We've left the South behind; stopped last night near Santa Claus, Indiana. But in honor of this trip, here's some Southern amusement.
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We've left the South behind; stopped last night near Santa Claus, Indiana. But in honor of this trip, here's some Southern amusement.
Got jokes?
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Oh My Gosh, I felt like I was a young whipper snapper back home in Okie land when I read thru these good laughs. I shared some with my husband, who was born, raised and lived all his life in northern WA state and he didn't really get it. I guess it's just a cultural thing. I have a funny personal story to share re the end of the southern goodbye-- 'Watch for deer'. Years ago up here in the north I was driving late at night out in the boonies with a friend. I got pulled over by a state patrolman who claimed I had veered over the shoulder side white line several times. After reassuring himself I was not drunk, he cautioned me not to drive over the white shoulder side line any more and I swear to this day I heard him say... 'because you might hit a dead deer on the side of the road'! My friend in the car with me that night claims that what he actually said was.... ' You might hit a pedestrian on the side of the road.' Except I had driven that road hundreds of times, day and night and never ever seen a single pedestrian, but I had certainly seen lots of both living and dead deer at the side of that road!
I loved the one about some people's cornbread isn't done in the middle. True on many levels.
Thanks for the smiles.
Safe travels back.
This is my weekly round up of UK news etc. https://michellestyles.substack.com/p/this-is-northumberland-calling-111024