Mintor 1.7

[John Ferrell]

Jokes aside, the secret of the south is the people. I know of no where else in the US that any one would consider building a $500,000 house between two Mobile homes (aka, trailers). And they all fit together in the communities blissfully ignoring each others shortcomings. There is a strong sense of responsibility towards our fellow man and we are sympathetic to each others problems, even those that are self inflicted.

I had only been here a few months when I had a total electrical failure on the Interstate. By the time I had the hood raised on the exit ramp, four cars stopped offerring assistance. It is much more than just a neighborhood thing!

I do have to admit that we have our share of problems while we try to balance liberty and order. Sometimes we are made aware of the extremes in the negatve elements of society. Also, my perspective is colored by living in a very rural area.

Life is what you of it!

John Ferrell
6241 Phillippi Rd
Julian NC 27283
Phone: (336)685-9606
johnferrell at earthlink.net
Dixie Competition Products
NSRCA 479 AMA 4190  W8CCW
"My Competition is Not My Enemy"
 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Del Rykert 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 10:31 AM
  Subject: Re: Mintor 1.7


  You have me laughing hard John. My folks are living proof that southern people do tolerate Yankees and at times even accept Yankees. They moved off their sailboat of 27 years and now live in Morehead City, NC. They were from western NY.

  Del
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: John Ferrell 
    To: discussion at nsrca.org 
    Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 8:52 AM
    Subject: Re: Mintor 1.7


    Where you are from really does not seem to be important here as mastering
    the proper attitude. They are naturalizing immigrants every day.

    It really speeds up the process if you understand the two syllable words
    like "Ya-Us" (yes) and "ME-Yun" (men). It is best that you listen quite a
    while before attempting to reproduce the pronunciation. It is really
    offensive if executed poorly.

    I have been politely informed on several occasions that Southerners speak
    slowly and listen slower. And that I am to consider that any time I speak.
    I am not sure I should share the secret but I have also been told that the
    main reason for the Southern talk is because the Yankees find it so
    annoying.

    I have figured out on my own that their main use for me is to attend
    meetings where there will be other coarse and crass Yankees to assure that
    their points will be made. It works.

    In time I expect to be fully assimilated and a fresh Yankee will be needed
    to serve that function. I have no proof, but I think the honeysuckle flowers
    have something to do with it!

    Did you know that the city of Cary, NC is really an acronym?

    It stands for "Containment Area for Relocated Yankees"!

    John Ferrell
    6241 Phillippi Rd
    Julian NC 27283
    Phone: (336)685-9606
    johnferrell at earthlink.net
    Dixie Competition Products
    NSRCA 479 AMA 4190  W8CCW
    "My Competition is Not My Enemy"


    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: <davel322 at comcast.net>
    To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
    Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 10:20 AM
    Subject: Re: Mintor 1.7


    > John,
    >
    > If the "yankee" is from SOUTH New Jersey and within 25 miles of Cowtown
    Rodeo (I'm not making that up) do they count as a southerner or a Yankee?
    Some of the folks from south NJ have a hard time talking with the "soprano"
    folks from north joisey.........
    >
    > signed....stuck in the middle <G>
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