# Southern Dopers, I need help with grits

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-dopers-i-need-help-with-grits/700717>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 8, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-dopers-i-need-help-with-grits/700717 "2014-10-08T01:58:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2014, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-dopers-i-need-help-with-grits/700717/81 "2014-10-10T00:38:03Z")

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> [@salinqmind](#):
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> I’ve had shrimp and grits at a wedding. The shrimp was, I think, in a sauce (and I cannot remember for the life of me). The grits were triangular wedges, deep fried to a crisp brown, like potato patties.

This would not be the classic grits and shrimp beloved in the low country of South Carolina.

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**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-dopers-i-need-help-with-grits/700717/82 "2014-10-10T01:33:09Z")

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Shrimp and Grits is a pretty established staple from Virginia to Mississippi. Some places call it Shrimp Grits, though that’s a lot less common these days.

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-dopers-i-need-help-with-grits/700717/83 "2014-10-10T02:32:02Z")

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> [@Baker](#):
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> Re Tony the Tiger.
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> A few years back, before I ran the DeathPool, I got points as a player for the guy who was the voice of Tony from the time he first appeared, to just a few years before his death.
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> His name was Thurl Ravenscroft. Don’t know why he wasn’t big onscreen, the guy not only had a great voice but looked good too!
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> You will have heard him doing _“You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”_ in _How the Grinch Stole Christmas._

He also sang the “No Dogs Allowed” song in the movie _Snoopy Come Home_. And whenever Disney needed a bass for an animated musical, he was the go-to guy.

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