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I've Got A Southern Drawl....(TY Chris/Nightshade)
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I've Got A Southern Drawl....(TY Chris/Nightshade) |
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garysgirl  
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA 
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I've got a Southern drawl I talk so very slow I like to use words like "ya'll" though other words I know Some say my voice sounds sweet others say it's sophisticated I think it's kinda neat this drawl the South created I was born in Alabama Florida's where I grew up, though I talk kinda like my Mama definite Southern roots I show "Where you from", folks ask me when my drawl they hear I just say I'm from the South, you see, 'cause both states are sort of near Both states show "Southern hospitality", All the South has this fine trait We may talk with certain originality but, I've learned to think it's great Us folks down here have lots of fun lots of happy people are found A question often asked is "Have you heard a good one?" lots of jokes always going around Our jokes you ought to hear they would be real funny to ya'll You'd grin from ear to ear Hearing 'em told with a Southern drawl |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
I would love to listen to your drawl... I could use a little south of the mouth just now... very nice, Ethel...cute and clever! |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Love this Ethel.. I know Chris will smile when she reads this as well. They don't accuse us up here in Canada of having a slow drawl.. just the opposite..they say we talk too fast!  ~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
cute...once when I as a teenager moved to NJ, they called me the Southern Girl..then when I visited south they asked me if I am a New Yorker..you can't win when you live on the Mason/Dixon line M |
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WhiteRose Member Elite
since 2002-07-23
Posts 3208somebody's dungeon |
I'm a displaced Yankee living in the south with a Cajun. We're really fun to listen to. I still have a slight NY accent, with a few ya'lls thrown in here and there. My husband, well, it's just indescribable really. A cajun talks like no one else in all the world. And my daughter has a southern drawl, replete will all the "I reckons" you can stand.  |
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GG Member Elite
since 2002-12-03
Posts 3532Lost in thought |
lol this is cute.. I'd love to hear your voice! I'm in the Northwest (washington state) but my boyfriend lives in Oklahoma... so he's constantly saying theings like ya'll and I'm fixin to do this or that... But its that adorable accent that gets me.. that and the fishing.. ohh and the smile.. and the eyes... oh yea, the poem.. I was talking about the poem! I love it! Always, Alyssa - And so it was that time stood still - |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Ha! This poem is so clever and so cute.....A very enjoyable read! |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
Well done gal.. |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Karilea, you'd sure get a mouth from the South if you heard me talk. LOL . . Nancy, I hope Chris does like this. I looked it up just for her. LOL And I figured that ya'll talk real fast. I was just kidding her. LOL . . Maureen, I'm NEVER mistaken for being from the North LOL But, when I was in Germany a long time ago, some of the people there thought I was from a certain part of England because of the way I pronounce some of my words. I try to not say a lot of things the way I'm expected to by being from the South. LOL . . Anne, your daughter probably didn't know which one of you to talk like. LOL I say a lot of "I reckon's" too. My daughter has lived in Massachusetts for a few years because that's where her husband is from. She talks a lot different now than she did. . . Alyssa, that's cute. I'm always saying "Hey ya'll, I'm fixin' to go to do this or that. LOL . . Well, ya'll, if I had a microphone...well, I do have a microphone, but if I knew how, I'd let ya'll hear my Southern drawl. No kiddin', I really do have a BAAAAAADDD one...or is that a good one?? HeeHee!! Let me tell ya'll somethin'..... A few years ago I worked at a K'Mart store up front at the Service Desk and also as one of the head cashiers. I had to talk over the microphone a whole lot. The town I lived in had a very large Naval Base that had people from everywhere stationed there. Just about every day someone would come to the front and say they would like to meet that girl with the Southern voice...... Sometimes I would act like I didn't know who she was (and keep my mouth shut), and other times I would really lay it on thick. Thank ya'll for reading and replying to my silly little poem. LOL Heart hugs to all of you  Ethel [This message has been edited by garysgirl (05-29-2003 04:08 PM).] |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
ethome, thank you, kind Sir. I'm really glad that you liked it. LOL  . . Toerag, Mr. Southern Gentleman himself!! How ya doin', fellow Southerner? Good to see ya. You got a gfood joke for us? LOL . . Thank ya'll for reading my poem. Hugs to you both,  Ethel |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
nice |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Oh, Ethel, this is too sweet!! I am putting it into my library right now....ya'all..lol. Thankyou for this.  "Hope" is the thing with feathers- |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (smiles) Hehehe, my mom said I used to have a southern drawl because I grew up a lot in southern Illinois, but then after I got a guidance counselor when I was depressed and got my communication skills improved, it pretty much all disappeared! (kiss on cheek) I would love to hear your exciting stories, yay, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Ethel, thank you for sharing! May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton Underneath your clothes, there's an endless story ***Shakira*** [This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (05-29-2003 07:48 PM).] |
