Well Marilynn, Yes, I think that it might have been mentioned. One thing that the Southerners really tried to impress upon me was how good Grits were. I must say, that I did give it the old college try once. The grits were awful! There answer was that I didn't have them prepared right and I needed to salt, pepper and butter them...hmmmm...I don't think so. But in all fairness, I do love their ham biscuits and fried okra. Ben Barr from North-central Maine where the leaves have changed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilynn Masten" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 10:26 AM Subject: [ARMSTRONG] To Ben Barr, brother of Rosanne > Gardner-Webb was started by my relatives. I had no idea they taught > English, the way they speak around here, but a lot of people go there and > seem to love it. And they don't talk funny after they graduate. Did they > try to get you to eat Liver Mush? > Marilynn > IBSSG > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben Barr" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 8:51 PM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] to the Old Red-Head > > >> Marilynn, >> Are you living in Shelby? I finished my college education at >> Gardner-Webb College (now University) in 1980 with a degree in English. >> Ben Barr from North-central Maine where the leaves have turned. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Marilynn Masten" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 1:43 PM >> Subject: [ARMSTRONG] to the Old Red-Head >> >> >>>I DID play Right Guard for the Green Bay Packers. You must have missed >>>it. >>> Could you concoct a recipe for Peacock Haggis? My daughter was once >>> married >>> to a Scotsman (didn't take. Irish tempers and Scottish tempers are a >>> volatile mixture) But he didn't like Haggis either. They have something >>> here >>> in Shelby, NC, which they think they invented but it is only >>> Philadelphia >>> Scrapple made south of Philly. NO, I don't eat that either. And don't >>> anybody write and tell me how good it was when mama made it for >>> breakfast >>> and served it with maple syrup. I'll take your word for it. >>> >>> I have a problem about where my loyalties lay. I am a MacAteer, a >>> MacIntyre, a Lamont (pronounced Lammit, dammit which became McClymont) >>> an >>> O'Cleirigh and a Loftus, plus an Irish Armstrong who probably wandered >>> over >>> the border. They all want me to wear THEIR pins etc. And who knows >>> what >>> Pryors are? Are my Gardners really Gordons? Very confusing. >>> Marilynn >>> IBSSG >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Thomas S. Fiske" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 11:59 AM >>> Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] chosen occupations? >>> >>> >>>> Dear RR, >>>> >>>> > >>>> In >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Ham biscuits, yes. Sausage biscuits, yes. The rest of it, no, no, no! Especially "Okry"---no, no,. no! The batter on it is good, if you remove the okra--excuse me,--okry. Ben Barr <[email protected]> wrote: Well Marilynn, Yes, I think that it might have been mentioned. One thing that the Southerners really tried to impress upon me was how good Grits were. I must say, that I did give it the old college try once. The grits were awful! There answer was that I didn't have them prepared right and I needed to salt, pepper and butter them...hmmmm...I don't think so. But in all fairness, I do love their ham biscuits and fried okra. Ben Barr from North-central Maine where the leaves have changed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilynn Masten" To: Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 10:26 AM Subject: [ARMSTRONG] To Ben Barr, brother of Rosanne > Gardner-Webb was started by my relatives. I had no idea they taught > English, the way they speak around here, but a lot of people go there and > seem to love it. And they don't talk funny after they graduate. Did they > try to get you to eat Liver Mush? > Marilynn > IBSSG > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben Barr" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 8:51 PM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] to the Old Red-Head > > >> Marilynn, >> Are you living in Shelby? I finished my college education at >> Gardner-Webb College (now University) in 1980 with a degree in English. >> Ben Barr from North-central Maine where the leaves have turned. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Marilynn Masten" >> To: >> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 1:43 PM >> Subject: [ARMSTRONG] to the Old Red-Head >> >> >>>I DID play Right Guard for the Green Bay Packers. You must have missed >>>it. >>> Could you concoct a recipe for Peacock Haggis? My daughter was once >>> married >>> to a Scotsman (didn't take. Irish tempers and Scottish tempers are a >>> volatile mixture) But he didn't like Haggis either. They have something >>> here >>> in Shelby, NC, which they think they invented but it is only >>> Philadelphia >>> Scrapple made south of Philly. NO, I don't eat that either. And don't >>> anybody write and tell me how good it was when mama made it for >>> breakfast >>> and served it with maple syrup. I'll take your word for it. >>> >>> I have a problem about where my loyalties lay. I am a MacAteer, a >>> MacIntyre, a Lamont (pronounced Lammit, dammit which became McClymont) >>> an >>> O'Cleirigh and a Loftus, plus an Irish Armstrong who probably wandered >>> over >>> the border. They all want me to wear THEIR pins etc. And who knows >>> what >>> Pryors are? Are my Gardners really Gordons? Very confusing. >>> Marilynn >>> IBSSG >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Thomas S. Fiske" >>> To: >>> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 11:59 AM >>> Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] chosen occupations? >>> >>> >>>> Dear RR, >>>> >>>> > >>>> In >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message HRH "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving > safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in > sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, > totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!" --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.