Larry, I love that southern hospitality! A bottle of cool wine upon docking,
bagles or donuts, coffee, and the newspaper delivered to the boat every
morning, a courtesy car to go shopping..............

When will those yankee marina owners learn how to treat their paying customers?

And by the way, tell the Chamber that I know the difference between Beaufort
(Bu-fort), SC and Beaufort (Bo-fort), NC.


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On 04 Nov 2003 21:45:50 GMT, (Capt Lou) wrote:


And by the way, tell the Chamber that I know the difference between Beaufort
(Bu-fort), SC and Beaufort (Bo-fort), NC.

Most Yankees don't.

It was about 87F here yesterday. My fall-spring window fan ran all
night, its thermostat never finding peace. Today, it's only going up
to 80F, so it'll be more comfortable in my truck without the AC going
to work.

What a great place to call home......(c;



Larry W4CSC

"Very funny, Scotty! Now, BEAM ME MY CLOTHES! KIRK OUT!"

Isn't the southern one "Bufert" or maybe "Buferd"?

Jim Woodward
www.mvFintry.com

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"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
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On 04 Nov 2003 21:45:50 GMT, (Capt Lou) wrote:


And by the way, tell the Chamber that I know the difference between
Beaufort
(Bu-fort), SC and Beaufort (Bo-fort), NC.

Most Yankees don't.

It was about 87F here yesterday. My fall-spring window fan ran all
night, its thermostat never finding peace. Today, it's only going up
to 80F, so it'll be more comfortable in my truck without the AC going
to work.

What a great place to call home......(c;



Larry W4CSC

"Very funny, Scotty! Now, BEAM ME MY CLOTHES! KIRK OUT!"

On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 09:15:06 -0500, "Jim Woodward" jameslwoodward at
attbi dot com wrote:

Isn't the southern one "Bufert" or maybe "Buferd"?

Jim Woodward
www.mvFintry.com

Right....Beaufort, in SC is pronounced B(long)u-Fut

South Carolinians have a similar heritage to British colonies like
Maine. They don't prounounce R either. Bu-fut

Charleston has a special dialect called Geechee. You can also hear it
in Norfolk, Va, (pronounced in Geechee Nofuk, which is where the Navy
sailors got it, not from their sexual discoveries).

Charleston, here, is properly pronounced Chao-stun.....

Do a google search on geechee and learn it. When you come to
Chaostun, I'll take you out to Rockville on Wadmalaw Island and cut
you loose after we take off your blindfold. The Geechee people, black
and white, will direct you back to the city and if you make it (many
don't and we have to send out the rescue squad) we'll issue you a
Geechee Certificate and put a special code on your driver's license
indicating to the local people that you know Geechee and can accept
basic instructions in Geechee, endearing you to all of them,
instantly.

Of course, drenched in coastal island hospitality, many Yankees refuse
to be rescue, choosing, instead, to stay in Rockville. Many seem
attracted to the shrimp, which sells there for $2/pound, to their
astonishment compared to "back home".

Another interesting pronounciation is one of the major islands close
in, James Island. It's proper geechee pronounciation is Ji-mile.
Makes perfect sense....reduces a long name to nearly one syllable, as
do many Geechee words.

I learned Geechee sitting at the lunch counters of the old Eckards
Drug Store just South of downtown Chaostun on US 17. Old Geechee men
used to sit and talk for hours and eventually let me sit in so I
wouldn't miss anything. Don't ask for translations, though. They
figure anyone who's not crazy already KNOWS Geechee, obviously.

Your reporter in Chaostun,
Lah-e
(Larry)

Larry W4CSC wrote:


Right....Beaufort, in SC is pronounced B(long)u-Fut

South Carolinians have a similar heritage to British colonies like
Maine. They don't prounounce R either. Bu-fut

Charleston has a special dialect called Geechee. You can also hear it
in Norfolk, Va, (pronounced in Geechee Nofuk, which is where the Navy
sailors got it, not from their sexual discoveries).

My wife, a Navy brat, moved from Mare Island to Charleston Navy Yard in
the 6th grade and her grades went from As to Fs. At the teacher's
conference it became obvious what the problem was. Nobody in the family
understood a word the teacher said. :-)

There are many Charlestonian terms that confuse Yankees. Like:
Noose: What Dan Rather purports to read on TV.
Abode: Noun: A flat piece of wood or Preposition: as in on or within a
boat or ship.
Korea: What UPS and FedX are.
Kyar: A four wheeled vehicle for personal transportation.

These are High Charlestonese terms. Geechee a lot harder to interpret
and Gulla is totally unintelligible. On arrival visitors are encouraged
to buy an English/Charlestonese dictionary.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

All right, I'll be the straight man --

Korea: What UPS and FedX are.

Carrier?


--
Jim Woodward
www.mvFintry.com


"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
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Larry W4CSC wrote:


Right....Beaufort, in SC is pronounced B(long)u-Fut

South Carolinians have a similar heritage to British colonies like
Maine. They don't prounounce R either. Bu-fut

Charleston has a special dialect called Geechee. You can also hear it
in Norfolk, Va, (pronounced in Geechee Nofuk, which is where the Navy
sailors got it, not from their sexual discoveries).

My wife, a Navy brat, moved from Mare Island to Charleston Navy Yard in
the 6th grade and her grades went from As to Fs. At the teacher's
conference it became obvious what the problem was. Nobody in the family
understood a word the teacher said. :-)

There are many Charlestonian terms that confuse Yankees. Like:
Noose: What Dan Rather purports to read on TV.
Abode: Noun: A flat piece of wood or Preposition: as in on or within a
boat or ship.
Korea: What UPS and FedX are.
Kyar: A four wheeled vehicle for personal transportation.

These are High Charlestonese terms. Geechee a lot harder to interpret
and Gulla is totally unintelligible. On arrival visitors are encouraged
to buy an English/Charlestonese dictionary.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

Jim Woodward wrote:
All right, I'll be the straight man --

Korea: What UPS and FedX are.

Carrier?

Close, Courier. The Charleston paper is the Noose and Korea.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

Jim Woodward wrote:
All right, I'll be the straight man --

Korea: What UPS and FedX are.

Carrier?

Close, Courier. The Charleston paper is the Noose and Korea.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

It's also interesting to note that, like it is spelled....boat.....is
a TWO syllable word.....boo-it

If we wanted to say it as a one syllable word, His Majesty would have
had it spelled BOTE.....

While driving through the old city, yesterday, I saw two kids enjoying
another old Chao-stun tradition, a joggling board. This flexible
wooden board, tricky to stand on, is loosely supported on either end
by equally shakey vertical mounts, making staying aboard with your
opponent trying to shake you off great fun.... Many old Chao-stun
houses have joggling boards on their verandas ovahlookin' tha gahdin.

Y'all stop by and have some tea....



Larry W4CSC

"Very funny, Scotty! Now, BEAM ME MY CLOTHES! KIRK OUT!"

Larry W4CSC wrote:


Y'all stop by and have some tea....

BIG difference between Charleston and Savannah. In Charleston they
serve you tea and ask who your daddy is. In Savannah they just ask what
you want to drink. :-)

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com