What are the best websites about the American South and Southern Culture? Help me remember what I have left and to keep abreast of the cultural happenings in my homeland while I sojourn amongst the Yankees. [more inside]
posted by MasonDixon on Sep 21, 2009 - 9 answers

How do I make fantastic southern-type biscuits? [more inside]
posted by hal_c_on on Jun 19, 2009 - 18 answers

Help me with an itinerary for a 3-day camping/photo tour of Southern California. [more inside]
posted by mamessner on Apr 13, 2009 - 4 answers

Southern phrases like "gets my goat" and "burns my biscuits"? [more inside]
posted by curiositykilledthelemur on Mar 26, 2009 - 70 answers

Where can I go camping within a day's drive of L.A. this coming weekend? [more inside]
posted by drjimmy11 on Feb 11, 2009 - 13 answers

Where can one find fried chicken livers & gizzards in west Houston? [more inside]
posted by mrbill on Jan 16, 2009 - 15 answers

I received a small gift packet of branded "Southern Comfort" coffee for Christmas. It is really good but all I can find is more little gift packets for sale. Anyone know where I can get a larger quantity or a very similar tasting coffee? (I think it has a citrus like flavor)
posted by OneCrayon on Dec 30, 2008 - 4 answers

Recommend a pick-your-own apple orchard in Southern California, not too far afield from L.A., please. [more inside]
posted by mykescipark on Oct 23, 2008 - 3 answers

In the market of Buying a Condo in the Los Angeles areas and want to know how to research best. Need to find out sites that keep me up to date with the housing market, when its good to buy etc...for with the economy right now I don't really know what to do.....please help [more inside]
posted by matthelm on Sep 23, 2008 - 5 answers

Two-part slang request. I'm looking for: 1. Colloquial terms for Southern gentlemen types, of the mint julep-sipping variety; and 2. Unique/interesting slang along the lines of, "will have my guts my for garters."
posted by np312 on Jul 22, 2008 - 28 answers

I'm a transplanted Kentuckian who's been in the UK for almost two years now, and one thing I really miss is Southern-style sausage (think Jimmy Dean). Home made sausage gravy and biscuits is my number-one comfort meal and sometimes I just NEED it. [more inside]
posted by cilantro on May 20, 2008 - 5 answers

Please help me expand my base of quaint southern expressions, aphorisms and witticisms. [more inside]
posted by willie11 on May 8, 2008 - 103 answers

Will I see the southern lights in New Zealand? [more inside]
posted by Helga-woo on Feb 20, 2008 - 8 answers

I'm looking for a place near Los Angeles where snow is falling or has recent fell on the ground. I don't want to go skiing I just want to throw a few snowballs. [more inside]
posted by Charlie Lesoine on Jan 3, 2008 - 8 answers

My boss would like me to drop my accent by developing a Southern one. Is this a bad idea? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 14, 2007 - 65 answers

where can I stay in Santa Barbara? [more inside]
posted by drjimmy11 on Aug 20, 2007 - 14 answers

Help me find family-friendly winter holiday festivals and celebrations in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama to be held this year (2007-2008)-- especially non-Christian celebrations like those celebrating Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, or just winter itself. Or specific cultural celebrations that would offer something beyond the usual Xmas/Santa stuff. [more inside]
posted by mdiskin on Aug 6, 2007 - 6 answers

Is there a tradition in the Southern USA that men go by their middle names? [more inside]
posted by jbiz on Jun 8, 2007 - 56 answers

How does one monitor the Housing Market of Southern California? [more inside]
posted by matthelm on Mar 26, 2007 - 5 answers

Do drain's really drain counterclockwise in the Southern hemisphere? [more inside]
posted by goalyeehah on Nov 26, 2006 - 18 answers

Language/Dialect-filter: In search of "authentic" Southern (American) accents... [more inside]
posted by ibeji on Oct 11, 2006 - 48 answers

What's the origin/etymology of the phrase "Tall Drink of Water", usually in reference to an attractive southern woman?
posted by SpecialK on Aug 14, 2006 - 22 answers

I want to plant some Casablanca lily bulbs, so that I may cut them at various times and give them to the SO. I live in Los Angeles, and have sandy soil around my property at different degrees of sunniness and facing different cardinal directions, mostly directly against one wall or another. What should I know?
posted by sdis on Aug 2, 2006 - 1 answer

Cadiz in Southern Spain: your recommendations por favor? [more inside]
posted by Wilder on Mar 1, 2006 - 7 answers

Play some Synyrd. The song. The t-shirt. The angry reply. Yet 1,120 results on Google and still no answer. Where did it come from? A movie? A book? A comedy sketch? Or was it just so common for people to request that Skynyrd be played that the call became ubiquitous?
posted by afroblanca on Nov 5, 2005 - 23 answers

A four day SoCal vacation with two small children (7 and 3).... what can we do that isn't Disneyland? [more inside]
posted by cowmix on Aug 7, 2005 - 12 answers

I live in Los Angeles and wanted to find locations of any clothing outlet stores. I did some basic searches on google with not much luck. Any help on this would be great. [more inside]
posted by matthelm on May 30, 2005 - 8 answers

I'm looking for recipes and techniques for authentic southern fried chicken. [more inside]
posted by rorycberger on Apr 28, 2005 - 11 answers

Due to a lucky alignment of stars, I have a 5 day vacation slot appear out of nowhere. I semi-randomly picked a destination: on Tuesday night I am flying out to Los Angeles, renting a car and driving into desert. What must I see/do? [more inside]
posted by blindcarboncopy on Mar 20, 2005 - 12 answers

My wife and I live in New York City, but she's from the Deep South (Alabama). She's often miffed that when she goes to a grocery store in the city, she can't find food and treats that she grew up with (i.e. Goo Goo Clusters). I know you can order a lot of stuff online, but I was wondering -- since there are Korean grocery stores and Indian grocery stores (and even British grocery stores) in NYC -- is there a Southern U.S. grocery store? If not, is there a central website for ordering Southern food products (rather than multiple websites of various product manufacturers)?
posted by grumblebee on Aug 2, 2004 - 15 answers