Friend,

I have told you innumerous times that you could do anything that you set your mind too.  Life is so finite that we must, yes we must,  experience and learn everything we can, while on this enamoured rock.  Don’t worry about the wife, bills, job, or family.  Sometimes you’ve got to worry about yourself.  Take life by the horns and live like all men wish to live.

Now, I’m not saying that you need to act foolish.  No, mind yourself, but have fun, while obeying the norms of society.  One thing you can do to make yourself feel better, is to hold your hand up to your face, and say, "I’m looking good today".  Yes, people might think you are crazy, but do it anyway, for it’ll only make you feel better about yourself. 

Greatness is within you.  Don’t ever forget that. You can do anything that you want to do.  Don’t throw your hands in the air in defeat.  Life’s too short, for such moronic behavior.  I know, for I’ve been clinically dead twice.  Whenever you are have an abominable day, just think of your old pal Jefferson Davis. 

Don’t worry mate, just be happy that you are alive and kicking… 

Southern Slang

Yall – You all…We usually use this in the form of a
question, such as, “Where did yall come from’?

Ya – You…Lazy form of you.

Whie-White…Example: “Would you like whie or whea bread.” I don’t know about this one, nor do I try to understand it.

Ain’t – Am not…Yet another shortened for of a phrase.

Dem – Them…"Let me have one of dem dar donuts wit me coffee."

Foaa – four…This is one of those crazy words that came out
of the hood.

Sup – What’s up?…

Notinn – Nothing

Bro – Brother…Example: “sup bro”.

Kul – Cool.

Sample Conversation

“Sup man?”

“Notin much bro, I gots to go to me nest class in foaa
minutes.?

“Kul, I’s goin to da oter class yall.”

“Take it easy bro.”

“See ya”

I will call a friend of mine, and get some more slang words
to add to the list. Believe me, there
are hundreds of southern slang words. I’m having a brain
freeze at the moment.

I found this very interesting article on a Windows Live Space Blog.  It doesn’t say who the owner of the blog is, but I’m going to link to it anyway.  Anyhow, it is an intriguing article, so take a minute and read it.  What say you?

Written by an Australian Dentist

To Kill an American :

You probably missed it in the rush
of news last week, but there was actually a report that someone in
Pakistan had published in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone
who killed an American, any American.

So
an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let
everyone know what an American is . So they would know when they found
one. (Good one, mate!!!)

An
American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish,
Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican,
African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian, Asian,
or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan.

An
American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho,
Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as native
Americans.

An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim.

In
fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan. The only
difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them
chooses.

An
American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he will
answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming
to speak for the government and for God.

An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the world.

The
root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of
Independence, which recognizes the God given right of each person to
the pursuit of happiness.

An
American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other
nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing in
return.

When
Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago, Americans
came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their
country!

As
of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any other
nation to the poor in Afghanistan. Americans welcome the best of
everything…the best products, the best books, the best music, the
best food, the best services. But they also welcome the least.

The
national symbol of America, The Statue of Liberty , welcomes your tired
and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the
homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built
America.

Some
of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11,
2001 earning a better life for their families. It’s been told that the
World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 different countries,
cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted
the terrorists.

So
you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did General
Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants in
the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself. Because
Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are
the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to
that spirit, everywhere, is an American.