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*snort, snicker* I heard that call a time or two when I was last out that way.
'course, I had brought my very own blonde with me, who has her ways of reminding me not to go listening to close to them peaches.
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*snort, snicker* I heard that call a time or two when I was last out that way.
'course, I had brought my very own blonde with me, who has her ways of reminding me not to go listening to close to them peaches.
Them Southern Belles have pen knives too.
You see, a Southern Gentlemen opens doors and holds a chair for a lady, because he has manners, not because a Southern Belle cannot do for herself.
Oh a Southern Belle can set a fine table with Sterling Silver, fine china and crystal.
She can also fix a fine outdoor "spread", with all the fixin's.
She can fell a quail with a nice 28 ga shotgun, and will take a deer, or any other critter that needs felling whether it flies, slithers, crawls, hops, has two legs or 4.
Some mighty fine Ivory, Mother of Pearl, Abalone, Stag, Bone and wood such as Rosewood and Cocobolo adorn a knife a Southern Belle has.
Ladies have their everyday knives, and social knives too.
A Gentleman should have a proper knife, one he can slice a lime for a ladies drink, or cut a chocolate so as to not mess up her lipstick.
A Southern Belle should have a proper knife to scrap a pipe bowl, cut a cigar, or cut the wrap on a fine bottle of cognac for a gent.
Manners, respect and appreciation of men and women for one another, still self reliant and independent for themselves and as a couple.
Ya ain't gonna use a tack-tickle knife on a beautiful bird such as is the quail, slice that lime, cut that cigar, or whittle that toothpick.
We got codes, and some are a get shot, be hung, then shot again offenses.
Gators and Buzzards gotta eat too.
Act Respectable, bring the proper knife, and ya'll come back ya hear!
Oh the party ain't over 'til the keg floats....
*tips hat, blows smoke rings*
Steve
You see, a Southern Gentlemen opens doors and holds a chair for a lady, because he has manners, not because a Southern Belle cannot do for herself.
Oh a Southern Belle can set a fine table with Sterling Silver, fine china and crystal.
She can also fix a fine outdoor "spread", with all the fixin's.
She can fell a quail with a nice 28 ga shotgun, and will take a deer, or any other critter that needs felling whether it flies, slithers, crawls, hops, has two legs or 4.
Some mighty fine Ivory, Mother of Pearl, Abalone, Stag, Bone and wood such as Rosewood and Cocobolo adorn a knife a Southern Belle has.
Ladies have their everyday knives, and social knives too.
A Gentleman should have a proper knife, one he can slice a lime for a ladies drink, or cut a chocolate so as to not mess up her lipstick.
A Southern Belle should have a proper knife to scrap a pipe bowl, cut a cigar, or cut the wrap on a fine bottle of cognac for a gent.
Manners, respect and appreciation of men and women for one another, still self reliant and independent for themselves and as a couple.
Ya ain't gonna use a tack-tickle knife on a beautiful bird such as is the quail, slice that lime, cut that cigar, or whittle that toothpick.
We got codes, and some are a get shot, be hung, then shot again offenses.
Gators and Buzzards gotta eat too.
Act Respectable, bring the proper knife, and ya'll come back ya hear!
Oh the party ain't over 'til the keg floats....
*tips hat, blows smoke rings*
Steve
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Jackknife,
I still am not use to the heat, it's so bad somedays I just want to say the heck with it all! hehehe, they all walk around like it's nothing, but yet they all freeze when it's 50 outside!
David
I still am not use to the heat, it's so bad somedays I just want to say the heck with it all! hehehe, they all walk around like it's nothing, but yet they all freeze when it's 50 outside!
David
The late Lewis Grizzard , from Jawgia, was something else.
One should read his works, or get his works on tape.
I had the pleasure of meeting him twice, and seeing him perform live.
Heck the titles of his books, are downright funny in themselves.
I recommend his "Chili Dawgs Bark at Night" for new folks reading his works.
He called it a "bathroom book" , meaning one did not have to start at Chapter 1 and read through, instead one could just start reading any chapter.
Sure he makes fun of Nawthun folk, he sure does make fun of Suthern folk too.
I strongly advise being careful, driving and listening to his works. Up Nawth, they ain't gonna unnerstand.
