The New And Improved Off Topic Thread

BrookJersey Redmen said:
SLY

Rebuttal accepted.

Over the many years of being in business, I've met and do business with a lot of folks in the south and south west, they are all great.

I led into the comment by saying if you run into an unsophisticated Southerner ...but I should have phrased it differently, and said, a "small percentage of unsophisticated Southerners...who think NYers are rude, etc.....", that was what I meant. Certainly it was not a shot at all people in the South, my daughter and family live in south Florida.

The schools you named are all great schools, of course, but that is non-apropos of the point I was trying to (lamely) make.

Back in college in the 1970's (early) me and three Brooklyn guys stopped in Florence SC for teh night on our way to Daytona Beach. The clerk at the cheap motel we stayed in for the night, did ask us when he learned we were from NYC, if we "would leave our switchblades in the ve--hicle." Purely anecdotal.
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Brook Jersey , I hope you took our back and forth with some whimsy and , not hostility .

Florence is not exactly the gem of the South but , hey it gets a lot of traffic off 95 .

Many posters on redfans have been to Charleston several times for Tournaments and have enjoyed it . It is arguably the “ Jewel of the South “ Savannah , a runner up .



Of course , there are good / bad people everywhere , North and South .

As a native New Yorker , I worked with a lot of people who lived in N Jersey as our home office was in Warren, NJ.

A standing joke from us New Yorkers was
when someone said , they lived in NJersey, we would ask ,” what exit ?”
Of course , knowing that so many people live near the Turnpike or Garden State Parkway , it’s likely their exit will be mentioned .
Or , at least travel those roads to get where they need too.
I actually lived in NJersey for a few years . Exit 120 GS and 91 as well .

Yes, the switchblade experience was funny.
In the South it would be , “ can you take your Gun out from the counter or , leave it in your holster ?”

Do many Southerners carry concealed ? Yes !
 
SLYFOXX1968 said:
Brook Jersey , I hope you took our back and forth with some whimsy and , not hostility .

Florence is not exactly the gem of the South but , hey it gets a lot of traffic off 95 .

Many posters on redfans have been to Charleston several times for Tournaments and have enjoyed it . It is arguably the “ Jewel of the South “ Savannah , a runner up .



Of course , there are good / bad people everywhere , North and South .

As a native New Yorker , I worked with a lot of people who lived in N Jersey as our home office was in Warren, NJ.

A standing joke from us New Yorkers was
when someone said , they lived in NJersey, we would ask ,” what exit ?”
Of course , knowing that so many people live near the Turnpike or Garden State Parkway , it’s likely their exit will be mentioned .
Or , at least travel those roads to get where they need too.
I actually lived in NJersey for a few years . Exit 120 GS and 91 as well .

Yes, the switchblade experience was funny.
In the South it would be , “ can you take your Gun out from the counter or , leave it in your holster ?”

Do many Southerners carry concealed ? Yes !
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I’d like to “conceal” this thread. 👀
 
SLYFOXX1968 said:
Noted . But ,hey , it’s the off season . No BB until November .
What’s the difference if the dialogue goes off track a little ?
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A little is one thing. Im guilty of that too but that thread was totally derailed.. Some of us may not have time to read thru history of race in south, great 3rd basemen of half century ago etc.. when at work and time limited. Much rather read about the Alabama game, who's going & how to get there.
 
BrookJersey Redmen said:
SLY

The schools you named are all great schools, of course, but that is non-apropos of the point I was trying to (lamely) make.

Back in college in the 1970's (early) me and three Brooklyn guys stopped in Florence SC for teh night on our way to Daytona Beach. The clerk at the cheap motel we stayed in for the night, did ask us when he learned we were from NYC, if we "would leave our switchblades in the ve--hicle." Purely anecdotal.
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I would add that most if not all of the National Universities listed in the post have a very high population of students from the Northeast as part of their very diverse student populations that are hardly representative of their locations.

PS I would also add that the "What Exit?" joke stemmed from, or at least boomed in use after, a hugely popular SNL skit during the Piscopo era.
 
fan since 65 said:
Since this is way off topic already... when I was working, my boss lived in Wilmington, took Amtrak up every morning and got into the office between 7:30 and 8 every day at Park and 47th. I lived in Queens and it was a chore to to get me there at 8:15.

But he originally was from CT, went to school at Delaware and stayed.

But I hope the OP has a good time in NYC.
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My daughter went to the University of Delaware and her boyfriend is still living there. I think one day she would consider taking the Amtrak from Wilmington at least for a hybrid job. The northern part of the state borders PA, MD and South Jersey so it's definitely not the south. The southern part of the state is often referred to as Slow Low Delaware which feels more southern to me but also has the beach towns which have people from many of the states in the area in the summer.
 
Andrew said:
My daughter went to the University of Delaware and her boyfriend is still living there. I think one day she would consider taking the Amtrak from Wilmington at least for a hybrid job. The northern part of the state borders PA, MD and South Jersey so it's definitely not the south. The southern part of the state is often referred to as Slow Low Delaware which feels more southern to me but also has the beach towns which have people from many of the states in the area in the summer.
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The school to go to if you teally identify with being a southerner is Ole Miss.

