tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post1898530773878662687..comments2023-06-12T03:43:03.552-07:00Comments on Abiding: Rooting for the Home TeamShellie Tomlinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626445639001362765noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-13572568074272675532009-12-15T14:47:45.093-08:002009-12-15T14:47:45.093-08:00Also I think the south has the most white girls da...Also I think the south has the most white girls dating black men.<br /><br />What if someone dug up one of the old Plantation owners and took his DNA ran it through a data base and found the old guy had fathered several kids from black girls. I am just wondering that if true would, they be entitled to a childs portion of his estate? Now if they are entitled to share in the wealth it would go a long way in reducing poverty.dirtmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-83700713439384375722009-12-15T13:53:00.583-08:002009-12-15T13:53:00.583-08:00You're entitled to your own opinions, but not ...You're entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts... national statistics support that the South has the highest crime rates (both violent and non-violent).<br /><br />In addition, the South has the highest abortion rates, divorce rates, illiteracy rates, poverty rates, the list goes on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-90397020245279012782008-12-02T18:32:00.000-08:002008-12-02T18:32:00.000-08:00Good job on the reply to Donald Kaul. Way to go I...Good job on the reply to Donald Kaul. Way to go I agree with you 100%. I must say though I live in the southeast corner of Arkansas and sometimes pull for LSU but when AR plays them well I gotta go with the Hogs although LSU did give the game away with all the penalties.<BR/><BR/>I also wondered if you are a Gran, Granny, Gram, Memaw, Meme or something else? My wife is a Grandirtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11228648644638019369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718473232900831890.post-89358448800652955912008-12-01T19:20:00.000-08:002008-12-01T19:20:00.000-08:00Wow. I'm amazed to find out that I live in a part ...Wow. I'm amazed to find out that I live in a part of the country where the people can use big words accurately, yet choose to revel in the beautiful simplicities of life -- and are ridiculed for it.<BR/><BR/>While we Southerners may enjoy our football to the extreme, it would seem that the states north of the Mason-Dixon prefer murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault and the like. (Sixteen of the most violent crime-ridden cities are in the North.) How brilliant is that? <BR/><BR/>Yes, we have our eccentricities. Every state and city does. But I have to say I love living in a place where I know my neighbors well enough to get a call when their chimney is on fire, trusting that I will call for help for them while they work to put it out. I love not having to worry about my doors being locked. I love not worrying about my car being stolen from my driveway. I love knowing the police in our little town. Apparently, a lot of folks agree, they keep visiting and even moving here. <BR/><BR/>So, Mr. Kaul, your sad and despicable opinions only show your ignorance of those whom you intend to defame. However ridiculous I might think your assertions, I will stand in defense of your right to say or write them. Come on down, we'll have a cup of coffee and talk awhile.<BR/><BR/>Well spoken, Shellie -- some of those who move here (East Tennessee) come in thinking that the people here are ignorant. What they don't think about is that all the amazing places they see were carved out of granite and limestone by people who didn't have a jackhammer. When asked, there are so very few of them who know what tree they stand under, much less if the nuts from it can be eaten. That's where I come in, challenging their definitions and prejudices. Some of the smartest people I know don't use English like a Harvard professor, and I love to introduce them to the ones who don't understand.<BR/><BR/>So much more I could say, but I believe that Mr. Kaul couldn't understand. <BR/><BR/>By the way, this Southern woman is not afraid to stay alone even in this semi-wilderness -- and isn't afraid to walk the streets in the city either. She legally packs a .45 and knows how to use it. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com