passerby Loc: Texas

Yankee by birth, Texan by choice. Former U.S. Navy, mother to a Marine. Traveled a large part of the world.
Christian Conservative. Master's in history. College professor.

greyfox Loc: western mass.

Welcome Passerby, you should like it here---many different opinions and ALL feels theirs is the correct one, enjoy :-D :-D

cesspool jones Loc: atlanta

i landed on this planet some 57 years ago....still don't know whatz goin` on.

Searching Loc: Rural Southwest VA

Welcome Christian Conservative College Professor!! Yes, indeed, lots of opinions thrown around here, very spirited, but I have come to realize that they are spirited because "they care" -- they ALL care -- sometimes hard to remember :roll: :wink: when the manner of expression becomes "less than polite." That said, before replying to someone's post, kindly click on that "quote/reply" tab before you respond, that way we'll ALL know who it is that you are responding to. I look forward to your posts.

Sicilianthing

Semper Fi !
Hope for peace
Prepare for Battle !
Call your CongressClownRep and tell them to close the Border
Join your Local M*****a
Form a local M*****a
Buy ammo and weapons !

Mexico is not your friend !
ObamaFuc* has your own Church working against you helping/dumping i******s in the middle of the night...

Caboose Loc: South Carolina

Welcome Passerby.

PhilosophyMan Loc: Washington state.

welcome, thank you for your service.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Welcome, young lady, and...Semper Fi/Anchors Away!

Here's hoping you're not just passing by. :wink:

:oops: Meant to welcome 'Passerby'. :roll:

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

Welcome aboard. Your bona fides are good. You can be forgiven for your place of birth since it wasn't your choice. :lol:

Unclet Loc: Amarillo, Tx

Welcome to the circus - all of us care - some about the wrong things, but that is what keeps us coming back.

greyfox Loc: western mass.

So whats wrong with being a yankee??? :-D

Mr Shako Loc: Colo Spgs

Glad to have another historian aboard. Welcome, passerby.

Searching Loc: Rural Southwest VA

Location, location, location. When I first moved to the Commonwealth of VA from the State of MD, I had occasion to go in search of cutting blades for a hay mower. My husband was making some other adjustments to the tractor so I went off to the local tractor store in search of blades. I had never been in the store, had no idea where they kept blades and so I asked a salesman where the blades might be. There were some gentlemen standing around chatting when I came in, but chatter stopped as I asked about the blades. You could have heard a pin drop as I heard this voice behind me inquire "ma'am, do you know the difference between a Yankee and a dam Yankee?" I assured him I didn't, but that I was sure I was about to be enlightened. In a soft southern drawl, he replied "well, ma'am, a Yankee is one who comes to visit and then goes on back home, but a damn Yankee is one who comes and stays." I turned, recognizing the owner of the voice because he was the one with a twinkle in his eye, and told him I was going to sorely disappoint him because not only was I a damn Yankee, I was a stubborn one, and he had better get used to seeing me. I'm sure he took note of the twinkle in MY eye. :wink:

greyfox Loc: western mass.

Good for you lady!! :-P :-P :-P

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

Well, if you are one, or live among them you wouldn't understand. I was born and reared in a lovely small town in Florida. During the war we had many soldiers and airmen deployed there. They evidently took a great liking to it. We previously were overrun with snow birds from September until school was out in June. We were accustomed to them, and they didn't cause too many problems. But with the large influx of damnyankees, (that is one word), after the war, everything went downhill. Our way of life was forever changed, and not for the better. 1946 turned out even worse than 1866. To make matters worse, my folks emigrated north in 1950, and we had to live among nothing but damnyankees. I managed to escape in Feb 1951 by joining my beloved Corps. In 1955, following my discharge, I remained in what was then beautiful Southern California. I have lived here ever since, even though it has been t***sformed into Mexifornia. I hold no animosity for damnyankees, but I never could become fully assimilated with them. My philosophy was live and let live, to coin a phrase.