bass ackwards.....I heart you.
Now look at what I would have missed if I hadn't bought some over-priced real estate.
Yippie, as they say in New York, fuhgetaboutit.
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bass ackwards.....I heart you.
Now look at what I would have missed if I hadn't bought some over-priced real estate.
Yippie, as they say in New York, fuhgetaboutit.
Sometimes it is better to say it with a song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAfHigPsC_s&feature=related
well, that one may be taking it a tad too far.
Well maybe you will like this one beter
YouTube - The Cactus Cuties sing The National Anthem Old Video
YouTube - The Cactus Cuties sing The National Anthem Old Video
Bully? Please.
Just stating my opinion, Tootsie. How is that "being a bully"?
I interpreted your post to be what I interpreted it to be. If I missed the mark, then I obviously misinterpreted the point - nature of the beast of a message board. When you don't know someone well enough to not take what they say at face value (like I did - I have no idea if you are a native local or not - your post made it sound like you were), misinterpretations are going to happen. That is why it's important to state your opinion as clearly as possible in these forums - so they do not get misinterpreted.
Instead of being so offended and calling names, possibly a way to open the dialogue about what you were really trying to say - with a question, with a retort about how I had misinterpreted - may have be a more appropriate route.
Just my opinion.
Just stating my opinion, Tootsie. How is that "being a bully"?
I interpreted your post to be what I interpreted it to be. If I missed the mark, then I obviously misinterpreted the point - nature of the beast of a message board. When you don't know someone well enough to not take what they say at face value (like I did - I have no idea if you are a native local or not - your post made it sound like you were), misinterpretations are going to happen. That is why it's important to state your opinion as clearly as possible in these forums - so they do not get misinterpreted.
Instead of being so offended and calling names, possibly a way to open the dialogue about what you were really trying to say - with a question, with a retort about how I had misinterpreted - may have be a more appropriate route.
Just my opinion.
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loved the letter, sense of humor anyone, or do you not appreciate good southern rhetoric when you read it?
?It?s the same old story. Yankee-American interlopers migrate down to my beloved Southland, visit (or, God forbid, stay) and get sand in their shoes, and wrongfully assume they?re now ?native? and free to poke their arrogant snoots into affairs that don?t concern them.
Issues such as this tag proposal are best dealt with by locals who belong here and have a heritage that can be traced beyond Ellis Island.
I am a proud American by birth but a Southerner by the grace of Providence, and I strongly implore anyone ? Yankee-American or otherwise ? who feels uncomfortable in my beloved Florida to haul their discontented carcasses back north to whatever odious stretch of overtaxed, polluted real estate they hail from. God bless America.?
FWIW Indigo Jill I didn't find anything bullying about your post.
This is just an offensive, divisive, and ignorant diatribe. This is the same small-minded self-centered mindset of ?I?ve got mine, now go find yours somewhere else? attitude that is prevalent in EVERY area of the country that is highly desirable for it?s beauty and quality of life.
While I appreciate the rich diversity of our cultural heritages, this is a comparatively young country and frankly IMHO everyone comes from somewhere else. In actuality, we?re all only temporary stewards of whatever it is we think we can claim to own. In terms of location, I?m not so sure a local?s longevity trumps a transplant?s newfound love and enthusiasm for a place. Yes, some transplants may bring a suitcase full of expectations with them, but some locals may be sitting on a trunk of dysfunction.
Issues such as this tag proposal are best dealt with by locals who belong here and have a heritage that can be traced beyond Ellis Island.
I am a proud American by birth but a Southerner by the grace of Providence, and I strongly implore anyone ? Yankee-American or otherwise ? who feels uncomfortable in my beloved Florida to haul their discontented carcasses back north to whatever odious stretch of overtaxed, polluted real estate they hail from. God bless America.?
FWIW Indigo Jill I didn't find anything bullying about your post.
This is just an offensive, divisive, and ignorant diatribe. This is the same small-minded self-centered mindset of ?I?ve got mine, now go find yours somewhere else? attitude that is prevalent in EVERY area of the country that is highly desirable for it?s beauty and quality of life.
