OT ..another thing most US dwellers don't know...
 

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Why is the south known as Dixie land?

At a time when businesses did business using pounds, shillings and pence but the
Portuguese Johannes, the Spanish doubloons and pistols, the French sous and
picayunes, the Italian and Flemish ducatoons were all circulating and 1 shilling
and 4 pence was one sixth of a milled peso (a piece of eight) or 2 shillings and
a half pence was equal to half a dutch dollar (yes-a very confusing time) the
Citizens bank of New Orleans issued a straight forward $10 bill, which became
very popular.

However, because it was New Orleans and there were lots of French people around,
on the back of the $10 bill they printed the French word for ten which is “dix”.
These notes became so popular that they became know as “Dixies”.

In 1859 a singer songwriter by the name of Daniel Decatut Emmett wrote a song
called “Dixie’s land” which became very popular too (see how we used to get on
so well with the French!!!).

Anyhow, he was a Northerner and presumably because of pronunciation differences
everyone thought he was singing “Dixie Land” and this is how the South became
know as Dixie Land – eh Voila!

http://www.skunkworks.webaxxs.net/20...ixie-land.html

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Amazing how the administration has soured feelings toward the French.
Personally, I think they're generally pretty good.



mike

m II wrote:

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Why is the south known as Dixie land?

At a time when businesses did business using pounds, shillings and pence but the
Portuguese Johannes, the Spanish doubloons and pistols, the French sous and
picayunes, the Italian and Flemish ducatoons were all circulating and 1 shilling
and 4 pence was one sixth of a milled peso (a piece of eight) or 2 shillings and
a half pence was equal to half a dutch dollar (yes-a very confusing time) the
Citizens bank of New Orleans issued a straight forward $10 bill, which became
very popular.

However, because it was New Orleans and there were lots of French people around,
on the back of the $10 bill they printed the French word for ten which is “dix”.
These notes became so popular that they became know as “Dixies”.

In 1859 a singer songwriter by the name of Daniel Decatut Emmett wrote a song
called “Dixie’s land” which became very popular too (see how we used to get on
so well with the French!!!).

Anyhow, he was a Northerner and presumably because of pronunciation differences
everyone thought he was singing “Dixie Land” and this is how the South became
know as Dixie Land – eh Voila!

http://www.skunkworks.webaxxs.net/20...ixie-land.html

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Amazing how the administration has soured feelings toward the French.
Personally, I think they're generally pretty good.

What is truly amazing is just how utterly fascinated you are with the USA.

Nothing going on in CanaDuh?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:

What is truly amazing is just how utterly fascinated you are with the USA.

I *am* amazed at how we let them influence us to the degree they do. I'd prefer
it if your government wasn't merely a front for corporate interests. If you gave
it any thought at all, you may find it would benefit the fine citizenry of the
US also...but I forget who I am typing to. You think the government can do no
wrong, forgetting completely that they are your SERVANTS, not masters.



Nothing going on in CanaDuh?


Everything is closed for the Holiday weekend. I can't leave the house until the
sidewalks are unrolled again at 12:01 Tuesday morning.





mike

m II wrote:

dxAce wrote:

What is truly amazing is just how utterly fascinated you are with the USA.

I *am* amazed at how we let them influence us to the degree they do. I'd prefer
it if your government wasn't merely a front for corporate interests. If you gave
it any thought at all, you may find it would benefit the fine citizenry of the
US also...but I forget who I am typing to. You think the government can do no
wrong, forgetting completely that they are your SERVANTS, not masters.

Nothing going on in CanaDuh?

Everything is closed for the Holiday weekend. I can't leave the house until the
sidewalks are unrolled again at 12:01 Tuesday morning.

Must be rough... on Holidays here we can go wherever we want.

And, we don't have a Queen.

Once again, more proof that CanaDuh really sucks, bigtime.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

"m II" wrote:

Amazing how the administration has soured feelings toward the French.
Personally, I think they're generally pretty good.



mike

The "Dix" story is apocryphal, and stories abound.

For some reason presently unknown to me (Early onset Alzheimer's, perhaps?),
I was under the impression that the origin of the term came from Messrs.
Mason
and Dixon and their famous survey line.

73,

Steve
--
Steve Lawrence
Burnsville, Minnesota

Every moment of a human life is an act
of worship.

Coincidence is God's way of being anonymous.

dxAce wrote:

Must be rough... on Holidays here we can go wherever we want.

I hear Cuba is beautiful this time of year. Tell us about your trip when you get
back.



And, we don't have a Queen.

Don't need one, YOU fill in quite nicely.



Once again, more proof that CanaDuh really sucks, bigtime.


Your envy is showing, Bozo, along with the signs of latent homosexuality.
Judging from the pictures that were posted here a while back by one of your many
admirers, it may be not so latent as we think.







mike













mike

m II wrote:

dxAce wrote:

Must be rough... on Holidays here we can go wherever we want.

I hear Cuba is beautiful this time of year. Tell us about your trip when you get
back.

Already been there... that reminds me, I've a Cuban cigar yet to smoke... I'm gonna
get it out and light it up.

Yeah, that's the ticket...

dxAce
Michigan
USA

m II wrote:

dxAce wrote:

Must be rough... on Holidays here we can go wherever we want.

I hear Cuba is beautiful this time of year. Tell us about your trip when you get
back.

You enjoy your time stuck in the group home, 'tard boy... let us know what the
outside world looks like on Tuesday morning...

LMAO at the 'tard.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

"Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message For
some reason presently unknown to me (Early onset Alzheimer's, perhaps?),
I was under the impression that the origin of the term came from Messrs.
Mason
and Dixon and their famous survey line.

73,

Steve
--
Steve Lawrence
Burnsville, Minnesota

Hi Steve. That was my assumption as well. Se ya in the Alzheimers clinic. :)

B.H.

m II wrote:

Your envy is showing, Bozo, along with the signs of latent homosexuality.
Judging from the pictures that were posted here a while back by one of your many
admirers, it may be not so latent as we think.

Your problem is that you just never think.

Get some help at Health CanaDuh... I'm sure you're already signed up.

dxAce
Michigan
USA