Thank god for Alabama
A friend of mine recently related a story. He was asked where he was from. In response to the news that he was from South Carolina, the questioner said, "I'm sorry!"My friend was livid. I nodded agreement, though, having had to respond, "Interesting. I'm not!" to this line more than once about Georgia. But then I told him, "Hey, he was so wrong. I mean, you could be from New Mexico or Mississippi!"
But then, there's always Alabama, where a State Senator cold-cocks another one on the head on the floor of the State House. Apparently one made a comment about another's mama, and the Senator "responded to his comment with [his] right hand."
Thank you, Alabama. Thank you.
Image is from the announcement of Alabama's secession.
Labels: Good fences make good neighbors
posted by Megarita @ 9:00 AM
6 Comments:
I like imagine the pre-tussle insult being delivered in Foghorn Leghorn fashion.
This reminds me how much I miss Bob Dornan.
Well, no one should be sorry about the state in which they were born, or the city. That's why I will defend Baltimore until I perish.
LC--Absolutely. "Suhr, Ah Sayh Suhr . . ."
Claven--Your obscure political allusions never cease to perplex.
MA--I agree! It's why I'm glad I can still say, "well, we're still less fat and more literate than Mississippi!"
That's totally old school--I wish more state (and national) Houses still had routine altercations and floggings as part of their usual business.
You just increased my respect for the state of Alabama by about tenfold. I often hear "I'm sorry" in response to my saying what university I went to. I wish I could respond to that comment with my hand (besides, you know, that surreptitious middle finger I'm so famous for giving).
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