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carol Senior Member
since 2003-01-25
Posts 624Florida USA |
Ethel,I guess I have a Southern Drawl also I have always lived in Florida my brother lived in Alabama for awhile and came back and said I sounded like a hillbilly  Real friends celebrate in who we are and have faith in all that we can become |
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whiskey
since 1999-12-28
Posts 1278Australia |
Great piece, I have a friend from texas who has a similar accent I guess, I am from the south in Australia and people say we sound different here too. Julie "Dont cry because its over, smile because it happened. " |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
garysgirl - Wa'll ha'yall, I's love's yo southern drawlllll, ya'lll... BC |
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Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050 |
Ethel, that was really cute! Hey, here’s a little Southern Humor I picked up on the “Net” for ya’ll. The “Net?” Fishnet??? lol Enjoy... Richy Things you wouldn't hear a Southerner say: We don't keep firearms in this house. I thought Graceland was tacky. No kids in the back of the pick-up, it's not safe. Wrasslin's fake. Honey, did you mail that donation to Greenpeace? We're vegetarians. Do you think my hair is too big? I'll have grapefruit instead of biscuits and gravy. Honey, these bonsai trees need watering? Who's Richard Petty? Give me the small bag of pork rinds. Deer heads detract from the decor. Spitting is such a nasty habit. I just couldn't find a thing at Wal-Mart today. Trim the fat off that steak. Cappuccino tastes better than espresso. The tires on that truck are too big. I'll have the arugula and radicchio salad. I've got it all on a floppy disk. Unsweetened tea tastes better. Would you like your fish poached or broiled? My fiancee, Paula Jo, is registered at Tiffany's. I've got two cases of Zima for the Super Bowl. Little Debbie snack cakes have too many fat grams. Checkmate. She's too old to be wearing that bikini. Does the salad bar have bean sprouts? Hey, here's an episode of "Hee Haw" that we haven't seen. I don't have a favorite college team. I believe you cooked those green beans too long. Those shorts ought to be a little longer, Darla. Elvis who? Be sure to bring my salad dressing on the side. [This message has been edited by Richy (05-30-2003 01:35 AM).] |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
hehehe...I got one of them too...cute write |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
I love to hear a southern drawl. Whenever I return to Ontario after an lengthy vacation in the southern states, I am asked if I'm from that area! I pick up accents so readily that before long, I am talking like the natives!  Enjoyable morning read, Dear Ethel! Loving hugs, Linda |
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Patricia Member Elite
since 2003-04-06
Posts 2160Missouri |
Just as Sunshine, I would love to hear your southern drawl as you recite one of your lovely writings. Patricia |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Vandana, thank you. . Chris, I'm glad that you like it. Lady. Tha makes me feel good for you to keep it, too. . Noah, my friend, are you saying that I need counseling to get over it> LOL I'm just kidding. I know what you mean. . Rita, HaHa!! I'll bet he would have really called me a hillbilly. Don't you? LOL . Julie, I guess there's something about the South?? LOL . Bill, I'm real proud ya'll likes it!! LOL . Richy, LOL, but now did you just have to write those Redneck jokes? HeeHee!! They are funny, aren't they? But, I'm a Southerner, not a Redneck.....not that there's anything wrong with them. LOL I've got a lot of Redneck friends. BTW, I don't have a firearm in the house... I've never been to Graceland... I hate to see kids or dogs in the back of pick-ups... I love vegetables, grapefruit, cappucinno, broiled fish, fat cut off of steak, salad bars with bean sprouts.... etc., etc, etc, LOL So, I don't guess I'm a redneck?? LOL Thanks for the comments and jokes. . Dixie.....you go, girl!! . Linda, I'm so glad that you like them. HeeHee!! . Patricia, thanks, I think? LOL . I really thank all of you for commenting on my silly little poem. I appreciate all of you. Heart hugs to everybody!!!! Ethel [This message has been edited by garysgirl (05-30-2003 12:20 PM).] |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
What? Who me? A suthern drawl? Why I don't talk Funny at all! It's other folks That sound quite strange One thing's fershure I'll never change. This is delightful, garysgirl... thank you, ma'am! *S* |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Why, Suthern, yer pur welcome!! LOL I love the poem, too, and since it sure looks like I'll "never change" and talk "strange" like all those other people, I'll just keep on having fun with it. LOL Thankya ma'am, too, sweet Lady! Ethel |
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Brad Majors
since 2001-04-03
Posts 2647Georgia |
nice |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Thank you, Brad. I appreciate that. Hugs Ethel |
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paladin
since 2001-08-05
Posts 930Pensacola,Fl. |
American by birth,Southern by the grace of God.We never use one word when we can use ten.We like the sounds of our voices.Y'all take care now. paladin |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Paladin, you are so right!!! Yep, ya'll be good, now, ya hear? HeeHee!!! "To be in love with love is truly to love".....by Paladin |
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