We started with 68 Southern Sweets, but when it came down to the final two, it was really no contest. Sweet Tea, that ultimate Southern drink, handily defeated Nanner Puddin’, garnering more than 81% of the vote. It’s no wonder that drinking the sugary nectar of Southern gods is one of the steps in our […]
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Tag Archives: Southern Culture
Twanglish Lesson: Drawers
March 19, 2012 
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Twanglish Lessons is your guide to mastering the finer points of the Official Language of the South. Remember: it’s not English; it’s Twanglish.
Today’s Twanglish Lesson is not about the slide-out compartments in one’s bedroom dresser. It’s about the unmentionables one keeps inside.
Read more Twanglish Lesson: Get Beside
March 1, 2012 0 Comments
Twanglish Lessons is your guide to the finer points of the Official Language of the South. Remember, it’s not English; it’s Twanglish.
If asked to name their top ten Twanglish phrases, this would likely make not one Real Southern Man’s list.
Read more Help Us Decide: 10 Steps to Real Southerness
January 26, 2012 2 Comments
Let’s face it, this country is plagued with an epidemic of non-Southernness. We could sit back and complain about it, or we could change things. Being that Real Southern Men are men of action, we choose the latter.
Read more Uncommon Decency and the Southern Man
January 23, 2012 11 Comments
When you create, you expect critics. And in the wide open world of the internet, with its promise of faceless anonymity, the critics are harsher than ever. We knew that full well before starting this site.
Read moreYour Invitation to Thanksgiving in the RSM Clubhouse
November 17, 2011 7 Comments
You are cordially invited to the imaginary RSM clubhouse, where the leaves are always golden, the breezes cool, your college is always winning on the gridiron, and the air smells continuously of a veritable feast. We invite you to share with the RSM world what you will be bringing to the table.
Read more Southern Sweets Showdown Round 1: #8 Fried Apple Pie vs. #9 Lemon Icebox Pie
October 27, 2011 1 Comment
Round One of the Southern Sweets Showdown rolls on with match-ups between the eight and nine seeds.
Next up, from the Pies, Cobblers & Dumplings Region, we have the 8-seed Fried Apple Pie facing off with the 9-seed Lemon Ice Box Pie.
Read more Southern Sweets Showdown: Download your bracket now!
October 7, 2011 2 Comments
It’s finally here: the downloadable Southern Sweets Showdown bracket. Click the image below, download the bracket from the image page and start making your picks. From there, what you do is up to you.
Read more It’s the First Annual Southern Sweets Showdown!
October 4, 2011 0 Comments
Some months ago, we mentioned that we’d be doing a new series of posts here on RSM called the “Southern Sweets Showdown.” Well, a little thing called Life happened, and we didn’t get around to posting it … until now.
Read more Twanglish Lesson: Kilt
September 28, 2011 4 Comments
Twanglish Lessons is your guide to mastering the finer points of the Official Language of the South. Remember, it’s not English; it’s Twanglish.
Many Real Southern Men can trace their heritage back to the Highlands, present company included. But the fact remains: Real Southern Men don’t wear skirts.
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