Wow, putting pennies in urinals..I'm in VA where when people refer to "the war" they don't mean Iraq, and I've never seen that. I do know of some crazies who participate in the re-enactments and take it so far they make their own hard tack, then let it age for authenticity. And when they get "shot" in a battle, they don't get up and sit in the shade, they lie there until everyone is done and get carried off the field on an old-timey stretcher. They're more harmless history geeks, who maintain the battlegrounds and don't have much time left over for hatred. They do have a hard time finding people willing to be union soldiers.

H_is_for_Heretic: They do have a hard time finding people willing to be union soldiers.

That's probably because it takes time and a LOT of money to put together an authentic 'kit'. Not to mention the fact that the further north you go, the more twitchy local authorities get about registering .50 muskets. Re-enactor or not, that's the sort of thing that gets you hassled.

Are they all hopped-up on S'Mores Schnapps?

FTFA: In response to such charges, the Sons' Florida commander in 2002 sent interracial pornography to a female researcher at the center. John Adams later apologized, but he remains with the organization.

South Postpones Rising Again For Yet Another Year(p)



Three of the estimated 45 million Southerners who have not yet gotten around to rising again.

Weaver95: H_is_for_Heretic: They do have a hard time finding people willing to be union soldiers.

That's probably because it takes time and a LOT of money to put together an authentic 'kit'. Not to mention the fact that the further north you go, the more twitchy local authorities get about registering .50 muskets. Re-enactor or not, that's the sort of thing that gets you hassled.

Around here, most of the Confederate re-enactment regiments have detachments which can operate for either side. One particular North Carolina outfit portrays a Pennsylvania cavalry unit.

Oh, and I participated in a Revolutionary War reenactment a couple of months ago, so I guess I'm required to get a kick out of these replies...

Weaver95: H_is_for_Heretic: They do have a hard time finding people willing to be union soldiers.

That's probably because it takes time and a LOT of money to put together an authentic 'kit'. Not to mention the fact that the further north you go, the more twitchy local authorities get about registering .50 muskets. Re-enactor or not, that's the sort of thing that gets you hassled.

In NY at least there's no problem. The Rev/F&I War re-enactors I know don't seem to have any problems getting their hands on ordnance, either. One just has a cannon in his garage, parked next to his wife's car and their canoes.

Another friend of mine used to do Civil War reenactment in PA, but quit because the dudes in grey kept seeming to forget that they weren't actually in the Civil War and kept giving the blue guys concussions with their musket butts.

I just went camping to Gettysburg last week, some I'm getting a kick blah, blah, blah.

If the South rises again, doesn't that mean that then they are above the north, so that in turn would make them North and the North South and they would hate themselves an -BOOM-

The Beacon Man: Since liberals hate the Confederate flag so much, why is it that they always burn the United States flag instead?

I have a theory...

That you are really skookum alter ego?

Weaver95: Not to mention the fact that the further north you go, the more twitchy local authorities get about registering .50 muskets. Re-enactor or not, that's the sort of thing that gets you hassled.

I read that as "gets you tased" and had a funny vision of cops roaming out Civil War reenactments just waiting for the opportunity.

The Sons' Florida commander in 2002 sent interracial pornography to a female researcher at the center.

Today, he is co-chairman of the effort to install Confederate flags across Florida.

Stay classy Son's of American Traitors.

Don't these people have anything better to do? The South lost. Get over it.

Even though I'm a dirty foreigner, and have no dog in the North-South fight, F*ck The South (pops) has always been funny to me.


/wonders what exactly a F*ck the North rant would read like

hmm, did they close off my html?

Link (new window)


/ http://farkthesouth.com

I'm just gonna quit while I'm not too far behind.

lelio: Weaver95: Not to mention the fact that the further north you go, the more twitchy local authorities get about registering .50 muskets. Re-enactor or not, that's the sort of thing that gets you hassled.

I read that as "gets you tased" and had a funny vision of cops roaming out Civil War reenactments just waiting for the opportunity.

You'd be surprised.....

Every Pennsic war that i've ever been to had at least 20 state and local police cruisers around it. They checked tags, pulled people aside for random checks and outstanding warrants, nailed people for 'speeding' 5mph over the speed limit, and generally played 'harass the freaky re-enactors' all week long.

How the hell is the south ever supposed to rise again when it's full of these idiots?

In response to such charges, the Sons' Florida commander in 2002 sent interracial pornography to a female researcher at the center. John Adams later apologized, but he remains with the organization.

Her: I think this organization is becoming racist.

Him: Oh yeah? Well enjoy this copy of "Ream My Ass, Blackzilla!"


John Wilkes Booth members have been known to put pennies in urinals, making sure to leave the Lincoln side face-up.

Meh. If they were really passionate, they'd use a five spot.


What a strange bunch of people.

Weaver95: They checked tags, pulled people aside for random checks and outstanding warrants, nailed people for 'speeding' 5mph over the speed limit, and generally played 'harass the freaky re-enactors' all week long.

And they did that at every Grateful Dead show I ever went to. Cops just love to hassle people.

Weaver95: Every Pennsic war that i've ever been to had at least 20 state and local police cruisers around it. They checked tags, pulled people aside for random checks and outstanding warrants, nailed people for 'speeding' 5mph over the speed limit, and generally played 'harass the freaky re-enactors' all week long.

Everyone is pretty cool about it where I live. Even though Oklahoma wasn't a state at the time, there were a few battles here. We have a local SCV camp near here and they're a pretty good bunch of guys. I'm eligible to join, but don't have the time.

