Point/Counterpoint


Everything Southern has its spiritual Yankee counterpart... 
Here's how to tell which is which

-- The North has sun-dried toe-mah-toes
     -- The South has 'mater samiches

-- The North has coffeehouses
     -- The South has Waffle Houses

-- The North has Mom
     -- The South has Mama

-- The North has dating services
     -- The South has family reunions

-- The North has switchblade knives
     -- The South has Lee press-on nails

-- The North has saving the whales
     -- The South has getting saved

-- The North has double last names
     -- The South has double first names

-- The North has sensational tabloids
     -- The South has neighbors

-- The North has Ted Kennedy
     -- The South has Jesse Helms

-- The North, a gal says, "You can sleep with me"
     -- The South, she says "Y'all can sleep with me"

-- The North has the Mafia
     -- The South has  NASCAR


Thanks to Paul Benoit