Southerner's Book of Lists, The [Paperback]

Jim Erskine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 1996

"Pull up a chair and sit a spell!" (For you Yankees, this means "hello!") Ninety-five helpful, humorous lists are included in this book to remind Southerners and inform Yankees of what it means to be Southern. The lists cover topics near and dear to every true Southerner's heart, like food and pickup trucks. Breakfast for the Southerner may be traditional ("buttermilk biscuits and gravy, fried eggs and sausage, and 'taters, coffee, and milk") or unusual ("Moon Pie and Diet Coke"). Also, "lunch" is called "dinner" south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and iced tea, served in as large a glass as possible, is an acceptable drink with any meal. Southerners love their pickup trucks! They are "rarely washed, never totally clean," and have a "muffler that rarely muffles anything." And no pickup would be complete without the obligatory gun rack on the rear window that may contain a "shotgun, umbrella, whip, cattle prod, baseball bat, or cowboy hat." "Take care now." That means good-bye.

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About the Author

Jim Erskine is a humorist and writer who has published more than a dozen children's and humor books in more than fifteen years. He holds a degree in folklore from Western Kentucky University, owns his own greeting card company, and has had artwork published in Cosmopolitan, Campus Life, and other national publications. Erskine also shares the honor of being the founding member of the Kentucky-based Ugly Necktie Society of America.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (June 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565541499
• ISBN-13: 978-1565541498
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,456,111 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not funny north or south of the Mason-Dixon line!, July 7, 2008

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This review is from: Southerner's Book of Lists, The (Paperback)

Honestly, I came across this book in the "humor" section of a mega book store. It is a very half-hearted attempt at down-home sincerity in order to make the south appear to be the most special of all places. Well, indeed, it is. But not from anything I got from this book.

Southerners are to "be leery of ANYBODY hailing from north of the Mason-Dixon Line. Southerners "don't play if you can piddle... Don't walk if you can mosey."

Hmmm. OK, but not witty, wise, funny or an interesting read. Just kinda lame -- but in a sweet, down-home way.