Down here, and a Nawthuner gets pulled over, just crank up the volume and the Cop will cracking up laughing listening to Grizzard.
So you are late for where you were supposed to be, but you did not get a ticket.
It is all good.
We are a people separated by a common language.
You Nawthun folks goof it up, and them folks over in England really screwed the pooch with the language.
*grin*
Re: Traditional knives & Chili Dawgs.
Ain't one.
One uses a traditional knife to poke a hole in the lid for the Orange Slurry, Root Beer Float, or Chocolate Malt to share with a Southern Belle.
Chili Dawgs are a foot long, a real foot long dawg,in a real foot long dawg bun- not two dawgs in a long bun- and one picks up the whole thing and who cares about chili, cheese, onion, jalapeños and all , getting all over them and clothes.
That's what getting nekkid and going skinny dippin' is for.
*now-you-know*
Ya'll gonna have to PM Blues on what Shaky Puddin' is.
I don't think my membership rating allows for me to post some things...
*did-I-type-that*
One should read his works, or get his works on tape.
I had the pleasure of meeting him twice, and seeing him perform live.
Heck the titles of his books, are downright funny in themselves.
I recommend his "Chili Dawgs Bark at Night" for new folks reading his works.
He called it a "bathroom book" , meaning one did not have to start at Chapter 1 and read through, instead one could just start reading any chapter.
Sure he makes fun of Nawthun folk, he sure does make fun of Suthern folk too.
I strongly advise being careful, driving and listening to his works. Up Nawth, they ain't gonna unnerstand.
Down here, and a Nawthuner gets pulled over, just crank up the volume and the Cop will cracking up laughing listening to Grizzard.
So you are late for where you were supposed to be, but you did not get a ticket.
It is all good.
We are a people separated by a common language.
You Nawthun folks goof it up, and them folks over in England really screwed the pooch with the language.
*grin*
Re: Traditional knives & Chili Dawgs.
Ain't one.
One uses a traditional knife to poke a hole in the lid for the Orange Slurry, Root Beer Float, or Chocolate Malt to share with a Southern Belle.
Chili Dawgs are a foot long, a real foot long dawg,in a real foot long dawg bun- not two dawgs in a long bun- and one picks up the whole thing and who cares about chili, cheese, onion, jalapeños and all , getting all over them and clothes.
That's what getting nekkid and going skinny dippin' is for.
*now-you-know*
Ya'll gonna have to PM Blues on what Shaky Puddin' is.
I don't think my membership rating allows for me to post some things...
*did-I-type-that*
Jackknife--I'm surprised so many older gents had pen knives. I would have thought that with arthritis and stiffening joints, a larger knife like a mini-trapper or copperhead would be easier to hold on to. I gave my 75-year old barber a Case mini-hunter for Christmas last year because I figured a Peanut or Senator might be a tad too small.
Weight is one reason.
As some get older, weight bugs the fire out of them. Especially those that have knee, back, hip and similar problems.
Another is, these folks know it only takes a small amount of sharp steel to cut.
Oh in younger days, they may have carried stockmans, trappers, and sodbusters, still if one pays attention, they used a "part" of that blade at time.
Heck, often times the blade was sharpened different on one blade alone.
i.e, near the tang, left coarse to cut rope, up near the tip, more sharp for finesse cuts, like skinning, or punching leather
These Elders have earned the right, to not have to wag around a heavier knife, and with years and years of experience, they know how to use a little bit of sharp steel.
Arthritis "sometimes" means, holding things different, ink pens, coffee cups, and with a smaller pen blade, not being "heavy" or "long" they can use the palm of the hand.
The knife "rolls" in the hand, if you will, as they knife is an extension of them.
Now many will go to a small fixed blade, like a wooden handled "whittler's " knife.
That wooden handle can be shaped to fit them, and the blades (most often carbon steel) are only 1" to no more than 1 3/4" long.
Danged arthritis kicks in, and getting an nail into a nail nick, and the resistance of a back spring is "onerous".
Just easier to pull a small fixed blade to handle tasks and slip back in a nice sheath.
Safer too, in not having to un-fold/ fold a knife.
Locking knives, means even more exposure of fingers and hands to edge.
