My slave-owning (good God, that is painful to write), tobacco and hemp growing great-great-grandfather Judge George Rhoades sympathized with the South during the recent unpleasantness (no, not the Anglican squabbles, the REAL unpleasantness--besides, old George was a pillar of the Baptist Church). He was a judge in Saline County, Missouri. I know about his southern sympathies because somewhere among my effects is his son's Bible in which may be found Judge Rhoades' obituary, which mentions them. Having googled my ancestor, I just learned the details about crops and the manner (i.e., slavery) of cultivating them.
Though I am fond of grits (and of my little Texas bluebonnet, Miss Amber), I have never considered myself anything but a Yankee.
I took the test.
The Yankee or Dixie? Quiz (for your entertainment, tittilation, or horror).
My score: 57% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.
Where have I gone wrong, y'all? I swear, I spit out sweet tea the second it hits my lips!
(h/t to Fr. Bill for the quiz and to eager genealogists for info on Judge Rhoades)
--the BB
