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Kelly
| | Posted on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 11:53 pm: | 
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M2me,
I have learned that people from a certain area can 'smell their own'.
I've walked up to strangers after hearing them talk and known that they were from Chicago. |
Koz5150
| | Posted on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 11:55 pm: |
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I lived in L.A. (Lower Alabama) for 3 years. I thought the pics were great.
I also think we are all a little crazy, but that's ok too.... |
R1DynaSquid
| | Posted on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 11:55 pm: |
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Then perhaps you should do a little homework on some of the postings & the folks posting before you jump the gun? |
Aa5ch
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 12:37 am: |
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Kelly... I really wasn't as offended as I am bored by it all. I was attempting to explain why some people take offense to seemingly innocuous jokes and go on the defensive.
At what point is it acceptable to stop smiling, stand your ground and defend your family, friends, and neighbors? Do you tolerate anything short of a physical attack? Do you tolerate anything short of an attack made in true malice? How does one determine if an attack is made in jest and not in malice? If it is done with a smile, is it okay?
Different impulses are at play here...the pride of one's heritage and the need to be tolerant and not take oneself too seriously. You've got disturbed people at both extremes...some ready to do battle at the first slight, and others who seemingly don't give a damn about anything said or done...going through life angry or, with low self esteem? Neither is a good option.
I ain't no saint...far from it. In one of my previous incarnations here I got caught up in the psychological cyberwarfare and managed to enrage a well known poster to the point at which he called me a POS and the powers that be threatened to banish me. It all was really meaningless drivel...sound and fury, signifying nothing... to paraphrase a Southern author.
It's just easier to treat everyone with respect and not make any assumptions as to whether your true intentions are understood. That's what I'm trying to do this time around.... |
Koz5150
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 12:50 am: |
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NEWS FLASH!!!
This just in.... Everyone picks on Arkansas, the south, and rednecks. Learn to deal with it.... |
Kelly
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 12:54 am: |
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Rednecks are a great form of entertainment.
At the drop zone in Arkansas, they hated us (the Air Force) so they'd use our training bundles as skeet.
Sure, the first few times they did it, it was scary, but we didnt get hurt, and it sure was fun explaining what happened. |
Aa5ch
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 01:20 am: |
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Koz...I live with it everyday and have dealt with it all of my life....just was hoping to provoke some thoughts about why some people respond the way they do.
I bit Dyna's bait hook but hopefully managed not to swallow it this time. 
I did manage to get him to "lecture" a life long resident of the South and owner of hunting dawgs about the manner in which we regard our pets, as well as have him assume I was a newbie here....
Would have been allot easier to just call him a yankee asshat... 
On another note... apparently I have found a word that can make it past the potty mouth software...at least for the time being. 
(Message edited by aa5ch on October 12, 2004) |
Koz5150
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 01:49 am: |
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If you want to find out how to fix your bike, this is the place to be.
If you want to find if anyone makes an aftermarket part you desire, this is the place to be.
If you want to know what that strange tick is your bike makes at 3000 RPM, this is the place to be.
If you want to get picked on for anything other than your knowledge of all things Buell... THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE.
The "throbing brain" of knowledge that is a collective of many buellers take bikes seriously, everything else is just a game.... |
Aa5ch
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 02:50 am: |
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Actually this is one of the tamer and more civilized places I frequent on the net...and one of the most informative. I've gotten allot of help with issues on the wife's Blast and my XB9SL. I just "rejoined" the Buell family with a CityX after trying a few other models in between....all good bikes, but nothing as much fun as the Buell.
Everytime I join a interest specific site I always pledge to myself to stay out of the political and junk threads...well I have managed to stay out of the political threads, anyway. 
I'd be out riding but I'm too much of a puss to ride at night around here...especially during the Deer rut. 
(Message edited by aa5ch on October 12, 2004) |
Ingemar
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 07:29 am: |
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One of the best rock bands to walk the face of the earth came from the south ... that is in their old formation from before the plane crash in '77.
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Henrik
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 09:24 am: |
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Brad; thank you for your very insightful and well put posts.
Henrik
(n' if'n youse start raggin' on Gotham, we'll open up a barrel of whup-••• on all y'all  ) |
Cj_xb
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 09:28 am: |
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One of my best friends moved back there after 20 years in the Air Force. It must be ok if someone who has lived all over the world wants to move back.
God I hope my son who's in the Air Force right now wants to move back someday !!
Everyone picks on Arkansas, the south, and rednecks. Learn to deal with it....
Yeah, well me as an Arkansan loves to say, thank God for Mississippi, the only state worse than us !! 
Seriously the pics and comments did not offend me, simply because I'm not sensitive or ashamed of where I'm from or what I am, God knows I talk/post about it all the time !!
And like I said my friends and most of the people I've met in WI have never been nasty about it. They actually like hearing me talk about it non-stop and like my enthusiasm for rednecks and the like !!
I find most people who might be inclined to make fun, will eventually catch your enthusiasm for it when they see you genuinely have a liking for it and they start thinking "hey that's pretty cool actually" !!
