Things You Learn Growing Up In The South That You Ought Never To Forget....

We live in such a day of compromise where the majority seemingly is forgotten and the will of the few is forced on us all. 

If you grew up in the deep South somethings don't change and we don't compromise on those things. 

It's these fundamentals that make us unique in a lot of ways and are things that WE should never forget. 

So to all the individuals who want us to forget our heritage, this southern boy wants to say:

-That slope-shouldered southern farm body did more work before breakfast than most people do all week at the gym.

-We still have dirt roads. No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your Navigator. I have a four wheel drive because I need it. Drive it or get it out of the way.

-We all started hunting and fishing when we were seven years old. Yeah, we shot Bambi, but we got over it.

-Any references to "home grown" when talking about our women will get you whipped by our women. And they could still win most beauty contests arterward.

-Pull your pants up. You look like an Idiot.

-If that cell phone rings while a bunch of turkeys are making their way toward us, we will shoot it. You just hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time.

-No, there's no "Vegetarian Special" on the menu. Order steak. Order it rare. Or, you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the two pounds of ham and turkey. Yeah, we have sweet tea. It comes in a glass with two packets of sugar and a long spoon.

-You bring Coke into my house, it better be brown, wet, and served over ice.

-So, you have a sixty thousand dollar car. We're real impressed. We have a quarter of a million dollar tractors and combines that we use four weeks a year.

-Let's get it straight. We have one stop light in town. We stop when it's red. We may even stop when it's yellow.

-Our women hunt, fish, and drive trucks because they want to. So, you're a feminist. Isn't that cute.

-Yeah, we eat catfish, shrimp, and turtle stew. Your really want sushi and caviar? It's available at the bait shop.

-They are pigs. That's what they smell like. Get over it. Don't like it? Interstate 26 goes two ways. State Road 25 goes the other two. Pick one and use it accordingly.

-The "Opener" refers to the first day of deer season. It's a religious holiday. You can get breakfast at the church.

-So every person in every pickup waves. It's called being friendly. Understand the concept?

-Yeah, we have plenty of golf courses. Don't hit in the water hazards. It spooks the alligators.

-That Officer, be it a sheriff's deputy, city police, or highway patrol that just pulled you over for driving like an idiot-his name is "Sir".