Category: Southern Thing Column

This is where I share excerpts and links to my weekly humor column that appears on It’s a Southern Thing. (For those who are curious, I share the excerpt not because it tickles me to redirect you to the full column but because the column is the property of SouthernThing.com but I share part of it here so readers who follow the blog will know it has been posted.)

Southern Thing Column

6 ways you can tell your dog is the boss of you

Kelly Kazek

If you missed last week’s column on It’s a Southern Thing (SouthernThing.com), you can read it by clicking here. Below are the first paragraphs. I couldn’t tell you how many times my big brother, Doofus, and I would scream at one another: “You’re not the boss of me!” Enough times that we made my mom threaten… Continue reading 6 ways you can tell your dog is the boss of you

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Here’s what Dolly Parton is like in person

Kelly Kazek

If you missed last week’s column on It’s a Southern Thing (SouthernThing.com), you can read it by clicking here. Below are the first paragraphs. Wouldn’t life be so much more fun if Dolly Parton were president? I’m pretty sure every day would be like Christmas – and not the hard-candy kind, if I had to… Continue reading Here’s what Dolly Parton is like in person

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Turns out, it's not illegal to end a sentence with a preposition. Someone was just messing around

Kelly Kazek

If you missed last week’s column on It’s a Southern Thing (SouthernThing.com), you can read it by clicking here. Below are the first paragraphs. It really jars my preserves to hear someone say, "Where are you at?" Or worse, "Where you at?" As an English major who has spent a career writing, I have to… Continue reading Turns out, it's not illegal to end a sentence with a preposition. Someone was just messing around

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Forget putting tongues on flagpoles; this is a Southern kid’s triple-dog dare

Kelly Kazek

If you missed last week’s column on It’s a Southern Thing (SouthernThing.com), you can read it by clicking here. Below are the first paragraphs. https://youtu.be/NigyrT7nLBQ Y'all, a whole bunch of elementary-school kids in Minnesota got their tongues stuck to flagpoles last week. Apparently, after being triple-dog dared, the young'uns managed to shake their playground monitors in… Continue reading Forget putting tongues on flagpoles; this is a Southern kid’s triple-dog dare

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Alligators are getting a little too big for their britches and here’s why

Kelly Kazek

If you missed last week’s column on It’s a Southern Thing (SouthernThing.com), you can read it by clicking here. Below are the first paragraphs. Some people claim Florida is weird. I think it is a perfectly lovely state where the wildlife just happens to be smarter than the rest of us. Settle down. I’m not insulting… Continue reading Alligators are getting a little too big for their britches and here’s why