Speaking of disconcerting
After Hub and I went to see Jewel at the rodeo, we stayed in San Antonio for a couple of nights. On our way out of town, we were driving to the highway and happened to pass the Alamo. I glanced over to admire the cradle of Texas freedom and saw… THE ENTIRE UNION ARMY MILLING AROUND OUR PRECIOUS ALAMO! AAAH! AAAAHHH!
Those of you from Yankeeland may not realize the impact that the sight of a buncha Yankees lollygagging around one of the South’s precious landmarks will have. I could make analogies, but they’d make someone mad. (Like what if you lived in South Dakota and looked out the window and saw a huge bunch of Native Americans on horses riding around your town square?) Just know that it was surreal and frightening. We rolled down our car windows and hub started yelling about Yankees while I whistled “Dixie” really loud.
Turns out they were having some sort of Civil War re-enactment that day. Twouldn’t have been so bad if I’d seen some of our Boys in Grey so I could give ’em a nice Rebel Yell, instead of having to see all those damnyankees.
Did you know that the statue on top of the Texas Capitol, as well as all the main entrances on the University of Texas buildings face south? The builders and the legislators literally wanted to turn their backs on the North.
South’s gonna rise again, y’all. And we’re gonna laugh and laugh at all y’all Yankees who are snowed under.
February 18th, 2003 at 12:57 am
You’re right about the doors. I never thought about that before.
February 18th, 2003 at 1:53 am
You didn’t see any of your “Boys in Grey” because it was probably a historical re-enactment. In other words, they were laying all over the ground being trod upon. >;)