Link (poppylicious)

FTA: "Experts say the divisions within the Sons vary between two extremes. On one side are the traditionalists, members who focus on cleaning up Confederate grave sites and conducting Civil War re-enactments.

On the other side are the so-called Lunatics..."

So it's basically like any other organization, but love the description. It's also a nice touch that Lyons used the Yiddish word "kvetching."

House of Tards: What a strange bunch of people.

Yep. But I do have an idea of what I'm going to do with Reagan coinage (new window) if that ever comes to pass.

Ha. A group that closely relates itself to civil war is having a civil war. That runs entirely counter to what one might expect.

You mean the group of people who are sons of those who were pushed to war (in part) due to the Fire-eaters are having problems with extremists?

Shocking!

Dread Pirate Slasher: Weaver95: Every Pennsic war that i've ever been to had at least 20 state and local police cruisers around it. They checked tags, pulled people aside for random checks and outstanding warrants, nailed people for 'speeding' 5mph over the speed limit, and generally played 'harass the freaky re-enactors' all week long.

Everyone is pretty cool about it where I live. Even though Oklahoma wasn't a state at the time, there were a few battles here. We have a local SCV camp near here and they're a pretty good bunch of guys. I'm eligible to join, but don't have the time.

I would pay big cash money to see an SCA v. SCV Battle Royale.

They could each put up a pot of valuable goods that the other side could use:

SCA could ante a US Grant $50 bill apiece so the Confederates could finally have something to wipe their asses with.

SCV could ante up all their toothless women so the SCA could finally get laid.

Don't forget to tip your server!

The devotees of a rebellion that was unable to form a functional, cohesive nation (love of states' rights and all) are also unable to form functional, cohesive groups of devotees.

We can hope it turns into a shooting war.

"John Wilkes Booth members have been known to put pennies in urinals, making sure to leave the Lincoln side face-up."

Hardcore, man. Hardcore.

This is either a Follow-Up or a repeat, but it sure as hell isn't "Ironic."

The Beacon Man: How come it's OK to say John Wilkes Booth but not Barack Hussein Obama?

The Beacon Man: How come it's OK to say John Wilkes Booth but not Barack Hussein Obama?

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k219/burndtdan/animated/obamawtf.gif

Krumet: "John Wilkes Booth members have been known to put pennies in urinals, making sure to leave the Lincoln side face-up."

Hardcore, man. Hardcore.

No, hardcore would be leaving $5 bills...

Weaver95:
You'd be surprised.....

Every Pennsic war that i've ever been to had at least 20 state and local police cruisers around it. They checked tags, pulled people aside for random checks and outstanding warrants, nailed people for 'speeding' 5mph over the speed limit, and generally played 'harass the freaky re-enactors' all week long.

I thought the PA cops did that to everybody?

Cue the "Heritage not Hate" swastika images in 5...4...3...2...

The Beacon Man: How come it's OK to say John Wilkes Booth but not Barack Hussein Obama?

The Beacon Man: How come it's OK to say John Wilkes Booth but not Barack Hussein Obama?



/should've used preview

Ivor the Friendly Viking: Cue the "Heritage not Hate" swastika images in 5...4...3...2...

is this close enough?

can't your lineage just die like it was meant to?

heritage of losing...

One of the problems of transfer payments from the blue states to the red states is that these people don't stop existing.

Bucky Katt: heritage of losing...

Genius.

These "southern pride" groups are so full of crap. If a single one was trying to fly the actual flag of the Confederate states (or could even pick the flag out of a line up), I might buy it.

But noooo. They all just want to fly the nice racist associated battle standards.

The Beacon Man: Since liberals hate the Confederate flag so much, why is it that they always burn the United States flag instead?

I have a theory...

First, it's not the liberals burning flags, but the radicals. I think it's a measure of prudence among radicals.

Burn an American flag, and you're burning a symbol of liberty and freedom; it's a bit silly to defend freedom by attacking people who burn its symbol.

Burn a Confederate battle flag, and you're burning a symbol of oppression, hubris, rapine, rape and murder. Attacking Confederate flag burners goes perfectly with the theme.

Now, if some white Southerners are so wracked with guilt that they insist on indicting their ancestors at every turn by flying the stars and bars, then that's their perogative.

dictyboy: Krumet: "John Wilkes Booth members have been known to put pennies in urinals, making sure to leave the Lincoln side face-up."

Hardcore, man. Hardcore.

No, hardcore would be leaving $5 bills...

Point taken.

"John Wilkes Booth members have been known to put pennies in urinals, making sure to leave the Lincoln side face-up."

Farkers living in the area where these douchebags operate can ensure hilarity by emplacing pennies into urinals tails side up, thereby forcing the truly dedicated Boothian to have to reach in and flip them over.

Give it up, Northerners. Talking to a Confedhead is like talking to a Truther and a Creationist all in one. They will always claim that they were the victim just trying to maintain their way of life, despite that way of life centering around slavery. They will claim that they were just defending themselves from the North when they fired on the Spirit of the West and Ft. Sumter.

You'd think the south would be eager to forget a part of history where their treasonous ancestors got their asses kicked by a bunch of pansy, liberal New Englanders.

PC LOAD LETTER: just trying to maintain their way of life

Sure, but that way was one of oppression, hate, and slavery.

PC LOAD LETTER: just trying to maintain their way of life


You know who else just wanted to maintain his way of life? (new window)

/not a Godwin

Other Lunatic groups have removed the U.S. flag from their halls and banned the Pledge of Allegiance, ...

Damn, I didn't realize just how liberal these groups are.