Road Sign

[boy in a kilt]

Proof that you can take the boy out of Biloxi, but you can't take the Biloxi out of the boy!

You do know now don't you, that that there ain't no way to talk good! huh?

One night SGTiger and I were sitting out in her parents backyard eating (and in my case, drinking beer) while the kids were playing. My son was up to something he probably shouldn't have been and without thinking, I yelled "Boy, knock that off or you'll bust your damn head."

Complete with just a touch of accent. I don't normally have one, which is why I needed to mention the beer.

[Mr. Bloom]

I yelled "Boy, knock that off or you'll bust your damn head."

...and Bill Gates heard it down the road at Microsoft and got the inspiration for spell and grammar check...

[boy in a kilt]

Sometimes Jeff Foxworthy hits a little close to home.

I developed a hatred for spell check when I was writing my Master's Thesis. Apparently they didn't think to put words like Synechococcus or biogeochemical in there.

[Mr. Bloom]

Synechococcus or biogeochemical

Hmmm...maybe you can take the Biloxi out of the boy!

Lifesgreat: Thats an interesting story. Frankly, I don't think about polygamous women in the same thought as political activist in 1912! It's interesting the presumptions we make in our stereotypes.