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A question for you southerners
me | 12/30/01 | Justin

Posted on 12/30/2001 7:40:36 PM PST by Husker24

Often on threads dealing with something to do with the South the term "yankee" is used to describe someone that isnt from the south. Ive always associated it with northeastern liberals in my mind, however I am from Nebraska and I dont consider myself a "yankee" but im not a southerner either. Every single county went for Bush in the election in Nebraska. I just threw this out there to see what you southerners think. I know some of you will think this is a waste of a thread, but hey this is a slow night.


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1 posted on 12/30/2001 7:40:38 PM PST by Husker24
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To: Husker24
You're a Yankee so live with it!

If you can correctly anwser what BBQ is you may be a southern redneck !

2 posted on 12/30/2001 7:44:32 PM PST by america-rules
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To: Husker24
Question: When did Nebraska become a state? If I remember correctly, it was after the "war"......so most Southerners would classify the territories as "West".....

I have always considered the Union states the North....the Confederate states the South....and everything else...the West. (Of course, there were a couple of notable exceptions, like the states that were added during the war.)

3 posted on 12/30/2001 7:46:52 PM PST by JD86
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To: america-rules
BBQ is slowly cooking a piece of meat for hours, not throwing someting on the grill for 10 minutes.........so HA!
4 posted on 12/30/2001 7:47:45 PM PST by Husker24
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To: america-rules
I wouldn't call Husker24 a Yankee.....but since you live farther north than he does....I guess that makes you one??
5 posted on 12/30/2001 7:48:05 PM PST by JD86
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To: Husker24
I wouldn't know. I'm from Texas.

but I don't think I would like to be refered to as a . . . yankee doodle dandee

of course, there's nothing wrong with that.

6 posted on 12/30/2001 7:50:18 PM PST by holman
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To: Husker24
re: 4 you're already in trouble. Don't answer anymore questions without a repsentative present.
7 posted on 12/30/2001 7:51:04 PM PST by breakem
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To: Husker24
Well ,not every Southerner is conservative .There are even Rebel-flag loving liberals out there as strange as that might sound.I am somewhat moderate-conservative libertarian in my views ,but I don't even own a rebel flag and hardly say the word "Yankee".

My wife on the other hand once thought that North Carolinians were "Godless Yankees", until I pulled the history book out on her.Also ,overseas we're all called "Yankees".

8 posted on 12/30/2001 7:52:24 PM PST by Captain Shady
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All I know is, as a Tennessean, I am proud that we kept Al Gore out of the White House!
9 posted on 12/30/2001 7:53:13 PM PST by CobraJet
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To: Husker24
Some of us are yankees by birth and southern by choice. :)
10 posted on 12/30/2001 7:53:37 PM PST by Ajnin
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To: CobraJet
Congratulations to the Volunteer State. You done us proud!!
11 posted on 12/30/2001 7:54:06 PM PST by JD86
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To: Husker24
I used to shudder when describing myself as born a "Yankee" even though I've been in the South (by the grace of God) for the past 30 years. Then I was told that being from the Dakotas made me a Westerner.

WHOO! That was a close one.

12 posted on 12/30/2001 7:54:29 PM PST by Hotline
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To: JD86
Im not sure, I think around 1856.
13 posted on 12/30/2001 7:54:55 PM PST by Husker24
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To: Husker24
I am a lifetime Southerner and you are a "midwesterner" to me :)

A Yankee is a northerner....a "damn yankee" is a Northerner who moves down south.....LOL
14 posted on 12/30/2001 7:55:05 PM PST by GussiedUp
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Well, where I come from anyone born north of Interstate 10 is a Yankee.
15 posted on 12/30/2001 7:55:13 PM PST by The Shootist
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If you believe the War Between The States made this a better country, then you are a DAMNYANKEE
16 posted on 12/30/2001 7:55:19 PM PST by constitution
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To: Husker24
Oh, and by the way you need to capitalize that.

Southerner.

17 posted on 12/30/2001 7:55:50 PM PST by Hotline
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Well, you sound nice and you are polite....so we won't put you in that "other category".....How do you think of yourself? Midwesst? West?
18 posted on 12/30/2001 7:56:38 PM PST by JD86
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To: holman
I just flew back to NC from visiting Dallas. I met a lovely Texas couple there and the man asked me "Where ya from?" I replied "North Carolina". He said "That's in East Texas, ain't it?" LOL
19 posted on 12/30/2001 7:56:59 PM PST by GussiedUp
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To: Husker24
Yankees are people that can't say ya'll correctly. And around where I live we have D*mn Yankees. You do know the difference between a Yankee and a D*mn Yankee?

Before anyone thinks I am bashing geographically challanged people, my best friend is a D*mn Yankee :)

20 posted on 12/30/2001 7:57:15 PM PST by SeeRushToldU_So
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