Category: Southern Thing Columns

(This column originates on AL.com. Clicking to continue reading will take you to a new page.) Look, United, if you wanted to scare passengers off your planes, just drop down those oxygen masks from time-to-time with no warning. Or maybe light a small fire on a wing. There's no need to get physical. Click to… Continue reading Some poor guy got aches on a plane and United got a black eye

Shazam, y'all! It's no wonder Gov. Bentley begged to keep the public from seeing texts used as evidence in his ethics hearing. Bless his little heart. No wait! No need ... the paramour in this tawdry affair - the Gloria to his hunched and creepy Mr. Burns - already blessed his heart: right on page… Continue reading No. I can’t bless Gov. Bentley’s cheatin’ heart or parts

I was reading an online post recently about how much people hate the word "moist." It's, like, one of the most hated words in history. In fact, it was ranked as the No. 1 most-hated word by Oxford Dictionaries in the U.S., the U.K. and Canada - and Canadians are a generally known as an unflappable… Continue reading Why do people hate the word ‘moist?’

Men and women are different. I know. You're all, we knew that already. Because of the whole stand-up-vs.-sit-down thing. But I'm not talking about physical differences. I am talking about differences that affect the way we live and work and, as you'll see, the way we contemplate our navels. This is important stuff, y'all …… Continue reading Why men have more belly button lint and other things you need to know today