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« on: February 06, 2007, 11:17 AM »

More Youtube fun! Grin

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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/M0fLQag_ByE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/M0fLQag_ByE</a>
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« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2007, 10:35 AM »

As a former homicide detective in Alabama, let just ask how you got footage from one of my crime scenes?  Grin
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« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2007, 11:32 AM »

As a former homicide detective in Alabama, let just ask how you got footage from one of my crime scenes?  Grin

I would guess from the Cheny VP HuntCam   Grin
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« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2007, 01:20 PM »

I was born in Alabama, both sides of my family are from Alabama, and I deny any kinship to the fellas in this clip.

However, true story: My parents are 6th cousins. Probably explains a lot.
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« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2007, 01:36 PM »

However, true story: My parents are 6th cousins. Probably explains a lot.

Well, the good news (assuming one believes the creation & flood story from the Bible), we are all related ... but a little further down the line than 6th cousins mind you.  Wink


Very funny video! One of the funniest parts for me is when the 911 Operator says "sir, I need you to calm down!"  Is it just me or does the caller seem to be very calm already? William Shatner school of acting at its best!
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« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2007, 01:57 PM »

I would guess from the Cheny VP HuntCam   Grin
That guy was way too thin to be Dick Cheney!
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« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2007, 02:35 PM »

I guess I just liked the whole stereotyping of it all--the big fat dumb redneck guys out huntin', the accents ("Tiny, whudja git?"  "He's dayed. Now whut?") and the ridiculousness of it all.  One time I was visiting w/ my parents in SW Virginia, where ever'body who's a native talks lahk thayat; and one girl I talked to, I literally couldn't understand b/c her deep south accent was so thick. It was like listening to a foreign language. Another time, a girl was telling me about her boyfriend, told me his name was "Beel." I said, oh, Beel, that's an interesting name. It was quite a bit later I realized that his name was "Bill." Roll Eyes
 And my parents actually did have a friend named Tiny. Grin

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« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2007, 02:40 PM »

Another time, a girl was telling me about her boyfriend, told me his name was "Beel." I said, oh, Beel, that's an interesting name. It was quite a bit later I realized that his name was "Bill." Roll Eyes

From the time I was 5 until I was about 18, I referred to one of my favorite cousins as "Cow." It wasn't his nickname. I earnestly thought that's what his name was, and I was so fond of him, I didn't question anyone on it. Whatever, he's a great guy, right?

His name is Kyle.
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« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2007, 02:50 PM »

When I was a toddler learning to talk it was difficult for me to pronounce my uncle's name (Aaron).  Each time it came out as urine soooo he became known as Uncle A and kept that name until he passed away. 
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« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2007, 03:04 PM »

 Shocked

that's scarier than a waffle house power breakfast.

you know, you only have to venture 2 or 3 hours out of nyc proper 'n you kin fahnd folks lak thayt, tu!

cheney vp huntcam. ha-ha -- good one, louis!


i guess this would be an appropriate time to ask: how do we know the toothbrush was developed in w. virginia?

**pauses**


coz if it wasn't, it would've been called 'teethbrush.'


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« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2007, 04:37 PM »

Shame they cut that clip off too short.

It continues:

Bubba:  ... "Now wut?"

Operator:  "Where ya'll at?"

Bubba:  "Weez in th' woods, raht thar whur Eucalyptus Rd. ends"

Operator:  "Can you spell the name of that road for me?"

Bubba:  "... uh, how 'bout I drag him over to Oak Rd.?"
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« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2007, 09:06 PM »

Haha--funny! Grin

Louis, I'm really having a hard time imagining you as a toddler... Shocked Did they even have planes back then?! Grin

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« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2007, 06:23 AM »

Did they even have planes back then?! Grin

Yes they did, but I can remember by grandpa talking about those newfangled flying machines!  Some days I feel so old that I think I can remember back when the Dead Sea was just a little sick!   Grin
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« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2007, 11:20 PM »

And if you haven't seen this one about the giggling Memphis Man....

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z4Y4keqTV6w" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Z4Y4keqTV6w</a>
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« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2007, 12:41 AM »

 repost from Smoggy
"you know, you only have to venture 2 or 3 hours out of nyc proper 'n you kin fahnd folks lak thayt, tu!"