I do know Greg personally he's in my Brag club, and he and all the others like to mess with me about being from the south in fun, so while he may have offended some I know he honestly wasn't trying to offend me or anyone by this thread !!
He knew I would enjoy it, and I'm just sorry this thread hurt some folks feelings !! Hopefully it will go away and we'll forget about it !!
I still love the South and Rednecks !! 
CJ |
Buellkowski
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 11:25 am: |
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Yet some of the so-called men around here act like 5 yr old girls}
Funny, your cry-for-attention posting leads me to the same conclusion.  |
Xb9er
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 12:22 pm: |
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Funny stuff. I can drive five miles from my house and get shots like most of the ones posted. Only thing missing is the trailer parks.
Mike. |
Djkaplan
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 02:22 pm: |
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I posted this a few years back. I tried to find a way to link to the archives but couldn't, so I reposted it here. I think it'll give some insight on what it's like to ride in rural Georgia.
"Just another day really, but for some reason I decided to take an hour or two and ride the bike out to some old back roads this morning.
The weather was cool for mid-west Georgia this time of year and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. As I rode out of town I was a little surprised at how clear the air was - haven't had visibility like this in the summer for a long time.
The cool felt good as I started riding down roads with names like Old River and Lickskillet. These old roads must have been layed down long before it was important to make them as straight as possible. They meandered around old ponds and along little tributaries as they made their way to the Chattahoochee River.
As I got further out, the gas stations turned from little mini-marts into old garage/bait shops with rusty signs, sleeping dogs, and beat up trucks with fishing poles parked out front. I stopped in one and was greeted not just by the people working there, but by the other customers too. I fought off the temptation to sample the pickled pigs feet and eggs displayed on the counter - still a little too early in the morning. I left keeping the exhaust note respectful; no sense waking those sleeping dogs.
The roads got even more empty as I continued on. No reason for anyone to be way out here I guess. The only structures on the sides of the roads now are old farmhouses long abandoned by their residents. Only the brick chimneys are left standing and some of these look like they might not be long for this world.
The roads are getting challenging at the speeds I'm going. My mind stays focused on handling the bike, but it's almost effortless. After 16,000 miles riding this bike, I can almost think it through the corners. I marvel at the contrast of the smooth, mellow power and the sharp, responsive handling. These are the perfect roads for this machine.
I sweep around a perfectly cambered corner and shoot down the first long straight in miles. I can actually enjoy the scenery now and what a sight it is. The deep, lush greens of the forest are vivid against the blue sky. These forests are actually filled with hardwoods and not the pine trees so common on the reforested land that borders most of Georgia's roadways.
I see a huge bird catching the thermals above me. I want to think it's an eagle or hawk, but it's probably a buzzard. Oh well; it's beautiful anyway.
The old road finally intersects the interstate back into town. I figure I've used enough of the day to wander, so I take the straight road back. Since it's the last real corner, I rail the onramp to the highway and barrel down the road going way too fast.
You know; it's fun to go way too fast sometimes.
Even the highway holds a little magic today; I see another motorcycle ahead of me. It's a dapper gentleman on an FLH and he waves at me as I pass him. He speeds up a little to catch up, so I slow down a little to let him. I never really wanted an Electra Glide before, but the older I get, the better they look.
I start wondering if the dapper guy was like me when he was younger. Then I start wondering if I'm going to be like him when I get older. I finally come to the conclusion that it would be kind of cool if I did.
We ride back into the haze of the city and wave each other off at his exit. Maybe I'll bump into him again.
I turn into my part of town and a thought enters my mind as I start downshifting for the first traffic light. It's a thought I haven't had for a long time and it makes me smile a big smile in my helmet.
"It's a good day to be me..." |
Bomber
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 02:26 pm: |
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dj -- nice post -- thanks
"We don't stop riding because we get old
we get old because we stop riding"
me, I ain't never grownin up! |
Whodom
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 02:31 pm: |
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DJ- that was a great post. In rural SC, you can still find the roads and the people but it seems like it's harder and harder to find a little country store like that.
Maybe I'll find time to go look for one after work tonight, or as we say down here "this evening"....
(Message edited by whodom on October 12, 2004) |
Cj_xb
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 02:46 pm: |
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DJ- that was a great post.
DITTO !!! |
R1DynaSquid
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 04:11 pm: |
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(n' if'n youse start raggin' on Gotham, we'll open up a barrel of whup-••• on all y'all )
Nah, Court does enough of that on his own with pics of trash & dumpster diving. Besides I have Chicago just to the south of me & New York aint got nothing disgusting that Chi-town doesnt have
Maybe next weekend I will take a photo journey thru the south side & see what I turn up. North side of Milwaukee is good for some scares too. |
Phillyblast
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 05:25 pm: |
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Dyna - hit Uptown in Chicago, at the intersection of Broadway and Montrose. Tattoo Factory has a great sign out front, complete with giant nose ring. There used to be a porn place next door, don't know if Borders and Starbucks chased it away. |
Koz5150
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 02:33 am: |
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Have you seen CNN today??? Another fine example of Southern brain power at work...
