azaelia Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 [quote name='Carrie' date='Dec 16 2004, 04:09 PM'] long live Northerners (especially those in the Northeast)!! [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balthazor Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 [quote name='journeyman' date='Dec 16 2004, 06:41 PM'] As the recent unpleasantness, also known as the War of Northern Aggression, was fought principally on the hallowed soil of the Grand and Glorious Commonwealth of Virginia, the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence, the Statute for Religious Freedom, and the Mother of Presidents . . . we do sometimes react less civilly than others when the topic comes up . . . Who did you say lost the war? The President of these United States is from Texas. The Vice President is from one of the western territories. The Speaker of the House is from Illinois, but the last one was from Georgia . . . the President pro tem of the Senate is from Alaska, but the ones before that were from West Virginia (which is still southern, despite having taken advantage of Virginia's preoccupation with armed invaders to secede), South Carolina, and Mississippi. Just because we let you Northerners think you have a voice . . . don't be fixing to rewrite history . . . if you get too big for your britches, we'll just have to confine you to your side of the Mason Dixon line Just kidding . . . well, maybe [/quote] What I don't understand is when people p&m about who is running this country and why it is going to H*** in a hand basket and then they blame the northeast politicians. More presidents came from the south than the North. And the above quote gives you an idea who is runniong the country at present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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journeyman Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 [quote name='Balthazor' date='Dec 16 2004, 07:08 PM'] What I don't understand is when people p&m about who is running this country and why it is going to H*** in a hand basket and then they blame the northeast politicians. More presidents came from the south than the North. And the above quote gives you an idea who is runniong the country at present. [/quote] The fact that you have to be southern to win a national office is still new enough to many to come as a surprise . . . JFK had a Texan on the ticket in '60; LBJ won in '64; Nixon had Agnew (even though Maryland is "technically" northern - most people don't think of it as such); Jimmy Carter from Georgia; Reagan had Bush Sr as VP; Clinton (back when Arkansas was home) and Gore; and now Dubya Part of the confusion may come from the fact the broadcast network media is centered in the NE (and just as the politicians in DC have trouble seeing beond the beltway, so do they have trouble seeing outside the NYC limits) It's not a matter of political party (but that may also lead to the perception that the NE is to blame, when the Democrats put up a "national" spokesman, they often come from the NE (Kerry the candidate; Ted Kennedy, the elder statesman; I've lost track, but weren't about half the Democratic presidential hopefuls from the NE?) Going back to election night and all the red and blue states . . . it is true that the country as a whole voted Republican . . . but the President (our only "national" elected office) doesn't make the budget (he can break it . . . but that's another thread entirely) . . . one reason so many feel the country is being carried off in a handbasket held by the NE is because the liberal political leaders (primarily the Senate, I think without any statistical backup) are from urban NE areas NYC elected Mrs. Clinton as Senator for the whole state of New York - when the national population shifts a little more, so that all the great heartland states are virtually bereft of population, the electoral votes are gong to finally match up with the "pure" democratic ideal (counting noses is not what the framers intended - they thought that little better than anarchy - but that's another thread also) because four electoral votes from 30 states with small populations are not going to be able to outnumber the electoral votes of the 20 states with all the population . . . and then domestic politics is going to get very ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachael Posted December 18, 2004 Author Share Posted December 18, 2004 this was supposed to be a fun thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
journeyman Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 I'm sorry, I am such a Since yankees have a barely perceptible sense of humor, it is hard to have fun and irritate them at the same time :hide: Lessee, we already talked about y'all and pop (aka ARCEE and CoCola) . . . did anyone mention sweet tea I think I remember someone mentioned grits (with melted coagulated milk is my favorite, but butter and cinnamon (or honey) works too) Usually, it's the totally unexpected that irritates them - something so commonplace you don't even realize how alien it is to their expectations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azaelia Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 This is why I didn't want to move to Alabama -_- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscanheart Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 what in the world are yall talking about. im so lost. maybe i should read more of the posts.... nope. too long. WHAT?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azaelia Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 [quote name='rachael' date='Dec 15 2004, 08:50 PM'] because yanks are the people in the northeastern part of the US [/quote] ...and that is offensive how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balthazor Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 [quote name='rachael' date='Dec 18 2004, 04:38 PM'] this was supposed to be a fun thread [/quote] Sorry Rachael, I study Poli-Sci....sometimes I get a little too into it. Debating is my idea of fun. Yeah I know.....I am a geek. I can't help it. I will try not to get too political on you hun Okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachael Posted December 19, 2004 Author Share Posted December 19, 2004 [quote name='azaelia' date='Dec 18 2004, 07:56 PM'] ...and that is offensive how? [/quote] did i say it was offensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azaelia Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 [quote name='rachael' date='Dec 19 2004, 01:27 AM'] did i say it was offensive? [/quote] [quote]So can someone please fill me in why some Americans find being it offensive being called a yank![/quote] [quote] because yanks are the people in the northeastern part of the US[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachael Posted December 19, 2004 Author Share Posted December 19, 2004 [quote name='azaelia' date='Dec 19 2004, 07:42 AM'] [/quote] someone from another country thought all Americans were called yanks.....i was tryinng to correct them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin D Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 [quote name='rachael' date='Dec 19 2004, 09:29 AM'] someone from another country thought all Americans were called yanks.....i was tryinng to correct them [/quote] Well in a way all Americans were labeled "Yanks" (and still are by foreigners). It wasn't till around the Civil War era that the term Yankee only refered to the Northernors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don John of Austria Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Thats because all citizns of the United States are yanks, We are just conquered territory. Seriously it was an attemp to culturally distancethe CSA from the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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