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jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 1

The Dixie Flatline (3/19/2010)
I remember the first time I ever had a gin and tonic. The invitation to go out for happy hour went something like this.
1. Spring is here.
2. When spring comes it rains and the ground thaws.
3. This causes lots of mud and standing water.
4. Mosquitoes breed in mud and standing water.
5. Mosquitoes spread malaria.
6. Quinine is good for malaria.
7. Gin and tonic is the most reliable source of quinine in North Mississippi.
8. We should all go brace ourselves for a potential epidemic.
A couple of hours later, we were all prepared to nominate the invitor for the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

The ground thaws??? Does it even freeze in Mississippi? (and does calling it "North" Mississippi make you a Yankee?)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736255 More actions · Answer 2

Well I played badminton out front yesterday, about 2pm with my daughter, both of us in short sleeves and I needed sunglasses. I wake up today and the snow is coming down sideways.

Gotta run, getting the long stare from the horses that are looking for hay.

Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 3

Steve Jones - Editor (3/19/2010)
Gotta run, getting the long stare from the horses that are looking for hay.

Be sure to say, "Hey, why the long face?"

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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 4

To be honest, there is no comparing winter down south to winter up north. Especially this year. We get at most a few weeks of temperatures below freezing.

I like to think that Yankees come from anywhere north of Memphis. This opinion is quite annoying to many Virginians. Fortunately, that was all settled a long time ago. One thing we struggle against in this state is that most of the rest of the country has a view of Mississippi based on movies like "Mississippi Burning" and "O Brother Where Art Thou."

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jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 5

The Dixie Flatline (3/19/2010)
To be honest, there is no comparing winter down south to winter up north. Especially this year. We get at most a few weeks of temperatures below freezing.
I like to think that Yankees come from anywhere north of Memphis. This opinion is quite annoying to many Virginians. Fortunately, that was all settled a long time ago. One thing we struggle against in this state is that most of the rest of the country has a view of Mississippi based on movies like "Mississippi Burning" and "O Brother Where Art Thou."

Dear God, nobody should have a view of anything based on "O Brother Where Art Thou"...

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Luke L SSC-Dedicated Points: 35547 More actions · Answer 6

The Dixie Flatline (3/19/2010)
To be honest, there is no comparing winter down south to winter up north. Especially this year. We get at most a few weeks of temperatures below freezing.
I like to think that Yankees come from anywhere north of Memphis. This opinion is quite annoying to many Virginians. Fortunately, that was all settled a long time ago. One thing we struggle against in this state is that most of the rest of the country has a view of Mississippi based on movies like "Mississippi Burning" and "O Brother Where Art Thou."

Nope, we learned all we ever needed to know about the south from Deliverance. 😉

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 7

The Dixie Flatline (3/19/2010)
We get at most a few weeks of temperatures below freezing.

What is this 'below freezing' that you mention?

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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 8

GilaMonster (3/19/2010)
The Dixie Flatline (3/19/2010)
We get at most a few weeks of temperatures below freezing.
What is this 'below freezing' that you mention?

It's what happens in the top part of your refrigerator. Some parts of the world simply get it backwards on whether that's supposed to be inside the fridge or outside the house.

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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 9

GilaMonster (3/19/2010)
The Dixie Flatline (3/19/2010)
We get at most a few weeks of temperatures below freezing.
What is this 'below freezing' that you mention?

Also intrigued.

edit: Thanks G², I see. But why would anyone want to live in the top part of the refrigerator?

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 10

GSquared (3/19/2010)
GilaMonster (3/19/2010)
The Dixie Flatline (3/19/2010)
We get at most a few weeks of temperatures below freezing.
What is this 'below freezing' that you mention?
It's what happens in the top part of your refrigerator. Some parts of the world simply get it backwards on whether that's supposed to be inside the fridge or outside the house.

<shudder> Sounds unpleasant.

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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 11

Thanks G2, I see. But why would anyone want to live in the top part of the refrigerator?

A good question... but people ask ME why I live where temperatures routinely stay around 100 degrees fahrenheit with high humidity. It's like living in a sauna for free.

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The Dixie Flatline (3/19/2010)
Congratulations Paul, on winning the coveted 13K award!!
I'm thinking we should all agree on November 18th being recognized as Thread Day.
I'm in Oxford, Mississippi, actually, about an hour south of Memphis.
Memphis sits on the Mississippi River at the extreme western edge of Tennessee.

Dang it, I was so close too.

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 13

The Dixie Flatline (3/19/2010)
I can't get that excited about a school whose cheerleaders all resemble Admiral Ackbar... with curls.

There's a site...for sore eyes.

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Steve Jones - Editor (3/19/2010)
Well I played badminton out front yesterday, about 2pm with my daughter, both of us in short sleeves and I needed sunglasses. I wake up today and the snow is coming down sideways.
Gotta run, getting the long stare from the horses that are looking for hay.

At least the sunglasses (snowglasses) are still useful.

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 15

CirquedeSQLeil (3/19/2010)
The Dixie Flatline (3/19/2010)
Congratulations Paul, on winning the coveted 13K award!!
I'm thinking we should all agree on November 18th being recognized as Thread Day.
I'm in Oxford, Mississippi, actually, about an hour south of Memphis.
Memphis sits on the Mississippi River at the extreme western edge of Tennessee.
Dang it, I was so close too.

Well, he is a member of the Memphis PASS Chapter so he's an honorary Memphian. 🙂

Edit: Quoted the wrong post, again!

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