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) -- Emergency service workers had their stomachs turned when they cleaned up a smelly mess of spilled pig innards that blocked a busy Arkansas intersection for several hours Tuesday.
Police said a truck spilled about 1,000 pounds of hog intestines fresh from a packing plant. The mess in the state capital, Little Rock, left several cleanup workers queasy.
"It was horrible. Oh, it was bad," said Sgt. Terry Hastings of the Little Rock police department.
The truck was carrying the entrails from a rendering plant to a facility where dog food is manufactured when the driver made an abrupt stop.
The container was covered only by a tarp, which did not prevent the viscera from sloshing into the crossroads, police said.
Firefighters used bleach and fire hoses to flush away the mess.
When asked to describe the scene, Hastings was almost at a loss for words.
"Nasty, nasty. Phew," Hastings said. |
Odie
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 03:37 am: |
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I'm from Michigan and my wife is from Pa. We've lived in lower Alabama for almost 8 years now and I kind of enjoy the slower pace of life down here. My money goes tons further than it would up north as far as property prices and taxes etc. What's funny is about 4 years ago we were in Pa for Christmas and we were standing in the middle of Wally-World doing some Christmas shopping and my wife said "Stop! Take a look around. The people around us are dressed and acting more "rednecky" than the so-called "rednecks" we live with down south!" I took a look around and she was right. Happens in Michigan too. I like it down here. Boating and riding season are both much longer. The beach is only an hour away. Daytona is only 7 hours away. People are pretty friendly down here as well. I think redneck has evolved into a generic term that describes a socially inept moron no matter where you live. I've been around the world in the Army a few times and have been to London, Paris, Venice, Berlin, and of course all the armpits inbetween and there are "rednecks" everywhere (especially France!) Odie |
Crusty
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 05:42 am: |
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Koz, we had a worse one in Boston, a few years ago. A dump truck carrying fish guts had its tailgate open up while going uphill on the Central Artery. Eight cubic yards of some of the worst smell you can imagine covered the entire Northbound side of the Expressway, and it was so slick, that no cars could get past. The smell caused nearly everyone in the area to lose their lunches.It took a full day to clean up the mess, and you could smell fish there for months afterward.  |
Odie
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - 06:05 am: |
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Crusty, how's Leominster/Fitchburg these days? I used to hang out there alot when I was stationed at Fort Devens back in the 80's.....Odie |
Biknut
| | Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 12:34 am: |
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Richieg150
| | Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 12:45 am: |
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Well said,Odie.A redneck is a lifestyle not a location.They sometimes seem to flock togeather,but that happens everywhere.Does anybody know the real difference between Northern girls and Southern girls?...........Northern girls say YOU can,Southern girls say YA'll can!LONG LIVE THE SOUTH! |
Kelly
| | Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 01:08 am: |
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Hell, I'm from Illinois and I'll admit that we have th WORST kind of rednecks.... They try to be as redneck as possible! |
Crusty
| | Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 05:52 am: |
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Odie, Fort Devens got "decommissioned" a few years ago, which hurt the local economy for a while. That was before we moved out here. Now it's a nice place to live; especially at this time of year. It's peak foliage season, and New England is one of the most beautiful places on earth right now. |
Sooner
| | Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 11:18 am: |
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BERTHA!!!!!! Durn girl where have you been? I aint seen yer purty face seeunce our fifth grade grad e a shun.
Nice picture. I see you are still ridin, and have now growd all yer teeth.
Them is shure a nice kolor, colour, colo, aww them is purty.
Are you still shavin your back by puttin salt on it and letttin the cows lick it off?
Hey how is your brother\cousin\husband?
He still owes me that pair of autographed Richard Petty used underwear with Tha Kings gin u wine Skid marks in em.
He told me he would give em to me when I saved his life that night when he got hit by a bus.
I called 911 after sombody told me the number, and said a man had been hit on you ca lip tus street.
I tried to spell it youka, ukalip, euckli, then said " I will just drag him over to oak street and you kin pick him up there."
Well I have moved to californee now, and em doin real good.
Kin you believe that hollywood liked that trick I do with shovin my noggin through a solid brick wall?
I am now a stunt man. It has great benefits too.
I get to have a new set of teeth about every month. They arent as purty as yours, but I look really good in them.
I have met some really nice folks out here, And some native american tribes we never learned about.
In addition to arapaho, and navajo, I met a comptonho, crackho, and even a mississippiho, that had come west from the reservation of Jackson.
The world is an amazin place. Take care.
P.s. can you send be a care package of boiled peanuts and some grits? |
Spiderman
| | Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 11:36 am: |
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You know what's funny about all this.
If Jeff Foxworth said it it would be funny as hell but since Dyna is a Quote "damn Yankee"
it is offensive.
This is about as bad a Black comics makin fun of crackers and honkeys, but the moment a white comic says one ioda of anything that might have the smallest, nanoracial tone all hell breaks loose. |
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