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Standing in line at Disney World, there was a New York family in front of us and the Mama was loudly complaining about the "good-for-nothing-southerners."
I kindly informed her that we were really good at something - getting damn yankees to come down and give us all their money every year.
I kindly informed her that we were really good at something - getting damn yankees to come down and give us all their money every year.
My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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It's just that I've never been called that before... yankee and dam'n yankee... but never carpet bagger...
That doesn't surprise me. That's what you baggers do best...
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If you haven't heard it yet, just know that we are thinking it.
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just for that I'm going to sell off your plantation...
That doesn't surprise me. That's what you baggers do best...
What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy
ones? -- Monday.
ones? -- Monday.
yamtx73 0
QuoteIt's just that I've never been called that before... yankee and dam'n yankee... but never carpet bagger...
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If you haven't heard it yet, just know that we are thinking it.
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just for that I'm going to sell off your plantation...
That doesn't surprise me. That's what you baggers do best...
At least I know what I'm good at...
The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers...
Quoteheard it before.... and the south lost, i just don't think they accpeted it yet.
Moved from the north to south and can vouch for this first hand. As soon as co-workers (most of who are from the south) found out I was from the midwest. The harassment started. Some of it is funny and harmless, some is just flat out hostile and insulting. But if it makes them feel better more power to them. They ever call my fiance a yankee but I guess they missed history because last time I looked Colorado wasnt in that deal. Promotions were a little hard to come by but I made it. It just blows me away that they think the war is still on. They obviously missed the Battle of Gettysburg in history class..
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!
Gene03 0
We all lost the Civil War.
It was a take over of state governments by a collective Federal enclave.
It was a take over of state governments by a collective Federal enclave.
“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.
Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)
Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)
wingnut 0
now here is a question (i already know the answer)....
why are the northerners that came down to the south called carpetbaggers? it dates back to not to long after the civil war.....
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why are the northerners that came down to the south called carpetbaggers? it dates back to not to long after the civil war.....
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"i have no reader's digest version"
JENNR8R 0
Brief History of Carpetbags and Carpetbaggers
With the rapid expansion of railroads in the 1840’s and 1850’s. Ordinary people were traveling in large numbers, and there was an need for cheap luggage, so thousands of carpetbags were manufactured. They were made by saddle makers in many town and cities and were many sizes and shape. They were called Carpetbags because the makers would buy old carpets and construct the bags from the pieces of carpet that were not completely worn out. This how Carpet bags could be manufactured cheaply, they sold in Dry Goods for $1 to $2.
By the 1860’s carpetbags were carried by all most everyone, Men, Women, well to do, middle class and not so well to do. Carpetbags were the first suitcases made in large numbers. When you traveled during the Civil War (1861-1865) and though the 1870, you packed your Carpetbag . This became a way to identify an outsider (traveler).
During the civil war Reconstruction Period (1865-1870) many people for the Northern States went South because it was so poor that there many opportunities for a person with money even a little money. For example, you could own a farm by paying the past due taxes for as little as $25. These opportunities attacked all sorts people from honest hard working farmers, to crooks, charlatans, con artists and of course crooked politicians. All these outsiders (identified by their Carpetbag) were called Carpetbaggers and still are in many places. It became the term to refer to a Yankee who moved to the south and usually meant a “damn Yankee and not to be trusted, a scoundrel.” Probably the worst Carpetbaggers were the politicians who used their positions in the corrupt Reconstruction Government to enrich themselves through bribes, graft and other despicable acts at the expense of native Southerners. Today the dictionary defines a Carpetbagger as “an outsider involved in politics.”
With the rapid expansion of railroads in the 1840’s and 1850’s. Ordinary people were traveling in large numbers, and there was an need for cheap luggage, so thousands of carpetbags were manufactured. They were made by saddle makers in many town and cities and were many sizes and shape. They were called Carpetbags because the makers would buy old carpets and construct the bags from the pieces of carpet that were not completely worn out. This how Carpet bags could be manufactured cheaply, they sold in Dry Goods for $1 to $2.
By the 1860’s carpetbags were carried by all most everyone, Men, Women, well to do, middle class and not so well to do. Carpetbags were the first suitcases made in large numbers. When you traveled during the Civil War (1861-1865) and though the 1870, you packed your Carpetbag . This became a way to identify an outsider (traveler).
During the civil war Reconstruction Period (1865-1870) many people for the Northern States went South because it was so poor that there many opportunities for a person with money even a little money. For example, you could own a farm by paying the past due taxes for as little as $25. These opportunities attacked all sorts people from honest hard working farmers, to crooks, charlatans, con artists and of course crooked politicians. All these outsiders (identified by their Carpetbag) were called Carpetbaggers and still are in many places. It became the term to refer to a Yankee who moved to the south and usually meant a “damn Yankee and not to be trusted, a scoundrel.” Probably the worst Carpetbaggers were the politicians who used their positions in the corrupt Reconstruction Government to enrich themselves through bribes, graft and other despicable acts at the expense of native Southerners. Today the dictionary defines a Carpetbagger as “an outsider involved in politics.”
What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy
ones? -- Monday.
ones? -- Monday.
wingnut 0
wow, that was alot more in depth than i was going for..... i was just gona say cuz the bags that travelers from the north carried were made out of carpet..... but that is much more informative!!!
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"i have no reader's digest version"
JENNR8R 0
You're welcome...
Now you can teach that to your students.
