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Alabama Culture
Oct 7, 2020, 12:13 PM
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A guy says to the clerk, "I'd like an R O C Cola and a moon pie".The clerk says, " are you from Alabama?" The guy says, "Well yes I am, but I'm a little offended you would ask me that . If I had asked for fish and chips, would you have asked me if I was from England?" The clerk says, "well, no. I reckon not." The guy says, "if I had asked for crepe suzette and champaign, would you have asked me if I was from France?" "No, probably not"."Well why when I walk in here and ask for an R O C Cola and a moon pie, why do you ask me if I was from Alabama?" "Well, sir, this is a hardware store."
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I grew up in Alabama and their educational system.
Oct 7, 2020, 12:19 PM
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And, I know how to spell, "champagne". Just sayin'
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Re: I grew up in Alabama and their educational system.
Oct 7, 2020, 1:07 PM
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It’s “sham pain.”
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CU Medallion [60667]
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If you drink too much, it's "shame pain".***
Oct 7, 2020, 2:02 PM
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Oculus Spirit [83625]
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what's...
Oct 7, 2020, 12:29 PM
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R O C Cola?
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Oculus Spirit [83625]
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Re: what's...
Oct 7, 2020, 12:33 PM
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I know what RC Cola is
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Re: what's...
Oct 7, 2020, 12:56 PM
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Ray Stevens,singing "Ahab the Arab," used the term, except he said ROC co cola, "sippin on an ROC co cola."
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Re: Alabama Culture
Oct 7, 2020, 12:51 PM
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What does the "O" stand for in R O C Cola? I've heard of and had RC Cola but not ROC Cola.
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Re: Alabama Culture
Oct 7, 2020, 1:04 PM
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I think he was attempting to spell like it was pronounced by us deep southerners. aRa Cee cola or aRo Cee cola. You not from around here, are ya?
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Re: Alabama Culture
Oct 7, 2020, 1:25 PM
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Do the Lowes and Home Depot in SC not have drinks and snacks by the checkout lanes?
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Oculus Spirit [83625]
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yes...
Oct 7, 2020, 2:24 PM
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but in SC they don't make out with their sister in the break room
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Around the country stores outside of Orangeburg in the 50s
Oct 7, 2020, 1:26 PM
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it was pronounced R-ah C Co-Cola. Sometimes a Moon Pie was requested to complete the meal, but usually the request was for:
An R-ah C Co-cola, a Flyin' On and 2 cigarettes.
For those not educated in the language of Orangeburg, a "Flyin' On" was a "Flying Saucer" - also known as a "Flying One" by some who were entirely too educated.
And if you don't know what a Flying Saucer was, it was a Honey Bun.
I always tried to take my bird hunting breaks at the country stores along the highways and marveled at the money made by store owners opening a $0.30 cigarette package and selling them one at a time for 1 or 2 cents each.
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I used to love RC Cola
Oct 7, 2020, 2:15 PM
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Buy the RC and a bag of peanuts, put the peanuts in the RC...it was great!
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Re: I used to love RC Cola
Oct 7, 2020, 8:27 PM
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Peanuts in a Mountain Dew good too?
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I've never heard RC Cola pronounced ROC Cola.
Oct 7, 2020, 2:27 PM
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How can someone put an O in the middle of trying to say RC?
That's even worse than putting a P in Clemson.
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Re: Alabama Culture
Oct 7, 2020, 8:38 PM
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Dabo doesn’t approve
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