Thanks, very interesting. When I lived in Florida the term "Florida
cracker" was fairly common and probably has the same origins but today I
think means something much closer to this definition, especially for
those ranchers from central Florida.
<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&defl=en&q=define:Florida+cracker&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title>
Chuck Norcutt
Walt Wayman wrote:
> I meant to include the link for the regional meaning of "cracker" for those
> not from these here parts.
>
> http://athena.english.vt.edu/~appalach/essaysA/cracker.htm
>
> Walt
>
> --
> "Anything more than 500 yards from
> the car just isn't photogenic." --
> Edward Weston
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: hiwayman@xxxxxxx (Walt Wayman)
>> But this is Georgia, so we're all crackers.
>>
>> Of course, "crackers" sometimes means crazy. And she is a little.
>>
>> I see her as the Wallace and Gromit sort of crackers, though.
>>
>> Walt
>>
>> --
>> "Anything more than 500 yards from
>> the car just isn't photogenic." --
>> Edward Weston
>>
>> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>> From: ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Yeah, that's a word that has a very different meaning on that side of the
>> pond.
>>> ScottGee1
>>>
>>> On 12/20/06, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> SNIP!
>>>> And the lady is rather a cracker :-)!
>>>>
>>>> Chris
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