[TR] Engine noise B-25: now Yankee!!

Kevin Thompson kthompson at whoi.edu
Fri Nov 9 09:37:53 MST 2007


 Hey, you asked: Can anyone explain the origin of the term "Yankee"?
  This isn't the origin, but..........


You Know You're A Yankee, If......

 

    * You think barbecue is a verb meaning "to cook outside."
    * You don't have any problems pronouncing "Worcestershire sauce"
      correctly.
    * For breakfast, you would prefer potatoes au gratin to grits.
    * You don't know what a moon pie is.
    * You've never, ever, eaten Okra.
    * You eat fried chicken with a knife and fork.
    * You've never seen a live chicken, and the only cows you've seen
      are on road trips
    * You have no idea what a polecat is.
    * You don't see anything wrong with putting a sweater on a poodle.
    * You don't have bangs.
    * You would rather vacation at Martha's Vineyard
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      than Six Flags.
    * More than two generations of your family have been kicked out of
      the same prep school in Connecticut.
    * You would rather have your son become a lawyer than grow up to get
      his own TV fishing show.
    * Instead of referring to two or more people as "y'all," you call
      them "you guys," even if both of them are women.
    * You don't think Howard Stern
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      has an accent.
    * You have never planned your summer vacation around a gun-and-knife
      show.
    * You think more money should go to important scientific research at
      your university than to pay the salary of the head football coach.
    * You don't have at least one can of WD-40 somewhere around the house.
    * The last time you smiled was when you prevented someone from
      getting on an on-ramp on the highway.
    * You don't have any hats in your closet that advertise feed stores.
    * The farthest south you've ever been is the perfume counter at
      Neiman Marcus
      <http://amazon.com/gp/product/B000F6ZBPI?ie=UTF8&tag=thehumorbin&link_code=em1&camp=212341&creative=384049&creativeASIN=B000F6ZBPI&adid=3cdc3544-5450-4e16-8954-5359e6ffd0e6>.
    * You call binoculars opera glasses.
    * You can't spit out the car window without pulling over to the side
      of the road and stopping.
    * You would never wear pink or an applique sweatshirt.
    * You don't know anyone with two first names (i.e. Joe Bob, Billy
      Bob
      <http://amazon.com/gp/product/B000RIWASA?ie=UTF8&tag=thehumorbin&link_code=em1&camp=212341&creative=384049&creativeASIN=B000RIWASA&adid=b23ca367-62f0-46fd-9a18-a881e1be0490>,
      Kay Bob, Bob Bob)
    * You can do your laundry without quarters.
    * None of your fur coats are homemade.


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