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Southern Humor

The Janitor in Chief as Lord of the Cosmos

By Joseph R. Stromberg

Once upon a time, somewhere near here, there were thirteen sturdy proprietors. They lived within haling distance of one another and things weren’t so bad. There was a fourteenth proprietor as well, a rascally fellow… »

  • Joseph R. Stromberg
  • Southern Humor
  • United States Constitution

Front Porch Braggin’ Rights

By Ben Jones

My new neighbor Ozzie, who grew up in the Bronx, thinks that the South is a place “without much culture.”  Ozzie acts as if he is an expert on the subject, even though his Southern… »

  • Ben Jones
  • Southern Culture
  • Southern Humor
  • Southern Literature
  • Southern Music

What Country Legend Roy Clark’s Death Symbolizes for America in 2018

By Boyd Cathey

The news came Thursday, November 15, that country music legend, Virginia-born Roy Clark had passed away at age 85. For those either too young to know who Clark was, or who perhaps never cottoned to… »

  • Boyd Cathey
  • Roy Clark
  • Southern Culture
  • Southern Humor
  • Southern Music

How to Run the American Revolution: Belated Advice

By Joseph R. Stromberg

In the spirit of historical course correction, I herewith submit some thoughts to those who may find themselves in an American Revolution between 1774 and 1783. 1. Rule number one. Don’t cooperate with any leaders,… »

  • American War for Independence
  • Joseph R. Stromberg
  • Southern History
  • Southern Humor

Southern Memories of the Good Ol’ Days

By Cary Lindsay

Having traveled in all fifty states, I must admit there are certain areas of this great country that continue to draw me back, time and again, to enjoy their natural beauty, pleasing climate, and their… »

  • Agrarianism
  • Cary Lindsay
  • Southern Culture
  • Southern Humor

First Kiss

By Cary Lindsay

Back in 1958, when I was fifteen years old, I made the most critical and important decision in my youthful life. I made the choice any all-American fifteen-year-old farm boy would have made. It was… »

  • Cary Lindsay
  • Southern Humor
  • Southern Literature

Myth of a Nation

By Lewis Liberman

Galactic Imperium News Service (GINS) Special Report: Will Democrats and Republicans in America finally set aside their differences and save the world through the imperial aspirations of big government, a robust Presidential ruler and visionary… »

  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Lewis Liberman
  • Southern Humor

Mule Breeding

By Paul H. Yarbrough

“Why don’t you get a tractor? You could get more done.” “Don’t need more done.” “But you could get it done faster.” “Faster than what?” “Faster than that mule goes.” The Yankee machine man really… »

  • Paul Yarbrough
  • Southern Humor
  • Southern Literature

The Arkansas Traveler

By John Marquardt

It was Tuesday evening, September 16th, and people all across America were settling down for the first performance of a new CBS comedy and music program.  Rather than watching the show on fifty-inch TV screens… »

  • Arkansas Traveler
  • Bob Burns
  • John Marquardt
  • New South
  • Southern History
  • Southern Humor

Tom’s Comedy Club

By Frank Clark

There was a social order at Tom’s Service Station.  It wasn’t posted on the wall.  The “Welcome Wagon” didn’t slip it into the baskets they gave to the newcomers.  It wasn’t revealed as part of… »

  • Frank Clark
  • Southern Humor
  • Southern Literature

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