Heather & Chopper's Wonderful World of ... » southernisms http://www.heatherandchopper.com Musing, ramblings, and photographs from the lives of Heather and Chopper Johnson. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:08:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en Next, the cure for cancer. First, pop vs. soda. http://www.heatherandchopper.com/2007/08/next-the-cure-for-cancer-first-pop-vs-soda/ http://www.heatherandchopper.com/2007/08/next-the-cure-for-cancer-first-pop-vs-soda/#comments Sun, 19 Aug 2007 03:26:21 +0000 Heather http://www.heatherandchopper.com/2007/08/18/179/ The web is truly a place where today’s most important dialogue and research occur. To wit, I point to popvssoda.com, a page detailing the Great Pop vs. Soda Controversy. There’s a map with individual data points for locations where “pop,” “soda,” “coke,” and other words are used to describe carbonated beverages. I note that the “other” category can be broken down to see what individual responders say — and “co-cola” definitely appears in the South. (Of course.)

For reference, I say “coke.”

]]> http://www.heatherandchopper.com/2007/08/next-the-cure-for-cancer-first-pop-vs-soda/feed/ Barbecue is king http://www.heatherandchopper.com/2006/10/barbecue-is-king/ http://www.heatherandchopper.com/2006/10/barbecue-is-king/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:28:33 +0000 Heather http://www.heatherandchopper.com/2006/10/31/115/ I pose with an endangered species.Chopper and I went with my parents to Lynchburg, Tennessee this Saturday to attend the Jack Daniel’s 18th Annual Invitational Barbecue championships, a veritable smorgasbord of pork, beef, and chicken carnage. The event was a hoot — not only did we get to eat some of the yummiest barbecue I’ve had in years, we got to see the population of Lynchburg go from a few hundred to 25,000. The fall foliage was on full display and I took a ton of photos, which I’ve got available for your viewing pleasure. For the maximum effect, start with the first photo and work your way through, hopefully enjoying my witty commentary.

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]]> http://www.heatherandchopper.com/2005/07/cow-tipping-truth-or-fiction/feed/ Puppies: Free to Good Home http://www.heatherandchopper.com/2005/07/puppies-free-to-good-home/ http://www.heatherandchopper.com/2005/07/puppies-free-to-good-home/#comments Sun, 17 Jul 2005 02:47:41 +0000 Heather http://www.heatherandchopper.com/2005/07/16/47/ More along the “only in Alabama” theme, a classified ad from the Guntersville, Alabama Advertiser-Gleam this week:

PUPPIES: FREE TO GOOD HOME
2 males, 2 females; have had shots, worming & flea control. Breeding: mother of mixed ethnic heritage, father: assumed also a dog.

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