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Offline victorcharlie

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Re: What is a Yankee?
« Reply #60 on: September 25, 2012, 03:40:30 PM »
It's been said from the 1860's forward, a happy day in the south is a yankee headed north.


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Re: What is a Yankee?
« Reply #61 on: September 25, 2012, 03:45:05 PM »
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Double, to anyone South of the Mason/Dixon line a Yankee is anyone North of it pure and simple. Don't matter if it's North East nor North West.

That's true, where you're from determines who the Yankees are. The Mason/Dixon line is the border for Yankees if you're a southerner. If you're from New England then anyone outside of the 6 New England states is not a Yankee. It's even taken a step further in New England sometimes - if you can't trace your family roots back to the 1700's in at least one New England state then you're not a Yankee.
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Re: What is a Yankee?
« Reply #62 on: September 27, 2012, 08:06:05 AM »
My Grandad told me they were no good foul smelling carpetbaggers
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