"Patriot" shoots up LAX

[SlowwHand]

There's a reason Lincoln only freed the slaves in States currently in rebellion with his Proclamation.

What I was waiting to hear. Consummate politician. Thanks.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Want to start a slapfight in Jersey? Well, there's plenty of ways to do that, but saying South Jersey is on the Dixie side of the Mason-Dixon is a good one.

Well, of course it isn't, but that doesn't mean those south Jersey folks didn't own slaves .

[The Mad Monk]

Exactly. When folks mention "Dixie", they usually aren't considering the technical details of some centuries-old surveyors' work; they are referring to certain cultural and historical attributes held by Americans living south of a certain latitude, and east (for the most part) of a certain river

[regexcellent]

Southern culture, the southern accent and dialectical attributes, and slave ownership match up almost 100% with the North American climatic zones. Anywhere that has a humid subtropical climate is generally going to be Southern. This is not at all a coincidence. The climate dictated the economy up until relatively recently, and humid subtropical zones were best suited to growing cash crops.

The growth of the Northeast Corridor through Wilmington, Baltimore, and Washington messes things up a bit but outside of that relatively narrow but densely populated band, it's still very Dixie.

[Sava]

Southern culture, the southern accent and dialectical attributes, and slave ownership match up almost 100% with the North American climatic zones. Anywhere that has a humid subtropical climate is generally going to be Southern. This is not at all a coincidence. The climate dictated the economy up until relatively recently, and humid subtropical zones were best suited to growing cash crops.

The growth of the Northeast Corridor through Wilmington, Baltimore, and Washington messes things up a bit but outside of that relatively narrow but densely populated band, it's still very Dixie.

Yes. It's an entire culture based upon the enslavement of human beings for the purposes of agriculture.

[giblets]

Exactly. When folks mention "Dixie", they usually aren't considering the technical details of some centuries-old surveyors' work; they are referring to certain cultural and historical attributes held by Americans living south of a certain latitude, and east (for the most part) of a certain river

Which river? Rio Grande?

[The Mad Monk]

Let's forget the river.

[-Jrabbit]

Pretty sure he meant the Mississippi, gribbler.

[SlowwHand]

[Imran Siddiqui]

To be fair, it does seem unfair to leave out Louisiana (& Arkansas) out of Dixie.

[giblets]

As a definite geographic location within the United States, "Dixie" is usually defined as the 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. They are (in order of secession): South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie#Dixie_as_a_region

Texas... more southern than Maryland.

[Alexander's Horse]

[Felch]

You know guys, now might be a good time to do our Lethal Weapon 5 reshoots.

[Sava]

That time has passed. Mel Gibson being a horrible person kinda ruins it for me.

[The Mad Monk]

To be fair, it does seem unfair to leave out Louisiana (& Arkansas) out of Dixie.

That's the main problem with it. Missouri, OTOH, is clearly not Dixie. So, Mississippi works, yet doesn't.