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Or just a Braves cap, and then we can make him a nice pick'em-up truck to drive (or maybe if someone's got some orange bricks we can make him a nice orange dodge charger) oh and of course we'd have to make a nice trailer home for him to live in.. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug)
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Even better! How about a "Cat" or "Redman" logo? <LOL> :-) (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug)
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G. Crisp wrote in message <3900F614.1AB8C136@m...ng.com>... (...) Straw? How about changing that ball cap to John Deere Green? Or better yet, put a #3 on it. <gd&r> Brian (bbq) Sauls (Jes' cuz my folks wuz related don' make me no rayed-nayek.) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug)
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Jeff Stembel wrote in message ... (...) for (...) LOL, I think the term "Dixie" is kind of watered down now days any ways. I think the city of Atlanta almost doesn't consider itself part of "Dixie", while the rest of Georgia is. I think many people (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug)
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(...) True, but I don't think *they* consider themselves part of Dixie. :) Jeff (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug)
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(...) Virginia is part of "Dixie" while West Virginia is not. thus the reason for the division of Virginia. (...) -- ---...--- James J. Trobaugh North Georgia LEGO Train Club (URL) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug)
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Well technically the eleven Dixie states were Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Being a native of Georgia I've never really considered Florida or Texas to be (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug)
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(...) Originally, yes, I believe so (Dixie is a reference to the Dixon part of the Mason-Dixon Line, IIRC). However, Maryland does not consider itself "Dixie", nor does Virginia, AFAIK. To me, "Dixie" refers to Georgia and Alabama, mostly. Jeff (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug)
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Actually, "Dixie" is in reference to banknotes issued in Louisiana with "dix" (French for 'ten') on them. This actually predates Mason and Dixon by several decades. -Cheese (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug)
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(...) AFA my limited knowledge goes, it refs to countries south of the Mason-Dixon line (did I get that right?). XFUT .dixielug 'cause they would know best... -Shiri (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.dixielug)
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LOVE IT! Now if we could just get a straw hat in to LDraw, he would be perfect. - Greg (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug)
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At the start of the war Kentucky sought to remain neutral; in September 1861 Confederate troops invaded Kentucky, leading to Kentuckians enlisting overwhelmingly in the Union cause. I don't know if I'd call a Kentuckian a Yankee though, I guess it (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug, lugnet.org.us.gmlug)
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(...) I've lived in Kentucky for most of my life (still do officially even though I'm in South Carolina for a couple of years). It's a Southern state, though it's easy to see why people get confused. The states to the north and west of KY are (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug, lugnet.org.us.gmlug)
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Well technically the eleven Dixie states were Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Being a native of Georgia I've never really considered Florida or Texas to be (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug, lugnet.org.us.gmlug)
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(...) Kentucky's in the South, I agree, although it snows there quite a bit. Some would argue whether it's in Dixie. It's north of the Mason Dixon line and didn't secede. :-) ++Lar (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug, lugnet.org.us.gmlug)
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Franklin, Kenny's email address is dvs2001@earthlink.net jt Franklin W. Cain wrote in message <20000420213840.2670...il.com>... (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug)
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Hey, y'all, Those of you how've been to at least one meeting at Craig's house may recall the "bubba" minifig that Craig drew a poster of, to help us locate his house. Well, just in case I hadn't mentioned this yet, I made a couple of DAT files, and (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug)
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Hey, Kenny! Where are you? I haven't heard from you since our meeting. You had mentioned that you might need some help in uploading the pictures from your digi-cam, and I was wanting to assist you, but I'll need for you to contact me. Email me and (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug)
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Hi, Shiri! Us Oregonians consider ourselves to be in the Pacific Northwest (so do Alaskans, but what do they know? *smirk*) About the only LUG I can think of off the top of me noggin is the PNLTC (Pacific Northwest Lego Train Club), who are based (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug, lugnet.org.us.gmlug)
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The list larry gives below seems reasonable for DixieLUG; though I would definitely include both Arkansas and Kentucky in 'The South'. Oregon would be considered 'NorthWest' United states (completely opposite of DixieLUG... which would refer to the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug, lugnet.org.us.gmlug)
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