# Tell me you're southern w/o telling me your southern **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 24, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690 "2023-01-24T01:19:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/101 "2023-01-25T23:07:53Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > Barbecue goes in a styrofoam take out container, with slaw, and a piece of white bread. Or cornbread is also acceptable. What Mama\_Zappa said. BBQ is served on a piece of butcher paper. Couple slices of brisket, both lean and fatty and a hot link, topped with a couple slices of cheap white bread, all wrapped up by the guy slicing your order. Then you go down the line, picking up pickles, slaw, beans or whatever on your way to a spot at the 40’ long tables in the middle of place. There is **no** sauce. Nobody uses a fork. The knives are chained to the tables and you get a flimsy plastic spoon if you get the beans or slaw. You will smell like smoke the rest of the week. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/102 "2023-01-25T23:26:05Z")
Oh, please. Don’t bring your Texas barbecue travisty here. Barbecue is a pork whole hog slowly smoked over hickory and oak. The sauce is vinegar, red pepper flakes and rendered fat from siad hog. Sometimes, you may add a little bit of ketchup and brown sugar to make the sauce a more Lexington style. It is eaten with slaw. I’m getting close to getting a couple of pints from the barbecue place up the street, but they frown on me bringing my own sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/103 "2023-01-25T23:28:21Z")
You will argue passionately about barbecue, and everyone else’s version is **WRONG**!!! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/104 "2023-01-25T23:28:37Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Oh, please. Don’t bring your Texas barbecue travisty here. So. It is to be An Affair of Honor. My seconds will call on you tomorrow. (If that doesn’t fit into your schedule, I can always just spray-paint your sister’s name on the water tower.) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/105 "2023-01-25T23:57:16Z")
Can we just BBQ a chicken with store boughtin’ sauce? ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/106 "2023-01-26T00:29:45Z")
So the thread has gotten hijacked into a barbecue discussion. It literally doesn’t get any more southern than that. 🤣 ETA: > [@Let's talk BBQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-bbq/978815): > > It seems that [Tell me you're southern w/o telling me your southern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690) has gotten derailed into a BBQ discussion. While that is a perfect fit for the thread subject, it’s not fair to OP. So in consideration for her, let’s continue here. Vinegar sauce or no? Favorite technique or food? If it’s BBQ, serve it up here for everyone! ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/107 "2023-01-26T00:47:56Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Can we just BBQ a chicken with store boughtin’ sauce? Burn the heretic! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/108 "2023-01-26T00:49:52Z")
Over post oak or hickory? ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/109 "2023-01-26T00:54:02Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > You will argue passionately about barbecue, and everyone else’s version is **WRONG**!!! In case it wasn’t obvious, this is how to tell someone you’re southern without saying you’re southern. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/110 "2023-01-26T01:12:41Z")
Don’t nobody want some nana pie? I got the Nilla wafers when I was over at the Winn Dixie. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/111 "2023-01-26T02:18:47Z")
Me and my dog use the same tree. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/112 "2023-01-26T03:14:36Z")
This is the most Southern thing about me: my sisters and I attended Jefferson Davis Elementary School. The school is now named [Barbara Jordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Jordan) Elementary School. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/113 "2023-01-26T03:27:41Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > The school is now named [Barbara Jordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Jordan) Elementary School. Having had some wine, I read that as ‘Barbara _Eden_’. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/114 "2023-01-26T03:32:26Z")
That’s fittin’ to in south Joegia! ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/115 "2023-01-26T12:05:59Z")
Honey, I didn’t have any sugar to put in your tea, so I stirred it with my finger. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/116 "2023-01-26T13:41:10Z")
I carry my wife to the Wal-Mart when she needs something. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/117 "2023-01-26T14:35:49Z")
No entiendo este hilo. Todos ustedes gringos viven en el norte. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/118 "2023-01-26T15:06:53Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > Barbecue goes in a styrofoam take out container, with slaw, and a piece of white bread. Or cornbread is also acceptable. Hushpuppies, too. I own a miscellany of Southern folklore, collected by a noted Library of Congress researcher named B.A. Botkin back in 1940. One of the pieces included in the “Foodways” section is a piece by a man called Ben Robertson, reminiscing about his childhood in Upcountry South Carolina at the end of the 19th century. He wrote that his family firmly believed that any vegetables cooked for less than three hours would kill you. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/119 "2023-01-26T16:03:43Z")
Let’s get this donkey that shoots cigarettes out his ass when you push his head down. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-youre-southern-w-o-telling-me-your-southern/978690/120 "2023-01-26T16:37:07Z")
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