The flip side of my comments on some southerners, or biases that just don't die. (Remember George Wallace?) Is that some of the very best people I befriended in my career were from large and small tiwns in Arkansas, Texas, Kentucky, North Carolina, West Virginia. Once you gained their trust they are amazingly warm, supportive, and terrific people.
 
logen said:
Nonsense, we are talking about NOW not “historically”.
Adolph Rupp?? A man who quit coaching over 50 years ago!! If that’s the best you got you just proved our point.
And Jackie Robinson and Dixie Walker were even longer ago than that. And I guess Pee Wee Reese, from Kentucky, openly supporting Robinson is irrelevant because he doesn’t fit your narrative.
But it does add credence to our point that there are “good” (Reese) and “a$$holes” (Walker) people everywhere, even “historically”.
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RedStormNC said:
A little is one thing. Im guilty of that too but that thread was totally derailed.. Some of us may not have time to read thru history of race in south, great 3rd basemen of half century ago etc.. when at work and time limited. Much rather read about the Alabama game, who's going & how to get there.
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You're in the off topic thread where as long as you stay in bounds going off topic is permissable.
 
Beasts of the East said:
The school to go to if you teally identify with being a southerner is Ole Miss.

The flip side of my comments on some southerners, or biases that just don't die. (Remember George Wallace?) Is that some of the very best people I befriended in my career were from large and small tiwns in Arkansas, Texas, Kentucky, North Carolina, West Virginia. Once you gained their trust they are amazingly warm, supportive, and terrific people.
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Definitely. One of my closest friends is from West Virginia. Although he spent a fair amount of time in Ohio, North Carolina and NJ as well.

My first job in the early 90’s was as an auditor for a CPA firm with mostly apparel manufacturers as clients. I spent a lot of time in the south particularly in parts of western North and South Carolina. I never felt unwelcome as a northerner. Surprisingly not even that much as an auditor.
 
Great segment on Fox News this morning from Beaufort , SC a great little town in the low Country .
They have aCoffee shop there , Blackstones cafe which , every day at 8 am , the Owner rings a ship’s bell and everyone in the Cafe stands up and recites the Pledge of Allegiance .

Hundreds of people every day .

If you haven’t visited Beaufort , put it on your list . It’s worth the trip

Joe Frazier born in Beaufort and Robert Smalls , first Black American elected to US Congress , after Civil War . He was a War hero for the Union
 
SLYFOXX1968 said:
Brook Jersey , I hope you took our back and forth with some whimsy and , not hostility .

Florence is not exactly the gem of the South but , hey it gets a lot of traffic off 95 .

Many posters on redfans have been to Charleston several times for Tournaments and have enjoyed it . It is arguably the “ Jewel of the South “ Savannah , a runner up .



Of course , there are good / bad people everywhere , North and South .

As a native New Yorker , I worked with a lot of people who lived in N Jersey as our home office was in Warren, NJ.

A standing joke from us New Yorkers was
when someone said , they lived in NJersey, we would ask ,” what exit ?”
Of course , knowing that so many people live near the Turnpike or Garden State Parkway , it’s likely their exit will be mentioned .
Or , at least travel those roads to get where they need too.
I actually lived in NJersey for a few years . Exit 120 GS and 91 as well .

Yes, the switchblade experience was funny.
In the South it would be , “ can you take your Gun out from the counter or , leave it in your holster ?”

Do many Southerners carry concealed ? Yes !
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Guilty! Licensed and totally legal. But if you're ever in trouble, I'm your best friend.

I've been shooting since I was 12 years old. On my high school rifle team (Yes! They actually existed!) and, I've been told many times, I'm a damn good shot.
 
gregbodkin said:
Guilty! Licensed and totally legal. But if you're ever in trouble, I'm your best friend.

I've been shooting since I was 12 years old. On my high school rifle team (Yes! They actually existed!) and, I've been told many times, I'm a damn good shot.
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Carrying a Weapon , legally,

goes a long way to deterring Crime .

Carrying illegally , promotes Crime . If you are carrying without the proper licenses , permits , you have already committed a Crime .

Were you better shooting free throws or hitting the Target ?

Sounds like the latter . Being a Sharpshooter , Marksman or , Expert are the degrees of shooting competencies for the Military .

Good for you ..Responsible Right of being a Citizen .

Do you still shoot in Competition ?
 
SLYFOXX1968 said:
Carrying a Weapon , legally,

goes a long way to deterring Crime .

Carrying illegally , promotes Crime . If you are carrying without the proper licenses , permits , you have already committed a Crime .

Were you better shooting free throws or hitting the Target ?

Sounds like the latter . Being a Sharpshooter , Marksman or , Expert are the degrees of shooting competencies for the Military .

Good for you ..Responsible Right of being a Citizen .

Do you still shoot in Competition ?
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I don't compete any more but I do go to the range several times a month. Believe it or not, it relaxes me. I have to clear my mind because when I shoot, I have to be focused and aware so that no one gets hurt.
 
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