Heavy arms manufactures were allowed to sell to the south, as well as other material manufactures. This was while pay lip service to end the war. That's just a scratch in the surface.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #25 April 27, 2006 QuoteI've heard it many times. Usually its from people who have studied history quite a bit, every once in a while its from an uneducated redneck. The Civil War has to be one of the most misunderstood events in US history. The version taught to kids in high school is very skewed and incorrect in many ways. Not saying that the South or the North was correct, that's for the individual to conclude, just that the items presented as facts are many times simply a conclusion that someone made and is being presented as fact. If you really think about it though - the south won Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
