Upon leaving a certain exercise venue just moments ago, I heard myself say this: See y'all later.
I am ap'palled. Who or what have I become? Who do I think I am? I am not even remotely Southern, and the only time I was in the South was on a layover in Atlanta years ago.
So what's up with the "y'all"? What's up with the Southern belle thing?
I'll have to think long and hard about this over my lunch of collard greens and black-eyed peas.
Same thing happened to me...cept i was walkin' down Peachtree and said see yuse guys later.
Offered by: ray sweatman on November 13, 2002 11:39 PMYou need some grits to go with that lunch too, Miss Jody.
Offered by: mike on November 13, 2002 1:32 AMHoney, Scarlett O'Hara had some GREAT lines. While she was a Suthn'r...the words defy being limited to one part of the country.
Offered by: Joan on November 12, 2002 8:44 PMIt's not bad until you start saying things like, "I'm gonna invite all ya'll!"
Like I do. EEK!
Offered by: BeerMary on November 12, 2002 8:05 PMEyre sure knows how to sweet-talk a girl. Luscious!
Offered by: Jodi on November 12, 2002 7:06 PMAw, Thomas... I wasn't calling YOU a goddamn Yankee. That's a term of affection I reserve solely for Jodi. When I'm not calling her a trollop, of course! ;)
Offered by: Eyre ni Rhuth on November 12, 2002 2:38 PMI now have an urge for pecan pie. Y'all are welcome for coffee and pecan pie!
Offered by: sally on November 12, 2002 2:13 PMI'd rather be a "goddamned yankee" than a "Dixie Moon-Pie".
(As my Southern Sister-In-Law put it when she was driving in Atlanta... at the three-way corner of Peachtree, Peachtree and Peachtree.)
Offered by: Thomas on November 12, 2002 1:39 PMEyre, I actually thought of you when I said "y'all" and when I wrote this. :-*
Offered by: Jodi on November 12, 2002 12:37 PMIt's actually not pronounced "Nutherner"... it's pronounced "goddamn Yankee".
;)
Offered by: Eyre ni Rhuth on November 12, 2002 12:29 PMJodi! Shame on you for not recognizing the birth of a new conjugation of a famous New York parting statement; "See ya' later." I'm inclined to believe that you actually spoke, "See ya'-all (yuh-awl) later", which is drastically different than "See ya'll (yawl) later". Note that the former is two syllables whereas the latter has only one.
If you did indeed utter "ya'll", than hie thee to your favorite cafe and drink in all that is "Nutherner"... And skip the Beverly Hillbillies reruns while you nap; It subliminally reduces one's IQ by tens.
Offered by: Thomas on November 12, 2002 11:53 AMAh may faint.
Offered by: jhames on November 12, 2002 11:49 AM
