Southern Explanations, Limericks Options

[Larry]

Peggy, you asked for it so here are a couple.


Listen Slower

In the South where the vowels are round
And gentility’s worth we expound
You’ll hear Mom ‘n ‘em say,
“Y’all come back, straight away!”
Northern ears don’t hear words, just a sound!


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Conservation

Way down south where life’s pace is a crawl
Some folks think that we talk with a drawl
But we’re trying to curb
Excess use of a verb
And pronouns when we’re asking, “How Y’all”?



Note: Last line of Conservation was "And some nouns..." which has been edited.

[Larry]

Hi Lori, Peggy & Mayo,

Glad to see y'all was pleased with'em. Lori, we don't have accents! I understand everything I hear down in Louisiana. When I go up north though, people act like they have way too much to say and not enough time to say it. They talk too fast and have some very peculiar communication skills. Some use more hand and arm gestures than they use their mouths.

Peggy, thanks for the heads up on the noun/pronoun "snafu". It will be fixed after I post this.

Mayo, if you talk like that when you come home to visit, you most likely talk like that when you return from your visit. Your friends are just too nice to let you know. Besides, there is nothing sweeter or more pleasant to the ear than the sound of a "Southern Belle" talking. Even if she is mad and calling you names, it's still music to me.

Larry