These Elders have always known, just sometimes the young bunch ain't ready to be receptive on what all, is what all, and why.
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Foilist; I am in MA and I know how you feel.....
I have long said that New England is the LEAST knife friendly part of the country.
Do you ever attend any of the NCCA shows?
Around here, everyone runs outside and looks up in the sky to see if the world is coming to an end. Then they run back in and make sure the A/C is off.
I traveled all over the deep south hundreds of times in my younger days, and when we were young single fellas, Georgia was at the top of the list for pretty gals... Mississippi was a close second.
Best food / Best Coffee: South Louisiana
Prettiest Views: North Arkansas and North Alabama, North Georgia
Best Grits: My Grandma's house - South Mississippi
Most insanity in one state: Florida
Most insanity per square mile: New Orleans
and the nicest thing about the South...
Places where we could show up on short notice, have a free place to stay and a hot meal anytime: EVERYWHERE we went...
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That's for sure.
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That there's just patina, son!
or rust-ic?
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Great reading Carl. I wished I was there, and felt I was 
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Quote by ZIP7 :"Places where we could show up on short notice, have a free place to stay and a hot meal anytime: EVERYWHERE we went... ''
That pretty much say's it all about my memories of the south on my travels during my youth. Being from Texas and having relatives from Texas to Georgia, you could take a two week vacation, and not spend one night in a motel, and stay at a different place every night.
Found out about them Jawgia peaches during a three month stay in the ship yard in Savannah during my tour in the Navy. If you had your uniform on, and went into a "joint" at night, you could not buy a beer with your own money. Too many locals scrambling to pay for them for you. Great times and memories. Yes suh!
Omar
That pretty much say's it all about my memories of the south on my travels during my youth. Being from Texas and having relatives from Texas to Georgia, you could take a two week vacation, and not spend one night in a motel, and stay at a different place every night.
Found out about them Jawgia peaches during a three month stay in the ship yard in Savannah during my tour in the Navy. If you had your uniform on, and went into a "joint" at night, you could not buy a beer with your own money. Too many locals scrambling to pay for them for you. Great times and memories. Yes suh!
Omar
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You folks must be transplants
I'd never heard of chicken fried steak until I traveled west of the Mississippi (Waco to be exact). I don't recall in my 62 years ever hearing my mother, or grandmothers (all native born Georgians with roots before 1700) ever call it anything but country fried steak, sautéed with a light flour dusting.
Real iced tea is never brought to a boil and the sugar is never added when cool.
Furthermore, if you want to hear real dialect go to the mountains of western North Carolina.
I'd never heard of chicken fried steak until I traveled west of the Mississippi (Waco to be exact). I don't recall in my 62 years ever hearing my mother, or grandmothers (all native born Georgians with roots before 1700) ever call it anything but country fried steak, sautéed with a light flour dusting.
Real iced tea is never brought to a boil and the sugar is never added when cool.
Furthermore, if you want to hear real dialect go to the mountains of western North Carolina.
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Hey guys. We all love Jackknife's stories but we prefer to not resurrect old threads (see guidelines if you have questions). This one is from 2008.
As most of you know there is a sticky at the top of the forum page where you can go to read all the Jackknife stories we know of (Links-to-jackknife-s-tales-With-thanks-to-stockman242). Gus and I try to keep it current.
Anyway ... as I look out on the snow covered woods and hills, this story warmed me up a little.
As most of you know there is a sticky at the top of the forum page where you can go to read all the Jackknife stories we know of (Links-to-jackknife-s-tales-With-thanks-to-stockman242). Gus and I try to keep it current.
Anyway ... as I look out on the snow covered woods and hills, this story warmed me up a little.
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I too am in Mass. and from gun to knife laws it basically sucks! But it's great to come here and read all the great posts about traditional knives, and the great stories from Carl and others. I am always very pleased when I see real manners(especially from young people), and those who use and carry a pocketknife. I believe this country needs to go back and have some "refinement" from the past. Thanks
-Paul
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Up here in Northern New England, (maine) most people don't carry pocket knives,sad! Leatherman abound but I want a knife in my pocket, lately it is a Case Peanut or a Buck Companion, they seem to get the job done! I call it practical, not tactical!