RSM founder Wayne Franklin responds to the portrayal of this site in a recent column by George Packer of the New Yorker.
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Tag Archives: Southerner
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 How to be A Fake Southern Man: An Open Letter to Mitt Romney
March 14, 2012 11 Comments
There was a conspicuous spike in hits, especially to our Real Southern Rules category, the day before the Alabama and Mississippi primaries. Coincidence? We think not.
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 The 10-Step Program of Real Southerness
January 31, 2012 13 Comments
We asked for help, and you answered the call. Thanks to your input, we now have the world’s first* 10-step program for becoming a Real Southerner. There’s no point in belaboring the … point; so let’s get right to it.
Read more Twanglish Lesson: Otter, Awta & Orta
January 27, 2012 0 Comments
Twanglish Lessons is your semi-irregular guide to the finer points of the Official Language of the South. Remember, it’s not English; it’s Twanglish.
Today’s Twanglish Lesson sounds a bit like a children’s book title in the making.
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 more Real Southern Rule #19: Get A Dog
January 10, 2012 12 Comments
The middle class, perhaps reflecting their own jambalaya of a heritage, embrace the mutts. In fact, anyone who brags about being 1/96 Cherokee but refuses to own a mixed-breed dog is not to be trusted.
Read more Southern Sweets: That Food of the Gods, Ambrosia
October 5, 2011 1 Comment
Go to any potluck or dinner on the grounds and you will likely see this sweet salad—this “food of the gods”. Other than the fact that it is incredibly sweet and we can actually call it a salad, I think Real Southern Men like Ambrosia because it is endlessly customizable.
Read more Introducing Real Southern Rules
October 3, 2011 5 Comments
Let us start by apologizing for how slow things have been on the site lately. Goodness knows y’all need your “Twanglish Lessons” and profiles of Real Southern Men just to get through these tough times. At least, that’s what we keep telling ourselves.
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