Category Archives: Southern Humor

Southern lifestyle, rednecks

The Truth About Tennessee

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Sheila Moss

I have decided to let the rest of the world in on a secret that they have always suspected anyhow. It is the truth about Tennessee. The truth is we are all rednecks here. Some claim the name comes from … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Southern Humor | Tagged Cornbread, Country music, Hillbillies, Hound dogs, Junk cars, Moonshine, Outhouses, Pickup trucks, Rednecks, Shotguns, Southern, Tennessee, Turnip greens | 6 Comments

The Rocking Chair

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Sheila Moss

How long since you saw anybody rocking on a real rocking chair? I’m not talking about the kind that sits still and only the top part of the chair rocks. I’m talking about REAL rocking chairs, the kind with curved … Continue reading →

Posted in Home, Humor, Southern Humor | Tagged Babies, Back and Forth, Chairs, Front Porches, Furniture, Heritage, memories, Pioneers, Rock, Rocker, Swings | 9 Comments

The Tradition

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Once again it’s a holiday weekend and once again it’s time for our family reunion. The tradition goes way back and seems to continue on year after year. When I was a child, my mother and all her siblings gathered … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Food, Holidays, Southern Humor | Tagged cooking, Family reunion, Home cooking, Homemade food, Leftovers, Over eat, Picnic, Potluck, Relatives, reunion, Traditions | 4 Comments

See Rock City

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Sheila Moss

“We need to do something different for a change,” I yawned one lazy Saturday morning. “Let’s go to Chattanooga,” said my honey. I knew he was referring to the Aquarium. “Let’s go to Rock City instead,” I suggested. “We haven’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Humor, Southern Humor | Tagged Advertising slogans, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Red Birdhouses, Roadside advertising, Roadside attractions, Rock City, Rock formations, See Seven States, Tennessee, Tourist attraction | 4 Comments

Dumbness Survey

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Sheila Moss

According to an article in the local paper, southern states are some of the dumbest states, ranking in the bottom 10 of 50 states in a survey about education. Oh, please! Do we really need a survey to tell us … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Southern Humor | Tagged 10 Dumbest States, Dumbness, Education, Education surveys, Hillbilly, Money spent on education, Rednecks, Surveys, Three R's | 2 Comments

Blessed are the Trailer Trash

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Sheila Moss

As you may know, the Beatitudes were eight blessings given at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, according to Christian beliefs. These were beautiful and inspirational blessings, intended to overcome prejudices of the time. However, we can think of … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Southern Humor | Tagged double-wides, house trailers, manufactured homes, mobile homes, modular homes, trailer park, trailers | 2 Comments

All About Grits

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Sheila Moss

“What’s that white stuff on my plate? I didn’t order that!” observes any Northerner who goes South and orders breakfast in a southern restaurant for the first time. Northern folks don’t understand grits. Grits come automatically with breakfast in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor, Southern Humor | Tagged bacon grease, breakfast, corn, cream of wheat, cultural foods, greens, grits, hominy, lye, lye soap, regional food, southern food | 21 Comments

Twelve Steps for Becoming Southern

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Sheila Moss

According to studies by Vanderbilt University and the University of North Carolina, only 70% of the people living in the South consider themselves Southerners. Sociologists attribute this to increased immigration and urbanization of the South. What do the newcomers think … Continue reading →