# Southern USA Dopers: Stand and be counted, please **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 4, 2006, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315 "2006-08-04T13:02:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/41 "2006-08-04T16:54:58Z")
[QUOTE=henkkuli] First post on SDMB. [/QUOTE] Welcome! ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/42 "2006-08-04T16:56:24Z")
Born in Georgia, currently residing in Georgia, but spent most of my childhood and adolescence in the frozen wastelands of the North. No, really, Iceland, Newfoundland, Minnesota, northern Iowa. Makes you appreciate habitable land. ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/43 "2006-08-04T16:57:36Z")
I was born in Florida, but raised and currently residing in Southern Maryland. Hi **FCM**! ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/44 "2006-08-04T16:59:22Z")
Is anyone else noticing a surprising number of “born in Arkansas” replies? As for me: Born in Arkansas, now in Texas (via Louisiana). I guess that makes me southern. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/45 "2006-08-04T17:01:53Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] The 1st Arkansas Cavalry (CSA) fought the 1st Arkansas Cavalry (USA) in Fayettville, AR in, I believe 1862. Does that make us only part Southern? 🙂 [/QUOTE] If you retain this sort of information, you’re fully Southern ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/46 "2006-08-04T17:07:13Z")
Southern by birth and damn proud of it. I lived in other parts of the US for 20+ years and I am glad to be home. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/47 "2006-08-04T17:16:36Z")
Born in Alabama and have lived in Georgia most of my life, with the exception of five years in Hawaii. Currently living in Columbus, but have lived in Newnan, Atlanta, Riverdale and Talulah Falls. **Eleanor of Aquitaine** , I’ll give you a yell when I come up to Huntsville for a hockey game. Ya’ll have an awesome goalie. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/48 "2006-08-04T17:32:40Z")
Only man alive born and raised and still living in Nashville, Tennessee. Everyone else moved here. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/49 "2006-08-04T17:36:01Z")
Just a heads-up: the summary file now has entries for all states except Delaware and Mississippi. I can sort of understand the lack of Delaware posts, but Mississippi? I’ll post the summary as soon as the new page starts. ---
**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/50 "2006-08-04T17:41:55Z")
Tar Heel born and Tar Heel bred ---
**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/51 "2006-08-04T17:43:22Z")
born and raised in Alabama, reside in Atlanta, Georgia (which to a Alabamian isn’t really 100% southern, maybe 70%, but to a northerner probably is). ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/52 "2006-08-04T17:48:59Z")
North Carolina. ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/53 "2006-08-04T17:52:48Z")
Another Floridian here, born and raised in the panhandle area. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/54 "2006-08-04T17:55:55Z")
Nc ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/55 "2006-08-04T18:02:05Z")
The way the summary file looked before **Susie Derkins** : =============== Alabama John Carter of Mars Charter Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 3,443 Location: Alabama, USA Eleanor of Aquitaine Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 343 Location: At court in Huntsville AL Arkansas carnivorousplant Charter Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 12,714 Location: South of the Mason-Dixon (AR) FaerieBeth Charter Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,466 Location: Gleann Abhann (AR) Delaware Florida DrunkOnion Guest Join Date: Jul 2006 (FL) ShibbOleth Charter Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 13,558 Location: Back in the USSA (FL?) fishbicycle Charter Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 3,732 Location: Florida WOOKINPANUB Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 756 Location: FL Foxy40 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 78 Location: Central Florida Bambi Hassenpfeffer Charter Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,516 Location: Not-so-Fabulous Largo, FL Dung Beetle Charter Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,988 Location: on the ball (FL) Arien Charter Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 278 Location: (FL) Nic2004 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,503 Location: Near Daytona Beach, Baby! LouisB Charter Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,059 Location: Seminole, FL Georgia Euthanasiast Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 380 Location: St. Simons Island, Ga henkkuli Guest Join Date: Jul 2006 (GA) Evil Captor Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 8,915 Location: Lair (GA) Slithy Tove Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,620 Location: Buford, Georgia SnakesCatLady Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,682 Location: Columbus, Georgia whole bean Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 