 Smoggy, have you ever been out to the back woods of East Hampton.
Yes believe it or not, we gots em out heah two. They be called Bonackers, named after Accabonac crick/ harbor.
They all refer to each other as "Bub"
 Some people I have met out here have never ventured more than thirty miles from the shack they were born in.
Check the map for a little place called Springs, or as I call it, home.
Its pretty interesting, the owner of Revlon, Ron Pearlman lives a couple of miles from me in one direction, and the Hatfields and the McCoys in the other. Talk about extremes.
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« Reply #15 on: February 14, 2007, 09:13 AM »

One time I was visiting w/ my parents in SW Virginia, where ever'body who's a native talks lahk thayat; and one girl I talked to, I literally couldn't understand b/c her deep south accent was so thick. It was like listening to a foreign language. Another time, a girl was telling me about her boyfriend, told me his name was "Beel." I said, oh, Beel, that's an interesting name. It was quite a bit later I realized that his name was "Bill." Roll Eyes
 
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I think I may have previously posted this story, but in case I didn't, I'll do it now:

My beautiful wife is from Florence, Alabama.  We met in Wichita, Kansas at a club I was playing a house band gig in.  We were talking to each other during a break, and she started telling me about her neighbor's father, who had passed away.

She looked at me and said "His Dayud is dayud."

I said "Huh?"

She said it again:  "His Dayud is dayud".

For the life of me, I just couldn't get it.  I asked her to say it again, and she looked back at me and replied "Dayum it, Ah sayud, his Dayud is dayud".

That was my indoctrination into the wonderful world of Southernspeak.  This will be our 18th Valentine's Day together, and I might add.......I understand exactly what she says these days.

I think we make a pretty good couple.



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« Reply #16 on: February 14, 2007, 11:05 AM »

Funny story!  Grin Doesn't take long to learn southernspeak tho, does it?  After 20 years of living in SW Va, my parents have picked up some of it too; my mother will say "Ah just got me a [insert item here] in town today." Then she'll turn around and make fun of the locals' accents. Roll Eyes

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« Reply #17 on: February 14, 2007, 04:16 PM »

I was working on a new house, building the brick wall above the mantel on a fireplace.  Normally, there's nothing in the wall, such as electric outlets, etc. - just a brick wall that goes to the ceiling.  There was a drywall taper who everyone called "Elvis" working on that house as well - he was from Alabama.  Nice guy.

He stopped by where I was working to ask,   Grin "hey, y'all gonna git thet brick light innair t'day?"

I said that I didn't know of any "brick light"; Huh  I wasn't told about one, and perhaps we should get the electrician right away to install the wiring before I went any further.  I'd never heard of such a thing, and there's usually wiring and an outlet box there for me to cut my bricks around in that type of situation.

He says  Smiley "No, I wanna know if yer gonna git thet brick LIGHT today in thet room?!"

I repeated  Sad "Man, I don't know about any light ... that's news to me ... we better get the electrician to ...

He cut me off and gave me this look of exasperation said  Angry "NO NO ... are yew gonna LIE UP thet wall there today?!!"

It finally sunk in ... he was asking me if I was going to get the brick LAYED up.   Tongue 
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« Reply #18 on: February 15, 2007, 11:19 AM »

Having grown up in NY, living and policing in Alabama has been an eye-opener regarding regional vernacular.  I read through these posts and after 20 years here, can honestly say I knew what every one of the phonetic spellings meant!!  That's either really bad, or really good Tongue

The fun part is spending time each day working on my 7 year old daughter's speaking habits.  Lately, we're dealing with, "Daddy, can I git me some milk?" or whatever she wants.  That and fixin'.  As in "We're fixin' to go to the store".  Although I'm guilty of this one sometimes myself.

Another challenge in this is not only being able to decipher what folks are saying, but being able to speak their language.  Try interviewing a witness to a crime in East Egypt Alabama and trying to figure out how to ask questions in a way that doesn't seem to be mocking them, but is still in a manner they can understand.  I really have a lot of fun now with the rookies.  It's quite funny to see their frustration  Grin  But I digress.
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« Reply #19 on: February 15, 2007, 11:36 AM »

And if you haven't seen this one about the giggling Memphis Man....

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z4Y4keqTV6w" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Z4Y4keqTV6w</a>

OMG, I can't believe I missed this earlier! That is soooo funny!! hyonk, hyonk,hyonk! Grin  What a riot! I've never seen a comedian get upstaged like that before...

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