To our Northern friends. As we say in the south, "Ain't it the truth." Are Northerners "Blue Necks"? By now, I'm sure that you have heard all the Redneck jokes, Now, here are some takes on how Southern folks look at their Northern cousins: YOU JUST MIGHT BE A BLUE NECK IF: You think barbecue is a verb meaning "to cook outside." You think Heinz Ketchup is really SPICY! You don't have any problems pronouncing "Worcestershire Sauce" correctly. For breakfast, you would prefer potatoes au gratin to grits. You don't know what a Moon Pie is. You've never had an RC Cola. You've never, ever, eaten okra, fried or boiled. You eat fried chicken with a knife and fork. You've never seen a live chicken, & the only cows you've seen are on road trips. You have no idea what a polecat is. You don't see anything wrong with putting a sweater on a poodle. You don't have bangs. You would rather vacation at Martha's Vineyard than Six Flags. More than two generations of your family have been kicked out of a Prep School in Connecticut. You would rather have your son become a lawyer than grow up to get his own TV fishing show. Instead of referring to two or more people as ya'll, " you call them "you guys," even if both of them are women. You don't think Ted Kennedy has an accent. You have never planned your summer vacation around a gunn-knife show. You think more money should go to important scientific research at your university than to pay the salary of the head football coach. You don't have at least one can of WD-40 somewhere around the house. The last time you smiled was when you prevented someone from getting on an on ramp to the highway. You don't have any hats in your closet that advertise feed stores. The farthest south you've ever been is the perfume counter at Neiman Marcus. You call binoculars opera glasses. You can't spit out the car window without pulling over to the side of the road and stopping. You would never wear pink or an appliqued sweatshirt. You don't know what applique is. You don't know anyone with at least two-first names i.e., Joe Bob, Fay Ellen, Billy Ray, Mary Jo, Bubba Dean, Joe Dan, Mary Alice,et al. You don't have doilies and you certainly don't know how to make one. You've never been to a craft show. You get freaked out when people on the subway talk to you. You can do your laundry without quarters. None of your fur coats are homemade. Back to Dispatch April 2002 Table of Contents Back to Dispatch List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2002 by HMGS Mid-South This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com