660 Location: Atlanta Kentucky DoctorJ Charter Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Posts: 3,958 Location: Eastern Kentucky Louisiana bordelond Charter Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 4,429 Location: Red Stick (LA) Maryland GingerOfTheNorth Charter Member Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 7,463 Location: Not so North (MD) Emilio Lizardo Charter Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 564 Location: Hyattsville, MD dbygawdcapn Charter Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 444 Location: Tall Timbers (MD) Mississippi North Carolina VunderBob Charter Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,022 Location: The VunderLair (NC) burundi Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,560 Location: North Carolina, USA Jeep’s Phoenix Charter Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,576 Location: North Carolina awldune Charter Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Posts: 531 Location: NC Oklahoma Moe Szyslak Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 42 Location: (OK) South Carolina Zsofia Charter Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 3,862 Location: South Carolina Tennessee Zeldar Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,496 Location: Tennessee Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor Charter Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 16,328 Location: Dogpatch, USA (TN) drewbert Charter Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 1,672 Location: out of my element (TN) Brynda Charter Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,969 Location: Middle TN Max Carnage Charter Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,562 Location: Dumpsville. Pop. :You (TN) Texas adam yax Charter Member Join Date: Aug 1999 Posts: 6,960 Location: Lost in the mists of time (TX) kelly5078 Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,166 Location: (TX) NE Texan Charter Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,137 Location: Middle Texas Palikia Charter Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 151 Location: RGV, Texas Unix Geek Charter Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 55 Location: 10:32 GMT (TX) Clothahump Charter Member Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 3,316 Location: Houston, TX pullin Charter Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 478 Location: N Texas Virginia An Arky Charter Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3,123 Location: Arlington, VA Captain Amazing Charter Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 9,881 Location: (VA) West Virginia WVmom Charter Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 375 Location: Almost Heaven (WV) ================================= ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/56 "2006-08-04T18:09:42Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Just a heads-up: the summary file now has entries for all states except Delaware and Mississippi. I can sort of understand the lack of Delaware posts, but Mississippi? I’ll post the summary as soon as the new page starts. [/QUOTE] It’s not like Mississippi has ever been known to be last at anything … 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/57 "2006-08-04T18:10:52Z")
[QUOTE=Evil Captor] It’s not like Mississippi has ever been known to be last at anything … 😛 [/QUOTE] Now, now. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/58 "2006-08-04T18:25:07Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] Maryland and Delaware had slavery, and I don’t consider them to be Southern. [/QUOTE] Lots of people who live here also don’t consider it Southern. To a transplanted Canadian, it is very definitely the South. [QUOTE=Zeldar] Just a heads-up: the summary file now has entries for all states except Delaware and Mississippi. I can sort of understand the lack of Delaware posts, but Mississippi? I’ll post the summary as soon as the new page starts. [/QUOTE] You may not find anyone from Delaware. That’s because it doesn’t exist. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/59 "2006-08-04T18:28:29Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] Lots of people who live here also don’t consider it Southern. To a transplanted Canadian, it is very definitely the South. You may not find anyone from Delaware. That’s because it doesn’t exist. [/QUOTE] Well, it is kinda small as states go. And it’s the only one I know of with a round border. I didn’t even know _that_ until a few years ago. But there are a lot of corporations based there. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315/60 "2006-08-04T18:36:39Z")
I spent years 1 - 16 in Mississippi. Age 16 to now - Alabama. Still identify as Alabamian, meaning I get just a little more worked up over the Iron Bowl than the Egg Bowl. \*\*NinetyWt \*\* & \*\*Mississippienne \*\* are MS I believe, but I’ll let them say for sure (I may be misremembering or they may have transplanted out by now). **Evil Captor** - if you come to the Atlanta Dopefest I’ll bite you for that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-usa-dopers-stand-and-be-counted-please/367315.md?page=4)