[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by JohnN

"Regarding beverages, there's "pop" in the Midwest, and "soda" in the East. "

In the south, all carbonated beverages are "coke" regardless of flavor.
And in Arkasnas , y'all is still prevalent, count on it

dinner on the ground is called a potluck.
I won't yet try the "squirrel brains 'n eggs"

I do like this saying:
"even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then"

and once when I visited New Jersey on business (I worked for AT&T)
someone started making fun of Arkansas, asking if the people wore shoes yet.

I replied with a few facts:
1) Arkansas has the largest brokerage off of Wall Street (Stephens)
2) Arkansas is home base to Wal-Mart, world's largest retailer
3) Jerry Jones is an Arkie and owns the Dallas Cowboys, one of the top valued sports franchises
4) Bill Clinton was born in Arkansas

then I asked what NJ had done lately, just to be ugly.

Good for you, John. I am frequently annoyed at people who make fun of other peoples home State and have never visited in that area. You were right to point out their error, because " They can't learn any younger".