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[at-l] gotta say it...

""Down South" to you means Philadelphia."

COOL, that means I'M a Southerner! 

And here I was being called a Y...never mind.

-"Camo"
-------------- Original message -------------- 
> Forget Rednecks ... here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say on New 
> Englanders: 
> 
> If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 36 inches 
> of ice and sitting there all day hoping it will swim by, you might live in 
> New England. 
> If you're proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights each 
> year because Mt. Washington is the coldest spot in the nation, and Boston 
> gets more snow than any other major city in the US, you live in New England. 
> If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, you live in 
> New England. 
> 
> If you instinctively walk like a penguin for six months out of the year, you 
> live in New England. 
> 
> If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance, and they don't work 
> there, you live in New England. 
> 
> If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you live in New England. 
> 
> If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a 
> wrong number, you live in New England. 
> YOU KNOW YOU ARE A NEW ENGLANDER WHEN: 
> 
> "Vacation" means going anywhere south of New York City for the weekend. 
> 
> You measure distance in hours. 
> 
> You know several people who have hit a deer more than once. 
> 
> You have switched from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again. 
> You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard 
> without flinching. 
> 
> You install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both 
> unlocked. 
> You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend/wife knows how to 
> use them. 
> You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit. 
> 
> Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow. 
> You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road 
> construction. 
> 
> Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your blue 
> spruce. 
> "Down South" to you means Philadelphia. 
> Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new shed. 
> 
> You have more miles on your snow blower than your car. 
> You find 10 degrees "a little chilly." 
> You actually understand these jokes, and forward them to all your New 
> England friends. 
> 
> 
> On 6/3/05, Carol Donaldson wrote: 
> > 
> > Robert, I have no idea where you're from. First of all, some of my 
> > ancestors lived in what you call the USA before anyone from Western Europe 
> > 'discovered' it. One of my ancestors even married an Englishman but ended up 
> > dying in England and is buried in St. George Church, Gravesend, Kent, 
> > England. 
> > 
> > The "reason" I asked about "New England jokes" is because nearly everyone 
> > knows a "you might be a redneck if" joke or some joke about the South. Why 
> > are there not more jokes about the North? Equal Time. 
> > 
> > In three years from today, I should be into Pennsylvania headed to 
> > Katahdin. 
> > Coosa 
> > ("Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it" ~ Pope John 
> > Paul II The Great) 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: Robert 
> > 
> > How do you know if your ancestors were here before any of mine arrived? 
> > I'm not exactly sure what you meant by that. I'd say most likely you are 
> > wrong. I have no idea what that comment was doing in there or what it has to 
> > do with the thread. I'd also like to know why you suddenly chose to bring 
> > New England into the thread. Is it because you did some research to find out 
> > that I'm from New England? For the record I have tons of jokes about New 
> > England. 
> > 
> > New England joke... 
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> http://mailman.hack.net/mailman/listinfo/at-l From gadog430 at charter.net  Sat Jun  4 03:34:56 2005
From: gadog430 at charter.net (Gadog430)
Date: Sat Jun  4 05:17:08 2005
Subject: [at-l] gotta say it...
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Heheeeeeeeeehehehe. Ummm, should we go there?
CAMMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dawg


----- Original Message -----
From: <camojack@comcast.net>
To: "that guy" <thatguy.fehchet@gmail.com>; "Carol Donaldson"
<carol1944@brmemc.net>
Cc: <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 4:34 AM
Subject: Re: [at-l] gotta say it...


> ""Down South" to you means Philadelphia."
>
> COOL, that means I'M a Southerner!
>
> And here I was being called a Y...never mind.
>
> -"Camo"
> -------------- Original message --------------
> > Forget Rednecks ... here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say on New
> > Englanders:
> >
> > If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 36
inches
> > of ice and sitting there all day hoping it will swim by, you might live
in
> > New England.
> > If you're proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights each
> > year because Mt. Washington is the coldest spot in the nation, and
Boston
> > gets more snow than any other major city in the US, you live in New
England.
> > If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, you live
in
> > New England.
> >
> > If you instinctively walk like a penguin for six months out of the year,
you
> > live in New England.
> >
> > If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance, and they don't
work
> > there, you live in New England.
> >
> > If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you live in New
England.
> >
> > If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a
> > wrong number, you live in New England.
> > YOU KNOW YOU ARE A NEW ENGLANDER WHEN:
> >
> > "Vacation" means going anywhere south of New York City for the weekend.
> >
> > You measure distance in hours.
> >
> > You know several people who have hit a deer more than once.
> >
> > You have switched from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again.
> > You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard
> > without flinching.
> >
> > You install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both
> > unlocked.
> > You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend/wife knows how
to
> > use them.
> > You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
> >
> > Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with
snow.
> > You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road
> > construction.
> >
> > Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your
blue
> > spruce.
> > "Down South" to you means Philadelphia.
> > Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new shed.
> >
> > You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
> > You find 10 degrees "a little chilly."
> > You actually understand these jokes, and forward them to all your New
> > England friends.
> >
> >
> > On 6/3/05, Carol Donaldson wrote:
> > >
> > > Robert, I have no idea where you're from. First of all, some of my
> > > ancestors lived in what you call the USA before anyone from Western
Europe
> > > 'discovered' it. One of my ancestors even married an Englishman but
ended up
> > > dying in England and is buried in St. George Church, Gravesend, Kent,
> > > England.
> > >
> > > The "reason" I asked about "New England jokes" is because nearly
everyone
> > > knows a "you might be a redneck if" joke or some joke about the South.
Why
> > > are there not more jokes about the North? Equal Time.
> > >
> > > In three years from today, I should be into Pennsylvania headed to
> > > Katahdin.
> > > Coosa
> > > ("Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it" ~ Pope
John
> > > Paul II The Great)
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Robert
> > >
> > > How do you know if your ancestors were here before any of mine
arrived?
> > > I'm not exactly sure what you meant by that. I'd say most likely you
are
> > > wrong. I have no idea what that comment was doing in there or what it
has to
> > > do with the thread. I'd also like to know why you suddenly chose to
bring
> > > New England into the thread. Is it because you did some research to
find out
> > > that I'm from New England? For the record I have tons of jokes about
New
> > > England.
> > >
> > > New England joke...
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > at-l mailing list
> > > at-l@backcountry.net
> > > http://mailman.hack.net/mailman/listinfo/at-l
> > >
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