tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post1158034121155799039..comments2023-05-17T07:37:49.804-04:00Comments on Go West, Old Man: Day 41: A pig in a tutuPeter Teeuwissenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09036559818566294926noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-55259457645011788902009-11-11T08:06:00.648-05:002009-11-11T08:06:00.648-05:00The south and I have had a conflicted relationship...The south and I have had a conflicted relationship for many years, ever since I started visiting my in-laws in southern Alabama back in '75. Back then there was a billboard on 231 going north from Ozark toward Montgomery featuring a guy in full Klan garb, on a horse. It said, "This is Ku Klux Klan Territory."Peter Teeuwissenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036559818566294926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-65817527868319908172009-11-10T22:32:52.596-05:002009-11-10T22:32:52.596-05:00The bit about Mary out back was even funnier than ...The bit about Mary out back was even funnier than one of my favorite David Sedaris moments. <br /><br />So you're really liking the south, then, <br />Linda MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-11667840248178136332009-11-10T20:54:39.997-05:002009-11-10T20:54:39.997-05:00Remember that in "Deliverance" they were...Remember that in "Deliverance" they were ALL southerners. You should be thinking about "Easy Rider."Peter Teeuwissenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036559818566294926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-62699452362988570512009-11-10T20:19:35.140-05:002009-11-10T20:19:35.140-05:00Careful of the crackers down there. You're ol...Careful of the crackers down there. You're old enough to remember "Deliverance" and you sure don't want the folks up in Michigan hearing you squealing like a pig. Seriously. I'm begining to worry about your safety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-73092252993419010942009-11-10T17:45:57.382-05:002009-11-10T17:45:57.382-05:00Glad to see that the journey continues.Glad to see that the journey continues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-79797752069029027032009-11-10T10:19:09.092-05:002009-11-10T10:19:09.092-05:00This was another great post. I too have been on th...This was another great post. I too have been on the receiving end of those "coded messages." Once our company had a client in New Orleans where the whites were obsessed -- not too strong a word -- with complaining about the blacks and constantly trying to get you to agree. Even the racist guys from our company got sick of it. It seems to be worse some places than others. <br /><br />I loved the historical tidbit about the Pacific Movement of the Eastern World. Talk about a lost piece of history. Those African Americans must have been pretty desperate if they were putting their hopes in the Japanese, who from what I gather are some of the most racist folks on Earth. Amazing flows and cross-currents of history here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-79013445712937147752009-11-10T09:27:23.958-05:002009-11-10T09:27:23.958-05:00They sound like exiled Paris taxi drivers!They sound like exiled Paris taxi drivers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-26808311998423786062009-11-10T08:15:29.891-05:002009-11-10T08:15:29.891-05:00Well, they recognized me right away as a Yankee, f...Well, they recognized me right away as a Yankee, from my weird accent and the fact that I had a full set of teeth, real or otherwise.<br />As for the coded phrases, I tried uncomfortably to change the subject.Peter Teeuwissenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036559818566294926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139180752791601793.post-6367751251451309912009-11-09T23:50:01.861-05:002009-11-09T23:50:01.861-05:00Did you respond to the coded phrases of the good o...Did you respond to the coded phrases of the good old boys? Did they recognize you as a blue belly yankee?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com