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I was born and raised in the South. I can speak Ya’ll with the best of you. But I will never forget an encounter my husband and I had just days after he returned from Iraq. Mark returned from his first OIF tour with a broken leg. He was getting around pretty well on his cast, so we decided to get out of the house and do a little mall surfing.
In the mall, a balding, beer-bellied man sauntered up to us and, in a drawl thicker than salt water taffy, said, “Whut happened to yer leg?”
My husband, in a humble, soft-spoken response, said, “I broke it in Iraq.”
Puzzled, the man scratched his head and replied, “A car wrack or a motorcycle wrack?”
LOL... I too am from the South, but I think I am from the same South as you not that gentleman!! That is to funny and I really needed a good laugh today!!
Thanks
Anne
OMG - LOL!
Hope your husband is doing well (and please thank him for his service - my hubby is an ex-Marine, but once a Marine, always a Marine!) and that his leg is/has healed without a problem.
Kim : )
I think I’ve met that man! That was too funny and due to my strong suthun’ upbringin’ ah had no need for an interpreter.
Libby
Too funny! And a thank you for his service from me, too. Also a thanks to you because if military wives didn’t share their husbands and put up with all the hassle and heartache, we’d be in big trouble. Thanks!
Hey Honeys! I miss my southern style cookin’ but HEY McDonalds finaly got the hint & is servin’ up some sweet tea LARGE style for a buck that’ll make yer mouth itch for some corn bread, grits, collard greens and boiled peanuts!!
(Born & raised in Jacksonville Florida, transplanted & happily married 15 years in the mid-west.
Ya’ll have a nice day now...ya hear?
that is so funny! i hope that man finally understand the difference between Iraq and “a wreck“, (but come to think of it, a number of civilians and military people might think that the whole series of events in Iraq is turning into “a wreck“.)
Bless you and your husband for serving in the war. My beloved brother has come back twice from Iraq. Now he is stationed in Kuwait. I’m not happy about the war, but I love my brother and I never let our differences of opinion get in the way of what’s more important—
ur love and respect for each other.
my heart goes out to all the men and women serving and their families. Sending you and your husband many wishes of love, healing and long and healthy life.
Speaking of Sweet Tea, I never even had any until a trip to North Carolina. McDonalds, in fact! Wonderful stuff!
So imagine my surprise when I came home to CA and a couple week later, there it is on the menu, Sweet Tea!
When I was in NC, I decided I would eat like a southerner and I swear, they do NOT make fried chicken like that here! I also made sure I had biscuits and gravy and collard greens with pork.
NC was one of the nicest places I’ve ever seen. Everyone friendly, great food. I’ll be going back!
Ha ha!!! That is brilliant!! I’ve been in Lafayette Louisiana for 8 years now and I do love it here! Ok... when it’s 105 with 80% humidity my fondness wains... but then I go to a good ole’ fashioned crawfish boil and all is right again...
That was hilarious, thank you!
justincase girl,
I grew up in Evangeline Parish and now live in Shreveport. Nothing like good Louisiana humidity, but you are so right about the crawfish boil making up for it. Too bad we can’t offset the hurricanes with one of those though, isn’t it. When in Tech Drugs and Gifts give my sister-in-law a hello.
I thought that was funny. I was born in the South, but move around alot due to father in military. Then I married a military man who retired USN in ‘06. P.S. Laughter is good for the soul.
Thank you to your husband for his sacrifice.
Although, this is a funny comment on the mindset of the south, I also find it kind of sad. To think that such a large portion of the population has this idea, to me, is downright scary. These are the people that vote in our elections.
I lived in North Carolina for 8 years and yes, sweet tea is wonderful as are the people. I can only hope that some of these deep-seeded southern mindsets evolve to think of future calamaties if old-fashioned past loyalites aren’t re-examined.
Susan Haley
Yes, I understand what you are saying. But, does that mean he does not understand the views. Or what he expects from a country that represents the American Dream. My grandparents did not have the luxury of what we have to day. And did not have an the college education. One thing they beleived that this was the land of the Free.
In other words let us not judge. You just never know! Maybe he just did not hear him clearly.
Hey Libby1944!Evangeline Parish! I’ll give your sis in law a holler!! Stay safe in Shreveport... Ike is a nasty bugger... we‘re just getting the outer bands now and its whippin the rain around out here...
what are you still doing on line then justincase girl!!?Take care of yourself and button down the hatches! Hope you weather the storm!
Thanks for the funny. Thanks to your husband for the service to our country. Hoping he heals fast and whole!
Speaking from personal experience, the man could have very well been a veteran himself. We must be careful when categorizing a whole region of the country with a particular mindset. Political positions here are as diverse as other parts of the country, I’m sure. The funny aspect is the southern drawl - Iraq = a wreck. I guess you just have to be from the south to appreciate the humor in this story.
Amen, Libby1944.. This is so true. Currently I am living in the South, and loving it. The people here are so nice. Especially after moving from a military town. Everyone is in such a rush. My husband and I are glad we made NC the place to settle down. After serving 22 years in the USN.
I like that Iraq= a wreck
LOL...I hope this gave you and your husband a good laugh. I hope that he is continuing to get better. Thank you both for the service you have given to and for our country.
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