Profound apologies if this has been posted before.

Fun Quizometer that gives you a percentage of how Northern or Southern your speech is.

I'm 80% honest Dixie and durn proud! Yee-haw!

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/lgrob/southern_dialect_quiz.htm

And I don't care that the whole rest of the world is wrong... if the liquid has bubbles it is either Coke or beer. No matter what it says on the can!

38% (Yankee). A definitive Yankee.

57% dixie

45% Yankee. Barely into the Yankee category.

68% dixie Git R Done

Blimey!! A limey who is 70% Dixieeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
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73% (Dixie). That is a pretty strong Southern score! Living in Florida I would hope so.
That's a good one ya'll.

10. What's the tiny lobster that crawls around in creek bottoms? It's called a mud bug.

19. What's a drive through liquor store called? We call it a drive through package store around these parts.

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100% American

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Well kiss mi grits! 62% (Dixie). A definitive Southern score!

only 60% Dixie??
Whats wrong with that dad blamed test?
Never even mentioned grits, whiskey, or dawgs.

43%, Barely Yankee.

81% Dixie for me and 65% Dixie for my wife

42% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.

What is pretty funny since I'm from NJ. Moved to NY and back to DE just over the Masson Dixon and have Southern relatives.

The MD line... Falsely considered by stupid people to be the line between North and South during the Civil War. I live within a couple miles of it. A friend of mine live within feet. Literally. They have a Masson Dixon marker on their property line. ( http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa041999.htm )

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73% dixie!.....not too bad seein' as how i left alabama and been up here in the North for quite a while.....i'll tell ya what, these yankees up here are contagious....they'll have you talkin like them in no time at all if you're not careful!!

Jake

90% (Dixie). Did you have any Confederate ancestors?(No I didn't Cheat)

Ahh, the good old South. It was 80 Degrees today. BRRRRR!!!!

I actually do have confederate ancestors. My Great Great Grandfather fought under General Lee.

-FF
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quote Originally posted by Boondawg: 38% (Yankee). A definitive Yankee.

With a name like "BoonDAWG" I would expect a little more hillbilly in you!

61% dixie I would expect as much, being born and raised in Georgia . Grew up north of Atlanta though so I'm not as "country" as other southerners. I was surprised there were no questions regarding grits. I hate eating breakfast up north because they have no grits .

66% Dixie (ex Indiana redneck).

My friend in Montreal, Ontario who speaks fluent French as well as English, scored 69% Dixie.
My family moved to Georgia in 1651 and I scored 60% Dixie.
No question about grits? She's never heard of grits.
The test needs more work, I think.
It was fun, anyway.

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39% (Yankee). A definitive Yankee. I don't know, I'm about as yankee as you can get. We eat Grinders and drink Soda here so I think that test needs a little updating.

46% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.

Actually...If you're from the hills of PA, alot of people just call us hillbillies.
Never did figure that one out.

73% DIXIE, but they definatly left some choices out, side road on the side of the interstate, does a po-boy not count as a long sandwich with cold cuts on it, I've always called them mudbugs as well, and we always call the night before halloween All Hallows Eve? I think this was biased against us Southern Folk. Git a Rope!
Good one Blake

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%43---- it's because I recently moved and stoped calling it Pop

"89% (Dixie). Did you have any Confederate ancestors?" Nope. Both my parents were Damyankees.

quote Originally posted by Tinton: I hate eating breakfast up north because they have no grits .

I was born and raised in and around Atlanta, and I'd rather be poked in the eye with a stick than eat grits.

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quote Originally posted by Raydar: I was born and raised in and around Atlanta, and I'd rather be poked in the eye with a stick than eat grits.

We eat cream of wheat and oatmeal up here. Although they do serve grits in my cafeteria.

46% Yankee... Its about what I expected. I've lived in NC for the last 13 years. So here is something I've noticed.
How do you pronouce Water? War-ter or Water? the same with Fly Swatter... Swartter or Swatter?

52% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.
Most of my answers showed I am from the great lakes region but how'd I go south?

88% (Dixie). Did you have any Confederate ancestors?

Backs up the fact why when my wife(from Cali) met me she called me a backwoods Redneck. I thought I was pretty normal but I guess outside of Deberry, TX ppl are a little differant.

93% Dixie- Was General Lee your father?
Thank y'all for the test, I thank I'll go over yonder and git me a coke.....

quote How do you pronouce Water? War-ter or Water? the same with Fly Swatter... Swartter or Swatter?

Warter? That's some one who plays with toads?
water is pronounced 'Beer'.
Fly swatter is pronounced-bug zapper.

"Maybel!!-Git out the fly swatter. Thars a big ol blow fly buzzin round my Post Toasties!"

46% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.

Damn Raydar you haven't had good grits then. When you eat grits they need lots of salt, and lots of butter. The more the better . Try and make them yourself though I've had them at places like Waffle House and they don't seem to do them right, they're not dry enough and too cold, and not salty enough. You have to cook the grits til they're really thick and dry-ish so they'll soak up more butter, yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

No one else want to play?

I got our esteemed moderator to play... he PM'd me the results and swore me to secrecy.

Let's just say he is probably from the Southern Netherlands

quote Originally posted by Tinton: I hate eating breakfast up north because they have no grits .

I'll 2nd that! Them yankees dont know what they're missin!

By the way...I'm 66% (Dixie). A definitive Southern score

55% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.

G.

Okay, Blake, I'll play....

52% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.

Interesting. Other than my 4 years in the service...3.5 of which were spent in Colorado, I've lived in Nebraska all my life. Last I knew...it wasn't Dixie....

50% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.

49% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.

Liberal Conservative

Only 73% Dixie? Must'a been that 6 months in Colorado -I couldn't believe how northern that place thought it was... Kyal-i-raa-do... sent shivers down my spine hearing that. And the -17 degree weather.

Blake, do you remember when we came to get Maxine and you asked if we wanted Cokes? I said "What kind?"... Daniel was so surprised by that and didn't get it at first... up until then he never would believe that anyone other than me called all 'soda' Coke. Better than pop... "Do you want a pop?" "No thanks, I got one, and a Mom too..." Ridicious.

-Amber

Yes, that is Ridicious.

Also a very Southern thing is to say "hey" instead of "hi."
It is a very common, accepted, and polite greeting down here. Also, if you are greeted with "hey," you just reply back with a "hey."

Example of common southern dialogue:

Blake: "Hey Amber."
Amber: "Hey."
Blake: "Wanna a coke?"
Amber: "What kind?"
Blake: "AwlsIgotis Mountain Dew."
Amber: "That'll do."
Blake: "Ain't got no ice though."
Amber: "Shucks!"