Now you can teach that to your students.
What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy
ones? -- Monday.
ones? -- Monday.
Ron 10
Aw dude.
Why do I not find myself surprized by your answer?
The South left, the North said , "Ah, no."
After a bunch of crap, the South surendered.
I think that most that call the Civil War "The war of N Aggression"...Just need to get out more.
To quote Ballard (kinda) when he was told that the Titanic broke apart in a different way..."It sank You lost, get over it".
Why do I not find myself surprized by your answer?
The South left, the North said , "Ah, no."
After a bunch of crap, the South surendered.
I think that most that call the Civil War "The war of N Aggression"...Just need to get out more.
To quote Ballard (kinda) when he was told that the Titanic broke apart in a different way..."
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334
TheAnvil 0
You've lived in Atlanta for how long and not heard that term? LoL.
Many people with the 'Lee Surrendered - I didn't' bumper stickers will use that term quite often.
Fidiots.
Many people with the 'Lee Surrendered - I didn't' bumper stickers will use that term quite often.
Fidiots.
Vinny the Anvil
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QuoteAw dude.
Why do I not find myself surprized by your answer?
And I'm still a Republican even though the GOP was the party that helped facilitate the Civil War, against the pro-slavery Democrate party. Although, that wasn't the full reason, just a minor footnote in the overall politics involved.
--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."
Everybody knows that the first person to throw a punch isn't necessarily the one who started the fight.
All a matter of nuance.
My mom used to say that their family home was under a piece of I-85. I'm betting the ditch on the side part.
It wasn't a nice enough house to put a road over.
All a matter of nuance.
My mom used to say that their family home was under a piece of I-85. I'm betting the ditch on the side part.
It wasn't a nice enough house to put a road over.
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?
SOMEBODY-- point this gawd dang yankeeeee,, THE WAYYY HOMEEEEEEE
SOMEBODY-- point this gawd dang yankeeeee,, THE WAYYY HOMEEEEEEE
Its a good day to LIVE, why puck up a good thing.
There is no reply in aad section for. " hell no i would not put an AAD on my back"
There is no reply in aad section for. " hell no i would not put an AAD on my back"
It's just that I've never been called that before... yankee and dam'n yankee... but never carpet bagger...
A DAMN YANKEE, is one that married a southerner,,, you get out of getting yer *ss kicked,,, and it just means that WE wanna kick yer old mans ASS for marrying out of the neighborhood.
A DAMN YANKEE, is one that married a southerner,,, you get out of getting yer *ss kicked,,, and it just means that WE wanna kick yer old mans ASS for marrying out of the neighborhood.
Its a good day to LIVE, why puck up a good thing.
There is no reply in aad section for. " hell no i would not put an AAD on my back"
There is no reply in aad section for. " hell no i would not put an AAD on my back"
wingnut 0
QuoteWE wanna kick yer old mans ASS for marrying out of the neighborhood
don't ya mean "family" .. it is the south......
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"i have no reader's digest version"
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.
yes,,, you are an official yankee from Germany,,
and before a yankee Irish Mick says anything,, yall been fighting the brits a lot longer than we have.
yes,,, you are an official yankee from Germany,,
and before a yankee Irish Mick says anything,, yall been fighting the brits a lot longer than we have.
Its a good day to LIVE, why puck up a good thing.
There is no reply in aad section for. " hell no i would not put an AAD on my back"
There is no reply in aad section for. " hell no i would not put an AAD on my back"
Icon134 0
I have heard this term... 
Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife...
base311 0
also commonly referred to as, "The Recent Unpleasantness"
For those who are interested, there will be a symposium on "New Interpretations of the American Civil War," titled, "Robert E. Lee: The Man, The General, The Legend," to be held Friday and Saturday, 12-13 may, 2006 at the Kennesaw State University Center, Room 400, 3333 Busbeee Drive, Kennesaw, Georgia.
Keynote: Dr. Gary Gallagher of UVA
other distinguished speakers:
Dr. Peter Carmichael of UNC/Greensboro
Mr. Troy Harman of Gettysburg National Military Park
Dr. Earl Hess of Lincoln Memorial University
for more info contact Dr. John Fowler, Dept. of History and Philosophy jfowler2@kennesaw.edu
For those who are interested, there will be a symposium on "New Interpretations of the American Civil War," titled, "Robert E. Lee: The Man, The General, The Legend," to be held Friday and Saturday, 12-13 may, 2006 at the Kennesaw State University Center, Room 400, 3333 Busbeee Drive, Kennesaw, Georgia.
Keynote: Dr. Gary Gallagher of UVA
other distinguished speakers:
Dr. Peter Carmichael of UNC/Greensboro
Mr. Troy Harman of Gettysburg National Military Park
Dr. Earl Hess of Lincoln Memorial University
for more info contact Dr. John Fowler, Dept. of History and Philosophy jfowler2@kennesaw.edu
JENNR8R 0
"Robert E. Lee: The Man, The General, The Legend"
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Robert E. Lee is my hero.
He was a great educator as well as battle strategist. He did more for healing the wounds between the North and the South during reconstruction than any other man... all while being gravely ill. He didn't live many years after the war. Imagine what he could have accomplished if he had.
I've read many bios on Lee. I've never admired any man more.What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy
ones? -- Monday.
It's just that I've never been called that before... yankee and dam'n yankee... but never carpet bagger... just for that I'm going to sell off your plantation...
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