Words, Foods, and Customs From the Southern USA

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1. Girlfriend says, "Can't dance!" What is she saying? May as well; I do not have anything better to do. No. Really. I do not know how to dance. May as well go to the cotillion with him, because the guy I really like has not asked. May as well drink this Rebel Yell, because you do not have any Jack Daniels.

2. True Southern cornbread is: Slightly sweet. Not sweet. Made with jalepeno peppers. Very sweet.

3. Girlfriend says, "He looks like 50 miles of bad road!" What is she saying about this boy? He looks terrible. He looks like a real tough guy! He looks like he has traveled a long way. He seems like he will be too much trouble to be worth the bother.

4. That thing is ____ as Hector! Dead Old Rich Powerful

5. What are grits? Ground corn, cooked into a sort of hot cereal. Stuff that collects in your eyes after you've had a real long night. Courage and determination. Something you get in your mouth if Mama did not wash the collards thoroughly

6. If Girlfriend got shet of that boy, what did she do to him? She got rid of him, one way or another. She got tired of him. She fell in love with him. She got money from him.

7. What is a woods colt? A wild horse. A plant. A young person who lives in the woods. A child born out of wedlock.

8. What does Girlfriend mean when she calls someone "buy-sell"? He is a gigolo. He is a used car dealer. She would like to buy him for what he is worth and sell him for what he thinks he is worth. He is in the real estate business.

9. Great-Granddaddy dipped. What did he do? When he and Great-Grandmama danced, he dipped her gracefully. He used snuff. He embezzled money. He bowed in a courtly manner when meeting a lady

10. What two foods are sometimes called "the caviar of the South"? Mullet roe and peanut butter Peanut butter and black-eyed peas Black-eyed peas and mullet roe Black-eyed peas and pimiento cheese

11. What is the correct spelling of the word meaning "all of you". You-all Yawl Y'all Ya'll

12. Girlfriend says, "Let's have some Collards tonight!" What is she proposing? That we have Collards Reserve on the rocks with a splash of branch water. That we ask the Collard boys over for the evening. That we cook up some collard greens for dinner. That we play the Southern card game, Collards-21.

13. What is swamp cabbage? Broccoli Artichokes Brussels sprouts Hearts of palm

14. Which is the proverbial southern snack? Moon Pie and Root Beer Bagels and Lox Chocolate eclairs and R. C. Cola Moon Pie and R.C. Cola

15. Which is the popular southern nickname for males, often for a younger brother? Ole Irv Yogi Bubba