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Home - I Home - II Articles Links Stories from the Press Snippets Message Board Editor's Bio Bulletin Board Submissions Free Update E-mail Link to USADS USADS BACK ISSUES Jun~2003 Jul~2003 Aug~2003 Sep~2003 Oct~2003 Nov~2003 Dec~2003 Jan~2004 Feb~2004 Mar~2004 Apr~2004 May~2004 SNIPPETS By Beth Jacks Click ~ more info ARTICLES ABOUT SOUTHERN PEOPLE AND PLACES . . . AND ANYTHING ELSE WE FANCY! One of the best sites on the Net for readers, writers, storytellers, travelers, nostalgia buffs, and gossips. Southern Talk "Jellymaking was my favorite part of the summer ritual. It always began with a trip in my grandfather’s boat to pick fat, juicy muscadines from vines that cascaded from trees which hung over the piceous waters of Alabama’s Black Warrior River." -- Karen Lingo "Truly classy people always do the right thing automatically; I have to think about it." -- Dan May "The only way to eat a Frito quietly, we have discovered, is to just put one in your mouth and suck on it until it is soft, and trust me, if you do this, you won’t want more than one, so don’t do it.” BR> -- Jill Conner Browne “Two things a privy’s got a commode ain’t got and that’s green flies and chickens.” -- Bert Goolsby "My mother could fry a dishrag and my father would eat it. And like it. In our family, grease remains one of the four essential Southern food groups – the others being salt, barbecue, and bourbon." -- Morgan Murphy “Someone once asked me if I ever worried about running out of ideas for songs. I responded, ‘Not as long as I continue to write about the South.’” -- Kate Campbell "Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between." -- Harper Lee "First learn the laws of writing. Then rearrange them to suit yourself." -- Truman Capote "Writing, like life, is a serious business and should be tempered with humor.” -- Robert Fulton "A good country song takes a page out of somebody’s life and puts it to music.” -- Conway Twitty "Comparisons with other people are like weeds. As soon as you deal with one, another one pops up." -- Hank Aaron "Butter melts faster in the South.” -- Roy Blount, Jr. "The man who views the world at fifty the same way he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life." -- Muhammad Ali “Do the common things of life in an uncommon way.” -- George Washington Carver "Life is an unanswered question, but let’s still believe in the dignity and importance of the question.” -- Tennessee Williams “Play is a vital part of life.” -- Dinah Shore “Nothing can be done without hope and optimism.” -- Helen Keller "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.” -- Mark Twain “Apparent failure often proves a blessing.” -- Robert E. Lee "Don’t give up at halftime. Concentrate on winning the second half." -- Bear Bryant "One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.” -- Arthur Ashe “You’ve got to continue to grow, or you’re just like last night’s cornbread – stale and dry.” -- Loretta Lynn “We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.” -- Jimmy Carter Comments? Questions? Suggestions? Click here! ________________ ~Southern Speak~ “Choicy” ~~fussy~~ “Mama said Julie Ann can’t spend the night any more ‘cause she’s just too choicy about how much pulp’s in her juice.” For more great Southern expressions, please click here. @2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 All Rights Reserved Best viewed on IE Updated June/04

~June '04 Featured Articles~ Enjoy our June feature stories! _________________________ Delta Memories by Billy Tom Lusk Bubba Lusk, octogenarian and storyteller supreme, shares tales about growing up in the Mississippi Delta. This is a treasure of Delta history. Ellis Theater Memories by USADS Readers Here’s another historical (and hilarious) treasure. If only the walls in the old southern movie theaters could talk! Telephones by Newt Harlan Readers will find more fascinating history in Newt’s essay on the history of telephones. Remember those party lines? Good ‘un, Newt! Tennis with the in-laws by Charles W. Dowdy What a scream! Dowdy’s done it again. But don’t believe a word of it. Sallie Burdine leaves legacy with books by Beth Boswell Jacks Sallie Astor Burdine knew nothing about writing books, but the two she left are sure to comfort and inspire. Did the Big C win? Read and see what you think. USA Today . . . er . . . maybe tomorrow? by Mike Bay We’ve got bugs in the South, right? Well, leave it to Mike Bay to battle ‘em and leave us laughing. Juicy Fruit will gum up the mole works by Gene Owens Got pesky moles in your yard? Gene’s got the solution. Whatta writer! Devil’s Work by Bill Melton Bill Melton declares the devil is definitely at work in the world – else what are cellphones for? Getting Naked by Ed Williams Ed swears he’s got the most perfect (and simple) method for raking in the dough. Ye Editor wouldn’t put it past him, uh huh. Two Poems by Melanie McCranie Mansfield Melanie Mansfield is one talented writer. Read these poems about her sons. They’re wonderful – the poems and the boys. Mule’s Gold by Claude Jones Claude sends us another great piece of fiction, Faulknerian style and beautifully crafted. Do read! Confessions of a four-year-old drama queen by Jackie Cooper We’ve all been there, experienced that if we have granddaughters. Genna will steal your heart! Sob. Sleep: rats, birds and me by Chris Wilson Veteran journalist Chris Wilson gives us her research on sleep. The girl’s got some humorous and educational info here! Phil Bratcher’s Poetry by Rev. Phil Bratcher Even more wonderful poems from the Reverend. Few words. Fascinating thoughts. Pizza – Southern style by Ed Folkes Ed just gets funnier and funnier. Don’t miss this tale from the Withalacoochee. Arousing Andi by Andy McNeil Ye Editor would have killed him; however, this is ONE way to rouse a sleeping woman. Funny . . . and true experience. Upon One Delta Night and other poems by Eddie Draper How fortunate we are to receive these poems from songwriter Eddie Draper. You’ll hear the music, we promise. What’s mine is mine, and what’s his is mine – or is it? by Ann Ipock Carolina columnist Ann Ipock is one terrific writer. She’s redecorating her hubby’s office, and she’s willing to let us in on the procedure. Lucky us! When I die, I’ll be a biscuit by Jacqueline Brunson The little moments – that’s what makes life so much fun. Brunson’s daughter gives her pause . . . and gives us a smile. Deep South Expressions by Shane Hill Wow, the traffic we get here at USADS from folks looking for Southern expressions and colloquialisms! Shane Hill sent us more, so we promptly put ‘em up for the searchers. These are funneeeee! Remember who you are . . . by Walter Redden And finally, here are words of wisdom from a very wise man – words passed on from his wonderful mother. Words to remember. ________________________ And why not enjoy these "oldies but goodies"? Memories of a Family Reunion by Randy Hill World War II Memories by George Turner The Twins Journal by Charles Dowdy Son Child by John Milton Wesley Miss Babe by Tom Givens Kidnapped by Macklyn Hubbell Material Spirit by Carl Schultz The Eel and the Snake by Jacqueline Brunson My Natural Home by Kristen Twedt Before the Music Died by Gene Goodson The Skinny on the Hamburger Helper Diet by Mitch Chase

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