While I appreciate the rich diversity of our cultural heritages, this is a comparatively young country and frankly IMHO everyone comes from somewhere else. In actuality, we?re all only temporary stewards of whatever it is we think we can claim to own. In terms of location, I?m not so sure a local?s longevity trumps a transplant?s newfound love and enthusiasm for a place. Yes, some transplants may bring a suitcase full of expectations with them, but some locals may be sitting on a trunk of dysfunction.
All right y'all. I'm gonna step into the line of fire to take just a bit of heat off the true locals if I may. Hope this turns out to be funny BTW.
I was born in St. Paul Minnesota. Alright, you found me out. What does that make me? Once I got out of school, this boy ran as far North as the state would allow me as I had it right up to my ears with any sort of populated town. Some may think this betrays me now being way down here in Sowal, but this is exactly where my heart needed to be to feel like I was at home. I don't want a bunch of high rise condos or government welfare systems keeping the local economy alive either. I will pull my weight and kick in for any of my neighbors in need, maybe more than many locals would.
Yes, I am an implant. Other than that crazy Northern accent that I still don't think I have, I doubt you will easily pick me out of a crowd. I'm not interested in standing out. I am interested in blending in. While I understand this will never allow me to ever be labeled a local by a local, I respect who you are, what you represent and only ask that I be allowed to live in peace in what I now call home. I realize that you got here a couple hundred years before I did, but you know what, that makes you an implant too.
I was born in St. Paul Minnesota. Alright, you found me out. What does that make me? Once I got out of school, this boy ran as far North as the state would allow me as I had it right up to my ears with any sort of populated town. Some may think this betrays me now being way down here in Sowal, but this is exactly where my heart needed to be to feel like I was at home. I don't want a bunch of high rise condos or government welfare systems keeping the local economy alive either. I will pull my weight and kick in for any of my neighbors in need, maybe more than many locals would.
Yes, I am an implant. Other than that crazy Northern accent that I still don't think I have, I doubt you will easily pick me out of a crowd. I'm not interested in standing out. I am interested in blending in. While I understand this will never allow me to ever be labeled a local by a local, I respect who you are, what you represent and only ask that I be allowed to live in peace in what I now call home. I realize that you got here a couple hundred years before I did, but you know what, that makes you an implant too.
sorry, but I found your post to be judgemental, and not in a good way. Bully was not the word I should have used. I would rather leave it at that,
your second post is also offensive in a condescending kind of way, but as you say, c'est la vie.
just my opinion.
I was born in St. Paul Minnesota.
this is exactly where my heart needed to be to feel like I was at home. I am interested in blending in.
I realize that you got here a couple hundred years before I did, but you know what, that makes you an implant too.
You betcha! (10 summers on a lake outside of Brainerd) Thank goodness my grandfather was a surgeon willing to fillet those northern pike!
All right y'all. I'm gonna step into the line of fire to take just a bit of heat off the true locals if I may. Hope this turns out to be funny BTW.
I was born in St. Paul Minnesota. Alright, you found me out. What does that make me? Once I got out of school, this boy ran as far North as the state would allow me as I had it right up to my ears with any sort of populated town. Some may think this betrays me now being way down here in Sowal, but this is exactly where my heart needed to be to feel like I was at home. I don't want a bunch of high rise condos or government welfare systems keeping the local economy alive either. I will pull my weight and kick in for any of my neighbors in need, maybe more than many locals would.
Yes, I am an implant. Other than that crazy Northern accent that I still don't think I have, I doubt you will easily pick me out of a crowd. I'm not interested in standing out. I am interested in blending in. While I understand this will never allow me to ever be labeled a local by a local, I respect who you are, what you represent and only ask that I be allowed to live in peace in what I now call home. I realize that you got here a couple hundred years before I did, but you know what, that makes you an implant too.
I'm glad you found Northwest Florida! I think your term "implant" is more appropriate than transplant!
I like it.